Volkan Ates Togaf®

Volkan Ates has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. Volkan is currently working as the Senior Manager of Solution Development at Etiya, where they are leading a brand new project for Togg, the first initiative in Turkey and the world for positioning the electrical vehicle in the heart of the mobility ecosystem in its IT landscape.

Prior to this, Volkan worked at Ericsson as a BSS Senior Solution Architect from 2016 to 2021. In this role, they worked on multiple big-scaled multinational Telco digital transform projects in countries like Colombia, Australia, and Ukraine. These projects involved triple/quadruple play telecom operators located either in one country or having multiple opcos worldwide.

Before joining Ericsson, Volkan worked at Etiya from 2011 to 2016 in two different roles. Volkan started as a Solution Manager and then transitioned to the role of Presales Manager. As the Presales Manager, Volkan was responsible for handling international opportunities in APAC, EMEA, and North America regions. Volkan managed technical response activities for bids, prepared documents, shaped overall solutions, presented solutions to customers, and tracked presales and sales activities.

From 2009 to 2011, Volkan worked as a Senior Consultant at Accenture on CRM (Siebel focused) projects for telecommunication transformation. Volkan was responsible for analysis, design, testing, and training, and also led a team during these activities.

Prior to Accenture, Volkan worked at Atos Origin as a Consultant from 2007 to 2009, and at The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) as a Scientific Programs Expert from 2006 to 2007. Volkan also worked at Atos Origin as an Application Specialist from 2005 to 2006.

In summary, Volkan Ates has worked in various roles related to solution development, solution architecture, presales, consulting, and research throughout their career in companies like Etiya, Ericsson, Accenture, Atos Origin, and TUBITAK.

Volkan Ates has a strong educational background in the field of computer science. Volkan attended Marmara University from 2000 to 2005, where they obtained a degree with a GPA of 3.37 out of 4.00 in Computer Science. After that, they pursued a Master's degree in Information Systems at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (Middle East Technical University) starting from 2007, with no specified end year available.

In terms of certifications, Volkan Ates has achieved the TOGAF Level 1&2 certification from The Open Group in January 2019. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications from notable institutions including Accenture, TM Forum, and Convergys. However, the specific dates of obtaining these certifications are not provided. Some of the certifications include Accenture Core Consultant School, Accenture Estimate Work Plan School, Business Process Framework (eTOM) LEVEL-2 Certified, Convergys- Infinys Rating Billing (IRB), and Information Framework (SID) LEVEL-2 Certified.