Erhan Yildiz

Erhan YILDIZ has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Currently, they are the Technical Assistance Center Manager at Picus Security, where they have been working since October 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Customer Support Team Lead at the same company from March 2022 to October 2022.

Before joining Picus Security, Erhan worked as a Senior System Engineer at Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu - BTK - ICT from December 2018 to February 2022. Erhan also served as the Network & Security Operations Team Lead at Forte Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. from August 2016 to December 2018.

Earlier in their career, Erhan held the role of Network & Security Engineer at Bilge Siber Güvenlik Teknolojileri from August 2015 to August 2016, and as a Network Engineer at OnPro IT Consultancy A.S. from December 2013 to August 2015.

Erhan's work experience also includes an internship as an Engineering Intern at Bașbakanlık Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü in July 2012.

Additionally, Erhan has experience in the hospitality industry, having worked as a Barista at Starbucks in June 2009. Erhan also worked as a Mid-Level Manager at a Tekstil Fabrikası from June 2006 to September 2006.

Overall, Erhan has a strong background in technical roles, particularly in network, security, and system engineering, with experience in team leadership and customer support.

Erhan YILDIZ attended Atılım Üniversitesi from 2007 to 2012, where they obtained a degree in Bilişim Sistemleri Mühendisliği (Department of Information Systems Engineering) with a GPA of 2.03/4. Prior to that, from 2001 to 2005, they studied at Samsun Anadolu Lisesi, specializing in Mat-Fen, with a GPA of 4.33/5.

In addition to their formal education, Erhan YILDIZ has earned several certifications. In 2016, they obtained the Security QRadar SIEM Associate Analyst certification from IBM. In 2017, they achieved the Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA) as well as the Cisco Certified Network Professional Routing, Switching, and Troubleshooting (CCNP) certifications from Cisco. Erhan also obtained the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation certification. In the same year, they earned the Aruba Certified Mobility Professional (ACMP) certification from HP and the Certified Wireless Network Administrator certification from CWNP. In 2020, Erhan YILDIZ obtained the Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer certification from Palo Alto Networks.