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    {\LARGE \textbf{Abdullah Faruk Çiftler}} \\
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    {\large Head of Product | AI \& Product Leadership} \\
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    İstanbul, Turkey \quad | \quad
    \href{mailto:ciftlerabdullah@gmail.com}{ciftlerabdullah@gmail.com} \quad | \quad
    +90 506 631 68 42 \quad | \quad
    \href{https://www.linkedin.com/in/farukciftler}{LinkedIn} \quad | \quad
    \href{https://abdullahfaruk.com}{Portfolio} \\
    {\small Open to remote and relocation opportunities}
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\section*{Profile}
Product leader with a software engineering background. I built backend systems and APIs before moving into product, and I still ship what I design: LLM tools, ML models, analytics engines. Over six years across engineering and product. Currently Head of Product at Cloud4Next, taking a B2B FinOps SaaS platform from zero to launch.

\section*{Professional Experience}

\textbf{Head of Product, Cloud4Next} \hfill \textit{June 2026 - Present}
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    \item Leading a new B2B FinOps SaaS platform (cloud cost visibility, optimization, reporting) from zero to launch: strategy, positioning, MVP scope, roadmap and go-to-market.
    \item Built the delivery plan across five sprints and two teams (fullstack and AI), scoped from a large feature matrix rated on impact, differentiation and effort, sequenced against the FinOps Foundation Inform $\rightarrow$ Optimize $\rightarrow$ Operate model.
    \item Authored the engineering-ready specs: conversational FinOps assistant (intent taxonomy, role-based access matrix, human-in-the-loop gates on high-risk actions), authentication architecture (OIDC SSO, TOTP, step-up auth), navigation IA and the GA4 event taxonomy, all under KVKK/GDPR data minimization constraints.
    \item Ran competitive and pricing analysis against Cloudability, CloudHealth, CloudZero, Vantage and Finout; positioned the product on conversational AI, fast time-to-value and transparent flat-rate pricing.
    \item Contributed to investor and management meetings: product narrative, market sizing, demo storyline and roadmap defence.
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\textbf{Senior Product Manager, Boyner} \hfill \textit{Jan 2025 - June 2026}
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    \item Led ML initiatives for PRD automation, roadmap intelligence and delivery analytics, used by 15+ PMs and POs across product teams.
    \item Built a Python engine that automates Jira sprint reporting: cut manual reporting work by around 70\% and gave leadership a weekly view of delivery risks.
    \item Owned the Insider platform integration architecture across iOS, Android and web, working with Power BI, SAP Finance and Dynamics 365 on CRM segmentation and omnichannel campaigns.
    \item Ran chatbot initiatives end to end, and led the rebuild of the fraud engine that screens millions of transactions every month.
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\textbf{Product Manager, Wugo} \hfill \textit{Jul 2023 - May 2024}
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    \item Owned the roadmap of an event discovery app. Personalized recommendations and a redesigned onboarding lifted 30-day retention by around 20\%.
    \item Ran user research and A/B tests on discovery and notification flows; weekly engagement grew by double digits.
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\textbf{Senior Software Developer, PeP (FinTech)} \hfill \textit{Nov 2022 - Jul 2023}
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    \item Led backend API integrations and the move from a monolith to microservices for payment workflows, bringing average transaction latency down by about 30\% while keeping flows compliant with regulatory requirements.
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\textbf{Founder \& CEO, Locup (Digital Event Solutions)} \hfill \textit{Aug 2020 - Mar 2023}
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    \item Founded and later exited an event management SaaS. Handled architecture, go-to-market and daily operations; the platform served events with thousands of attendees in total.
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\textbf{Software Developer, New Mind} \hfill \textit{Mar 2021 - Jan 2022}
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    \item Built .NET and PHP APIs and microservices for legal-tech platforms. Report generation got about 40\% faster after query and pipeline optimization work.
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\textbf{Junior Developer, INVEON} \hfill \textit{Dec 2019 - Mar 2021}
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    \item Built ASP.NET APIs and Dockerized environments for e-commerce clients.
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{\small \textit{Also: jury member at Medeniyet University Project Evaluation Committee since 2024.}}

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\section*{Skills}
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    \item \textbf{Product:} Product Strategy \& Roadmapping, MVP Scoping, PRD Automation, Agile/Scrum/Kanban, A/B Testing, User Metrics, Stakeholder \& Investor Communication, Market \& Competitor Research
    \item \textbf{FinOps:} Cloud Cost Management (AWS/Azure/GCP), FinOps Foundation Framework, FOCUS, Rightsizing \& Commitment Optimization, Chargeback/Showback, Unit Economics
    \item \textbf{AI/ML:} LLM Integration (OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama), Conversational AI \& Agent Design, Scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics
    \item \textbf{Engineering:} Python, TypeScript, C\#, Node.js/NestJS, Vue.js, .NET Core, RESTful APIs, OAuth2/OIDC, RBAC, ETL \& Data Pipelines
    \item \textbf{Data \& DevOps:} PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, MS SQL, Docker, Nginx, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Linux
    \item \textbf{Tools:} Jira, Confluence, GA4, Power BI, Figma, Miro, Postman, Swagger, Notion, Git, Insider
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\section*{Independent \& Side Projects}

\textbf{Stratezy} (AI roadmap and PRD automation SaaS) \hfill \textit{Oct 2024 - Present} \\
A SaaS for product teams that I build solo, from backend to deployment. ML models handle story-point prediction (around 80\% accuracy within one point), sprint forecasting and PRD scoring through LLM pipelines with OpenAI, Gemini and Ollama. Stack: NestJS, MongoDB, Vue, Docker, Nginx, plus Jira and Confluence integrations. Live at \href{https://stratezy.net}{stratezy.net}.

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\textbf{MakeItProduct} (product consulting) \hfill \textit{Feb 2022 - Present} \\
Independent consulting for startups such as Postuby and New Mind: product documentation, SRS specs, UX feedback and funding guidance for technopark companies.

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\textbf{Zort Productions} (indie game studio) \hfill \textit{2023 - Present} \\
A small game studio I run on the side (\href{https://zortproductions.com}{zortproductions.com}). Two puzzle games shipped so far: \textit{Sequences}, which mixes number-completion puzzles with a procedurally scaling RPG progression system, and \textit{GuessFour}, a logic-deduction game.

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\textbf{Smart Plug for Autonomous Energy Management} \hfill \textit{2018} \\
An ML-powered smart plug that classifies devices and optimizes energy use. TÜBİTAK-funded, published as a conference paper.

\section*{Education}
\textbf{Istanbul University}, BSc in Econometrics \hfill \textit{2024 - Present} \\
\textbf{Yıldız Technical University}, Electrical Engineering coursework \textit{(2016 - 2021; left to work in industry full time)}

\section*{Languages \& Certifications}
\textbf{Languages:} Turkish (Native) \textbullet{} English (C1) \textbullet{} Arabic (B1)

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\textbf{Digital Product Management Specialization}, Komünite \hfill \textit{Nov 2024} \\
\textbf{ENHANCER Entrepreneurship Training}, ICMPD \hfill \textit{Aug 2022}

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{\small \textit{References available upon request.}}

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