Basat Tayfun

IT professional with over 15 years in distributed, high-scale systems.  A record of designing, delivering, supporting, improving and selling system solutions built on cloud, on-premise and hybrid infrastructures.  Hands-on experience in a wide range of enterprise-worthy hardware and software technologies (Python, PHP, JS, AI/ML, storage systems, servers, networking, security, system management and administration, etc.).  Skilled in customer relationship management, requirements development, and technical analysis.  Directly contributed to revenues in excess of $10 Million through technical sales and business development.  Independent thinker, effective team leader and productive team player.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Business Analyst (US GOV) Data Storage Science, LLC (Aug 2022 – 2023)

• Analyzed technical requirements and proposed solutions for software system integration and functional enhancements for production-critical software systems serving tens of thousands of end-users at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• Worked with several teams and departments to optimize requirements and technical solutions; supported a diverse body of end-users and managers during transition from legacy on-premise systems to cloud-hosted tools
• Produced proof-of-concepts, interactive reports, analyses, presentations and other tools and artifacts for decision-making on requirements, planning, governance/oversight, QA, and results tracking
• Worked with ServiceNow, Amazon AWS, Microsoft  Azure, Google Cloud, Tableau, Python, PHP, RHEL, Rocky Linux, VMware, Cisco UCS, and NetApp
• Operated in a CMMI Level 3 certified Scrum Agile development environment

IT Consultant IQ Systems / Seven Technology (Jan-Jul 2022)

• Solutions architect for custom distributed cloud applications
• Oversaw and directly participated in the development of the new version of a mobile app for pet owners (PetPost) with a cloud backend (Flutter, Dart, Appwrite.io)
• Prepared responses to several technical RFIs and RFPs for processing of images from mobile (drone), semi-stationary and fixed sources
  • Developed working prototypes as part of evaluations and feasibility studies
• Supported business development and sales with demos, presentations, technical reviews, etc.
• Mentored junior technical staff, trusted advisor to management on technical matters

VP Customer Programs & Product QuantWiFi (2020 – 2021)

• Primary contact for ISP/Telecom market business development and account manager responsible for delivery, deployment and BAU support
• Developed specifications and a working prototype for a Machine Learning (AI) based remote problem detection and resolution engine and customer support dashboard for the residential ISP market
• Assisted in the creation of an automated cloud-based DevOps environment to support product development and delivery
• Supported the design, development and testing of database and other back-end components comprising the infrastructure of the the QuantWiFi solution package

Director, Solutions/Field AEs AirTies Wireless Networks (2014 – 2019)

• Senior sales engineer, customer advocate and lead FAE for APAC & EMEA markets
• Supported pre- and post-sale activities in over 20 countries (EMEA and APAC)
• Played a direct role in winning $10M+ in new business in Europe and Asia-Pacific
• Supported deployments exceeding 50 thousand ISP subscriber households representing hundreds of thousands of CPE WiFi devices controlled remotely by a hybrid cloud management system
• Worked with C-level management while reporting to VP-level management
• Hired and mentored FAEs for international assignments

Senior Solutions Architect Innova, Inc. (2011 – 2014)

• Senior solutions architect and sales engineer for high-end, high-scale cloud-based enterprise solutions
• Designed the infrastructure and managed technology vendors for a nationwide in-classroom computer-aided education system (“F@tih”) for the Ministry of Education, Turkey
  • Planned deployment: 40 thousand public schools with 11 million students with tablets
  • Solution based on regional cloud services (IaaS and PaaS) coupled with a custom edge-computing CDN and COOP/SLA appliance and end-to-end management software
  • Delivered and supported fully-functional pilot deployments for in-classroom evaluations
  • Purchasing manager for “active” IT products (enterprise-grade server, networking, storage, etc.)
    • Established RFI/RFP requirements; solicited and evaluated responses/offers
    • Organized and led technical evaluations and reviews of RFI and RFP responses
  • Reported to C- and Director-level management

EDUCATION

UNIV of ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY MBA (Corp. Finance and Accounting)

BUCKNELL UNIV, Lewisburg, PA BS in Electrical Engineering, BA in Economics, Minor is Statistical Mathematics