Ergun Hanamata

Ergun Hanamata has a diverse work experience in the technology and automotive industry. Ergun currently serves as the Head of Project Office at understand.ai since November 2022. Prior to this, they worked as an Account Executive at the same company from June 2022 to November 2022.

Before joining understand.ai, Ergun worked at Ericsson for a significant period of time. Ergun held various roles at the company, including Sales Engagement Principal, Automotive from August 2018 to June 2022, Head of Automotive Regional Engagements from December 2016 to June 2022, Senior Consultant Automotive, Business Line Industry & Society from October 2015 to December 2016, and Senior Solution Architect from January 2011 to October 2015.

Ergun's career at Ericsson started at Ericsson AB Sweden, where they worked as a Solution Architect from October 2007 to February 2011. Prior to this, they served as a Solution Integrator/Architect at Ericsson Turkey from 2005 to 2007.

Before their tenure at Ericsson, Ergun worked as a Software Engineer at KaTron Defence Aerospace and Simulation Technologies Inc. from 2004 to 2005.

Overall, Ergun Hanamata has a wealth of experience in various roles in the technology and automotive industry, showcasing their expertise and versatility in the field.

Ergun Hanamata has a solid education background in both business administration and computer science. From 2020 to 2022, Ergun attended Alliance Manchester Business School, where they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a focus on Business Administration and Management, General. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2005, Ergun studied at Istanbul Technical University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree, specializing in Computer Science.

In addition to their formal education, Ergun has also completed several certifications to further expand their knowledge and skills. Ergun obtained a Business Foundations Specialization certification from Coursera in October 2020. In February 2020, they also completed certifications in Introduction to Financial Accounting and Managing Social and Human Capital from Coursera. In January 2020, Ergun obtained a certification in Introduction to Marketing. Furthermore, they gained expertise in data science and machine learning by completing certifications in Introduction to Data Science in Python and Machine Learning from Stanford University on Coursera in December and November 2017, respectively.