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Alben MERT

@albenmert

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I build enterprise data, analytics, and AI platforms that turn strategy into measurable business outcomes.

Turkey

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead enterprise data, analytics, and AI transformation, building cloud platforms, high-performing teams, and production AI products tied to measurable business value.

At Digiturk, I lead a 20+ person data, analytics, BI, DWH, and AI organization and delivered a $1M GCP Customer Data Platform serving 10M+ subscribers. I define enterprise data and AI strategy, architecture, governance, investment plans, and delivery roadmaps across customer, content, fraud, personalization, and operations.

I've built production AI initiatives across media, mobility, manufacturing, retail, and market research, including churn, recommendation, fraud, computer vision, and planning solutions. My work has delivered outcomes including TRY 8 million in annual savings, a 25% demand-related revenue increase, a 15% rejected-product reduction pilot, and approximately $10 million in annual production-planning benefit.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Analytics Solutions Manager

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Digiturk (beIN Media Group)

Sep 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Leads enterprise data, AI, R&D, advanced analytics, BI, and data warehouse capabilities for Digiturk, a key operating company within a multinational media group. Built and scaled the function from 5 to 20+ professionals, delivering a $1M GCP-based Customer Data Platform for 10M+ subscribers and productionizing AI initiatives.

Google Cloud Platform BigQuery Cloud Composer Vertex AI Looker Power BI Qlik Sense ETL ELT Data Governance Data Architecture AI Strategy CDP Recommendation Systems Fraud Detection MLOps R&D Vendor Management Budget Management OKRs

Head of Advanced Analytics & Insights

BinBin / 1000 Yatırımlar Holding

May 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 3 months)

Directed data science, machine learning, analytics, reporting, and data-product strategy across mobility, energy, and technology companies within the group. Integrated a YOLO-based image-processing solution that reduced photo evaluation time from one day to under one second and generated approximately TRY 8 million in annual savings.

Data Science Machine Learning Analytics Reporting Data Products YOLO Image Processing AI Team Leadership

Lead Data Scientist

Eczacıbaşı Bilişim (Eczacıbaşı Group)

May 2021 - May 2022 (1 year)

Led AI, IoT, CRM, data-platform, and digital-marketing consulting and implementation across Eczacıbaşı companies. Designed and delivered the Qualitics manufacturing-quality initiative, reducing rejected products by 15% in the pilot.

AI IoT CRM Data Platform Digital Marketing Consulting Implementation Manufacturing Quality Data Science

Senior Data Scientist, IT R&D

Borusan CAT (Borusan Group)

Nov 2019 - Apr 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Designed Customer 360 and dynamic CRM capabilities integrating customer value, sales, marketing, CX, and NPS indicators. Built an RFMS prioritization model associated with approximately $2 million in monthly sales revenue and a 28% positive turnover impact.

CRM Customer Value Sales Marketing CX NPS Machine Learning Audio ML Fault Detection

Senior Data Scientist, Business Strategy & Process Development

LC Waikiki

Dec 2017 - Nov 2019 (1 year 11 months)

Applied statistical modeling, machine learning, forecasting, and optimization to retail planning across 45+ countries and 1,000+ stores. Developed the organization's first AI-supported planning algorithm, contributing to an 80% productivity increase and approximately $10 million in annual production-planning benefit.

Statistical Modeling Machine Learning Forecasting Optimization Retail Planning AI Production Planning

Statistics Specialist / Data Scientist

Nielsen

May 2014 - Oct 2017 (3 years 5 months)

Defined KPIs, dashboards, recurring reporting, and decision-support analyses for market measurement. Led the implementation of Nielsen's Quality Management System tool and applied statistical methods to large-scale consumer and market datasets.

KPIs Dashboarding Reporting Decision Support Quality Management Systems Statistical Methods Consumer Data Market Data