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Curriculum vitae

Evren Bal

AI Whisperer · Software Developer · Digital Growth Architect

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Kocaeli, Türkiye · Hybrid or remote worldwide · evrenbal [at] gmail [dot] comevrenbal.comLinkedInGitHub

Professional summary

Technology leader and software developer with nearly three decades of experience across software, systems, operations, and technology leadership. Industrial Engineer and current CTO, with a career spanning software development, plant and production operations, IT, project management, technical co-founding, and digital business systems. Focused on connecting technology decisions with implementation reality and measurable business value.

Professional experience

2022 – Present

CTO · Deputy General Manager, Information Technology

Vanity Cosmetic Surgery Hospital

Responsible for technology strategy, teams, partners, architecture, and systems supporting digital customer acquisition, sales, and operations. Work includes real-time lead routing, AI-supported sales monitoring and management alerts, multichannel communication, payment control, and forecasting.

2010 – 2022

Plant Manager · IT Manager · Project Manager

ARDEX Türkiye

Managed plant and production operations before moving into IT, business development, and project management responsibilities. Managed local technology needs and global IT integrations, developed web and intranet applications, and led projects across technology, marketing, and operations.

2008 – 2010

Full Stack Developer

Freelance

Delivered independent software projects, mostly for the web.

2005 – 2008

Technical Co-founder

PlusValue Research & Consultancy

Co-founded the firm and led IT. Built a custom PHP/MySQL CMS and blog, plus an online mystery-shopping and survey platform with real-time reporting.

1998 – 2005

Freelance Developer

Freelance

Delivered commercial, personal, and non-profit web projects across multiple languages and technologies.

Education

Industrial Engineering

Marmara University · Faculty of Engineering · 2005

Languages

  • Turkish — Mother tongue
  • English — B2 (CEFR)
  • German — understands much spoken and written communication; not actively spoken today

Core skills

Technology leadership

Technology strategy · Architecture · Team and partner leadership · IT operations

Software and systems

Full-stack web development · PHP / MySQL · Web and intranet applications · Systems integration

Business and growth

Digital customer acquisition · Sales and operations systems · Project management · Process improvement