Metin K.

Experience

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  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.

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  Omeda

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2011

  Java Developer

  Web Services creator. Programming.

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  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
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  Apigrate

  May 2016 - Nov 2017

  Senior Software Engineer

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

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  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."

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  Iris® Powered by Generali

  May 2019 - now

  • Director of Product Development

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Senior Software Engineer Team Lead

    May 2019 - Oct 2022