Ridvan Karatas

Ridvan Karatas

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INTRODUCTION

Ridvan Karatas Curriculum Vitaé

ABOUT

16 years managing IT infrastructure

Experienced in ICT Management with 16 years managing IT infrastructure within an educational establishment including server, desktop and network support. Significant expertise in managing Linux and Windows Servers. Possesses a proven track record of successfully implementing strategic solutions to meet changing business needs. Has the ability to build key relationships and communicate well with stakeholders.

Work Experience

Data Analyst - Avast Dec 2020 - Present

  • Improving the reporting structure of Mobile Browser to enable management to do the right business decisions
  • Performing A/B tests and reporting
  • Creating structured conversion reports
  • Defining KPIs for driving Mobile business and find out the best data sources for these KPIs
  • Weekly reporting structure
  • Defining strategy for tracking in connection to have meaningful data
  • Working on consent management for GDPR countries and CCPA
  • User and Revenue acquisition reports
  • User Acquisition Specialist - Avast Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
    • Liaison between marketing, engineering, production, and support teams.
    • User tracking/acquisition reporting, analysis, and forecasting.
    • User acquisition initiatives such as monetization and increase in lifetime value.
  • DevOps Specialist - Tenta Browser May 2017 - Mar 2020
    • Capacity planning, negotiating with datacenters
    • Automated deployments for micro-services
    • Providing lower cost solutions to streamline operating budget
    • Implementing horizontal scalability, strong consistency, and high availability database solutions
    • Monitoring micro-services and servers
    • Building alert mechanism with specific rules
    • Managing Object Cloud Storage
    • Managing AWS
    • Implementing and monitoring Database & Cache servers (MySQL, Redis)
  • ICT & Administration Coordinator - World Vision International, Syria Response September 2013 - October 2017
    • Implementing and managing Active Directory infrastructure depending on organization's scope
    • Implementing and managing Cisco firewalls
    • Providing ICT support for the customers as well as remote support for cross-border customers
    • Creating and managing backup policies
    • Creating and tracking work-flow and incidents through IBM Lotus Notes
    • Creating and sharing tools for departments
    • Developing ICT in Emergency policies
  • Co-Founder - Kerberos Bilisim ve Danismanlik February 2008 - October 2008
    • Providing Linux and Windows hosting to 400+ customers
    • Dedicated and Co-Location server management services
    • Providing IT support to the contracted customers under specific SLA
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  • Information Technology Specialist - ELIG, Attorneys at Law February 2007 - February 2008
    • Providing IT support, training, and orientation for new technology users.
    • Providing phone, live chat, or in-person support, depending on the scope.
    • Maintaining records of hardware and software inventory.
    • Managing Microsoft Exchange Server and the whole network infrastructure.
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Key Skills

Skills I have collected
over the years and days.

Centos
Windows Servers
Network Management
Ansible
Prometheus
Grafana
MySQL
Jenkins
Amazon Web Services

Project Management
Strategic Planning
Mobile Tracking
SQL
PowerBI
ROI Analysis
Subscription Analysis
Revenue Analysis
Monetization

Education

Educational Life

Hasan Kalyoncu University

Business Administration
Master of Business Administration

Zirve University

ELT
Bachelors degree in English Language Teaching

World Vision - Uganda

ICT in Emergency
ICT in Emergency training.

CLC - Kenya

CCNA
Basic CCNA training

Bilge Adam, BTA

Microsoft Server and Network Management
400 hours training on Microsoft Server family and Network Management.

CONTACT

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e: ridvankaratas@me.com
w: www.ridvankaratas.com.tr
m: +90 (533) 501 6669

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