Birand Ardic

Experience

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  Ericsson Telecommunications

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2007

  Intern

  • Actively partook in a classified project on the launch of an innovative Internet Protocol Television device• Productively used language and interpersonal skills to enable communication between headquarters and office• Gained valuable insight in the optimization of communication network setups

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  Fbi Buildings Co.

  Jan 2009 - May 2009

  External Project Manager

  • Acted as a project manager in a small team of engineering students to create and implement a project on the optimization of resources in the company’s plants as part of the Industrial Engineering Senior Design course• Designed a smart scheduling tool that aims to reduce the amount of labor overtime significantly by estimating the needed work hours ahead of time and eliminating unnecessary inventory• Completed historical and on-site data collection and conducted analysis to identify job-specific labor patterns• Productively employed engineering know-how in real-life manufacturing needs• Successfully used MS Excel skills to enable easy access to the tool by company managers Show less

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  Zorlu Energy

  Mar 2010 - Jun 2011

  Bilateral Agreements Specialist

  • Worked in trading electricity within the market and sales to the end customers.• Participated in planning and optimizing the trading and the production portfolio.• Participated in sales and managing the end user portfolio.• Took part in integrating the SAP CRM system to the sales team.• Researched for opportunities in cross border trading with other countries.

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  Voltan Elektrik Toptan Ticaret A.Ş.

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2014

  Co-Founder & VP

  • Voltan Energy is a wholesale electricity trading company established on 08.08.2011 and obtained the license for trading electricity on 19.09.2011 in partnership with Karamancı Holding, Karel Energy and Private ownership.• Main activities of the company include; Trading Electricity on the day-ahead markets, providing more affordable and renewable electricity to end user customers and cross border trading.• The company has been trading electricity since Nov.2011 and currently has a wide range of customers.• www.voltan.com, www.voltage.com.tr Show less

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  ÖZGÜL HOLDING

  Mar 2015 - Nov 2017

  Strategy & Business Development Assistant Manager

  Strategy and Business Development Assistant Manager, Özgül Holding A.Ş. Istanbul, March 2015-November 2017• Developed new business models for renewable electricityproduction in terms of financial and legislative processes.• Prepared and delivered the company presentations regarding itsactivities, market opportunities and projected investments topotential investors.• Took part in M&A negotiations with potential foreign strategic andfinancial investors/lenders.• Took part in conducting competitor analysis for 2015 WEPP Pre-License Application and Tender.• Developed investment decision analysis for neighboring countries.• Took part in M&A negotiations for Özgül Holding’s YEKA projecttogether with other companies in the consortium formed for theproject.• Prepared Financial Models for Özgül Holding’s WEPP and SEPPprojects to help out with investment decisions and biddingstrategies for their respective tenders.• Followed industry news and developments.• Followed, reviewed and shared comments on industry regulationsand develop strategies accordingly. Show less

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  Arthur D. Little

  Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

  External Consultant - Market Expert

  Worked as an external consultant on a natural gas project with an offtake agreement.• Advised on developing the financial model in terms of compliance with legislative items.• Supplied vital information on the sales model of predetermined customers.

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  Salix Digital

  Jun 2019 - Nov 2019

  Product Manager

  • Managing B2B agreements on in house developed mobile applications• Running ad campaigns on relevant applications• Analyzing data on ads, keeping Ad ROI’s on a daily basis

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  SmartPulse Technology

  Mar 2020 - now

  smartPulse is a super platform of power management, enabling companies to connect necessary services/markets via an end-to-end comprehensive cloud native SaaS platform.smartPulse provides a comprehensive solution to all potential needs of an energy company regardless of the field of activity. Using our own IoT devices and our SaaS platform, energy companies could; • Monitor power production/consumption points instantaneously with customizable dashboards• Connect to both market system operator (MSO) and the transmission system operator (TSO)• Utilize information flow from IoT devices to take action in day ahead and intraday markets to handle their nominations as well as improve their performance by optimizing their imbalances• Track performance of trades/imbalances via our business intelligence solutions• Automate their trade algorithms via utilizing our smartBOTs• Automate their synchronization between TSO and MSO nominations• Monitor and execute their operations (power production and market trades) via our mobile appMy role as a business development and sales manager in the organization is as follows:• Understand and follow product team’s developments to find synergies within established markets or find new markets to introduce our products,• Acquire new customers/business partners on markets that smartPulse is already established in• Provide market intelligence and create reports on markets that have utilized smartPulse products to the board,• Interact with compatible customers to introduce new developed products to create vertical sales opportunities,• Oversee customer billing to identify our performance metrics so we can optimize and improve their benefit-cost ratio,• Present the company to potential new leads,• Present new products to existing customers, Show less

  • BI Reporting Expert

    Mar 2025 - now

  • Business Development and Sales Manager

    Mar 2020 - Apr 2025