Metin K.

Metin K.

System Administrator/Web Developer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Lead Cloud Engineer at Iris Powered by Generali

  • Education

    • JavaOne 2016

      2016 - 2016

      Attended JavaOne 2016 in San Francisco, CA.

    • ArchConf 2016

      2016 - 2016

      Attended ArchConf 2016 in San Diego, CA.

    • JavaOne 2015

      2015 - 2015

      Attended JavaOne 2015 in San Francisco, CA.

    • JavaOne 2014

      2014 - 2014

      Attended JavaOne in San Francisco, CA.

    • Concordia University

      1993 - 2000
      BComm International Business

      Activities and Societies: AIESEC, Finance Group International Business

  • Experience

    • Northwestern University

      Jan 2000 - Mar 2009
      System Administrator/Web Developer

      I did everything tech-related for the organization. Web Developer. System Administrator. Network Engineer. Technical Support. Counselor. Advice Giver.

    • Omeda

      Jul 2009 - Sept 2011
      Java Developer

      Web Services creator. Programming.

    • Generali Global Assistance North America

      Sept 2011 - Apr 2019

      I'm a highly ambitious, hard-working individual who collaborates very well with co-workers and with in-house and outside clients. My approach to software development is client-centric.I'm leading the transition of our on-premise web services to AWS using API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB and Step Functions, among others AWS services, to make our systems reliable, secure, and highly available.I'm also leading a team of remote workers to develop a brand new eClaims portal for our largest client on the AWS platform (Kubernetes on AWS using the Spring framework).I'm an active participant in our code review process and I mentor our junior developers. Show less

      • Senior Software Engineer - Contractor

        Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
      • Senior Java Programmer

        Sept 2011 - Oct 2018
    • Apigrate

      May 2016 - Nov 2017
      Senior Software Engineer

      Created the back-end of a text messaging platform using Spring Boot and Twilio

    • AWS Community Day - Midwest | Chicago

      Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
      Public Speaker

      I gave a one-hour talk on "Creating Async Business Flows using AWS Step Functions with API Gateway Integration."

    • Iris® Powered by Generali

      May 2019 - now
      • Director of Product Development

        Jul 2022 - now
      • Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

        May 2019 - Oct 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Dec 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • MCSE

      Microsoft
      Dec 1999
    • AWS Certified Developer - Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Nov 2017
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Travel Host

      Issued by Hostelling International Chicago
      Hostelling International ChicagoAssociated with Metin K.