Nagihan Sema Kudu - English

 

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       From a young age, I won many painting, literature, poetry competitions and received many awards in primary, secondary and high school. I completed my primary, secondary and high school grades as (5/5) and graduated in the top 10 in university. I became interested in technology at a very young age with my first computer.

       I got a good education by getting into the Computer Engineering Department of Karadeniz Technical University in 2008. I learned both software and hardware. I was especially interested in Image Processing, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence. I was selected for Microsoft Summer School in 2011 due to my excellent programming, research and social skills. I had the chance to be a part of a very special program, I learned the latest technologies.

       I was selected for the Microsoft Student Partner Program in 2011 and continued as a leader in the Microsoft Student Partner Program in 2012. During this period, I learned web development and was especially interested in mobile development on Windows Phone.

       In 2013, Nokia gave me the Nokia Developer Champion Honorary Award. I had the opportunity to learn and teach the first and new technical information about the development of Windows Phone applications. During this period, I gave seminars at universities in different parts of Türkiye.

       I won the ITU Cekirdek Entrepreneurship Competitions that I participated in 2017 and 2018.

       Throughout my career, I have gained experience in software and leadership in many different sectors in domestic and foreign companies. I worked as a Technical Leader in important e-commerce and cargo companies in Turkey, and since 2021, I have been working as a Software Engineering Manager in leading companies in America and Europe.

       On the technical side, I have experience in Software Architecture, Software Architecture Patterns: Clean Architecture, Domain Driven Design, Software Patterns, Design Principles, Standardizing and Optimizing of Code, Microservice Architecture, Performance, Security and Scalability, Mobile Application Development. On the leadership side, I worked with cross-functional teams from various parts of the world and led the software teams.

       I share technical articles on my blog semakudu.com, which I opened during my student years. Sharing information and helping other people by touching their lives has always been a source of happiness for me.

       In my spare time, I am interested in painting, music and running. Nice to meet you.