Utku Erol, PMP, PSM
IT & Loyalty Expert

General Information

Name: Utku Erol      
Birthday: July 08, 1981
Address: Berlin, Germany
E-mail: utku@utkuerol.com
Website: www.wordego.com

More Details

A highly-qualified and conscientious manager, who effectively combines strong organizational and communication skills, analytical problem solving and exemplary planning capabilities to successfully deliver and manage large-scale projects, consistently exceeding both client and employer expectations. Possesses extensive knowledge and expertise of loyalty marketing, UI/UX design as well as data analysis and implementing multiple projects, mobile applications, loyalty programs and payment solutions throughout the retail, financial services, automotive, communications and FMCG industries.


Specializes in delivering improvements to company performance through the implementation of value-adding business processes. A confident and articulate communicator with a professional manner and the ability to conduct impressive presentations, compile detailed documentation and produce work of the highest quality. An inspirational leader, capable of motivating and empowering individuals, enabling them to reach their full potential.

Education

From
2005
to
2007
Master of Business Informatics
Marmara University

From
2000
to
2004
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Informatics
Marmara Universtiy

Work Experience

From
June
2018
to
present
Senior Product Manager - Loyalty & SEO
KfzTeile24 GmbH / Berlin

KfzTeile24 is the biggest online retailer for automotive spare parts and accessories in Germany with more than 550 employees and 1M+ items on sale. In addition to its online shop, KfzTeile24 has 3 retail stores with affiliated repair shops in Berlin to supplement the online distribution.

From
Nov
2015
to
Dec
2017
Senior Product Manager & IT Lead
Viafone Loyalty Technologies / Dubai

Viafone is a leading technology company, that specializes in loyalty solutions and services for malls & retail chains in UAE. Viafone is mainly focused on delivering end to end solutions with proven return on investment and tangible value for its clients. Viafone's aim is to build customer loyalty and satisfaction for brands through offering a wide range of tools and technologies, in a very cost effective way including the best user experience possible.

From
Apr
2014
to
Aug
2015
Account Director & Head of IT
Ketchup Loyalty Marketing Agency / Istanbul

Ketchup is a pioneer in loyalty consultancy & management, creating and implementing end-to-end loyalty programs to target, engage, reward and retain customers for a wide range of global clients in Turkey, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. Ketchup drives results through customer engagement while designing & running multitude of campaigns and loyalty programs with vast experience in retail, financial services, petroleum, automotive, communications and FMCG industries. Ketchup delivers tailor-made loyalty services and combines loyalty with today’s digital, mobile and social platforms while utilizing in-depth analytics to evaluate the impact on results.

From
May
2012
to
Now
Co-Founder & CTO
Wordego Inc. / Istanbul

Wordego is an Online Advertising Network, providing complete technology solutions to automate the buying and selling of online advertising for both advertisers and publishers. Wordego offers applications and services for advertisers to buy advertising inventory on websites, services for publishers to sell their advertising inventory, and a marketplace over which such transactions are executed.

From
Jan
2005
to
Apr
2012
Lecturer & Academician
Marmara University - Business Informatics / Istanbul

Established in 1883, Marmara University is one of the oldest and largest educational institutions in Turkey, with over 3.000 academic staff and 70.000 students. The university provides high education on over 100 different academic branches and in five languages.

From
Nov
2006
to
Nov
2008
Technical Consultant
Yonja Media Group / Istanbul & San Francisco

Yonja Media Group is a global social products company focused on emerging markets. The company operates Yonja.com, the leading social network in Turkey since 2004; and FirsatBuFirsat.com, Turkey's largest discount shopping deals brand; and IsteSosyal.com, Turkey's first social recruiting service.

Certificates

Project Management Professional
2018

PMP Certificate given by PMI

Professional Scrum Master
2017

PSM I Certificate given by Scrum.org

MCSD.Net Training
2005

Certificates of Achievement from Mayasoft Education Center for a 7 months 250hrs MCSD.Net Training Course

Project Management Training
2005

Certificates of Participation for the training seminar on ‘Leadership in Software Project Management’

Awards

Facebook Bots for Messenger Challenge MENA Finalist
2017

MENA region finalist in between 1000+ competitors and won a bundle of rewards as a value of 40K USD (2017)

DEWA Future Cup Winner
2016

DEWA Future Cup winner under the category of Loyalty & Satisfaction with an integrated Messenger Bot with 20K USD prize (2016)

e-Innovation Winner
2013

First Prize of e-Innovation Category given by Informatics Association of Turkey for Wordego Ad Platform (2013)

Siemens Excellence Award
2007

Success Certificate and Excellence Award 2K EUR given by Siemens Turkey for Master Thesis (2007)

Plaque of Thanks
2006

Plaque of Thanks, given for the Symposium called ‘Offense and Security in the Digital World’ (2006)

Plaque of Thanks
2005

Plaque of Thanks, given to selective jury members for the competition of Golden Spider (2005)

Success Plaque
2004

Success Plaque, given by Marmara University for studies performed in the research center (2003-2004)