Ahmet A.

Ahmet A. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Ahmet began their career at Türkiye Petrolleri A.O. in 2010 as an Expert. From 2011 to 2012, they worked as an European Union Assistant Expert at T.C. Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı, where they participated in meetings with EU commissions and focused on topics related to Small and Medium Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, and Government Support.

In 2012, Ahmet joined İçişleri Bakanlığı as a Project Director, responsible for managing and organizing processes and relations between public institutions. Ahmet also ensured quality assurance of workflows and related software during the modernizing stages of E-Government, Social Help System, and E-Interior integration.

Following their government positions, Ahmet worked as a Freelance Consultor E-Commerce, providing services such as Amazon PPC, product launch, page optimization, Facebook ads, Google Ads, and SEO services. Ahmet also had experience in website creation, payment services, and e-commerce integrations.

In 2019, Ahmet joined Centrilli as a Test Automation Engineer, where they built automated test frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and worked with Selenium Grid for running tests across different browsers, operating systems, and machines. Ahmet also conducted API testing and created data-driven tests using TestNG Data Provider, Apache POI, and Cucumber Scenario Outline.

From 2020 to 2022, Ahmet worked as a Software Engineer In Test - SDET at Nexusbasis, where they built automated test frameworks with Cucumber BDD using Java, Selenium WebDriver, Gherkin, and Maven. Ahmet executed various types of tests and performed remote execution of daily smoke test suits through Jenkins, analyzing produced Cucumber reports on AWS Cloud.

Currently, Ahmet holds the position of Software Test Analyst at Verti, where they coach the team on writing better user stories and test cases with BDD concept and Gherkin syntax. Ahmet also finds, researches, and reports bugs in Jira-Xray, collaborates with product owners and engineers to diagnose and prioritize bugs accurately.

Throughout their career, Ahmet has demonstrated a diverse skill set, including software testing, automation, project management, e-commerce consulting, and government affairs.

Ahmet A. started their education in 2000 at Kocaeli Science High School, where they completed their secondary education. In 2004, they enrolled in Hacettepe University and pursued an undergraduate degree in Economics, which they successfully completed in 2010.

In 2007, Ahmet attended the Virginia Commonwealth University's Summer School program, where they studied English Language Program (ELP) and Economics. After a break in their education, they joined the North-West Academy of Public Administration in 2013 and completed a special program, although the specific field of study is not mentioned.

In terms of additional certifications, Ahmet obtained various qualifications in different fields. These include being a Certified Tester, Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE) awarded by the Turkish Testing Board in May 2023. Ahmet also holds certifications such as Understanding Manual Testing from LinkedIn (October 2022), ISTQB Agile Tester CTFL-AT from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (June 2022), Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft (June 2022), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2021 Certified Associate from Oracle (December 2021), Introduction to Kubeflow: Associate Exam from Arrikto (December 2021), End-to-End JavaScript Testing with Cypress.io from LinkedIn (November 2021), Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer from Oracle (July 2021), ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (June 2021), and Technical Support Fundamentals from Google (January 2021).

Additionally, Ahmet obtained the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (April 2022) and the Cert Prep: Scrum Master qualification from the Project Management Institute, although specific completion dates are not mentioned.