IT MANAGER-DİRECTOR

Professional Experience Relevant to the Role:

Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Idrak Technology Transfer, Azerbaijan | May 2025 – Present

Leading the development of a comprehensive IT strategy to diversify income streams, improve cross-team collaboration, establish a structured workflow management system, expose R&D teams to real-time, field-tested challenges, and strengthen the company's public image.

Achievements:

Negotiated and initiated the signing process of a potentially highly profitable framework contract, while also contributing to drafting its terms.

Demonstrated strong foresight by accurately anticipating company changes more than 6 months before they occurred. Developed and proposed a strategy to navigate the challenging situation, which the company eventually decided to implement.

Established a strategic framework agreement with the country’s top scientific institute, laying the foundation for commercialization of high-impact R&D projects.

Senior Embedded Systems Engineer
Idrak Technology Transfer, Azerbaijan | Apr 2024 – May 2025

Architected and developed the complete embedded system software for hardware devices in flagship projects

Designed and implemented smart embedded devices, including tracking bracelets for law enforcement, biometric-based smart door systems, and a central hub for smart home automation.

Mentored junior developers, improving team productivity and technical skill levels.

Configured development environments for embedded C projects.

Revamped and optimized legacy projects, enhancing system performance, reliability, and efficiency.

Project Manager / Solutions Architect
UNDP at ICTLab, Azerbaijan | August 2019 – January 2020

Led IoT projects development, including architectural design and technical documentation.

Successfully executed projects such as Air Quality Monitor, Parking Observer, and Fleet Management.

Achievements:

Air Quality Monitor Project: Prepared for serial production.

Parking Observer Project: Delivered working hardware and software prototypes.

Fleet Management Project: Secured a customer for post-completion sales.

Cleaning Drone Project: Developed stable turbine prototypes.

Sound Analyzer: Achieved 79% accuracy during neural network training.

Link: https://ted.az/az/view/news/9634/bakutel-2019-sergisinde-eshyalarin-interneti-helleri-teqdim-edilecek

Chief Automation Engineer (of the whole corporation)
Gilan Holding, Azerbaijan | Summer 2017

Spearheaded the company's 4th industrial transformation initiative.

Provided comprehensive solutions for production challenges.

Head of IT Infrastructure Division
FINCA, Azerbaijan | May 2016 – October 2016

Managed a Level 3 support team for 50 branches and HQ.

Conducted internal IT audits.

Provided monthly and annual reports (active projects, outages etc.)

Achievements:

Reduced annual network costs by $40,000 and enhanced backup reliability.

Implemented fire safety compliance for server rooms

Introduced zero cost network High Availability solution for the branch offices (ADSL + 3G).

Revealed and fixed severe backup malfunctions.

Initiated the reconfiguration of the global domain structure, laying the groundwork for improved system organization and efficiency.

Head of IT Department
Intellectual Transport Management Centre, Azerbaijan | Aug 2014 – Oct 2016

Directed an 11-person team, providing technical guidance and performance evaluations.

Conceptualized and delivered multiple innovative IT solutions and reports.

Achievements:

Developed and implemented new report formats for executive management.

Developed new bus arrival time prediction algorithm.

Redesigned the company’s website, including a live bus route feature and trip planning service.

Minimized website downtime by 60–70% and doubled its performance.

Led the development of a next-generation traffic light system with enhanced efficiency and functionality.

Initiated low-cost hardware and software upgrades for smart traffic lights.

Introduced ticket management software for the helpdesk.

Developed core system's database update procedures and step-by-step manuals.

Reduced the system failure probability by 80%.

Optimized the cooling system according to the temperature requirements of the server equipment.

Reduced hardware resource consumption by 35% through optimized usage policies.

Created policies and step-by-step guides for server and client operating systems, and for our own custom software.

Successfully completed multiple medium- and large-scale projects.

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Professional Experience not Relevant to the Role:

Leading Embedded Developer
Idrak Technology Transfer, Azerbaijan | Apr 2024 – Present

Initiated and conducted a comprehensive analysis of company ratings based on specific criteria to strengthen the company’s position as a preferred contractor or investment opportunity.

Initiated the development of holistic solutions for monetization and therefore was granted permission to review all company projects.

Initiated and contributed to improving the English text of the company's catalog, enhancing its professionalism and brand image.

Developed smart devices from the ground up, focusing on embedded systems and firmware design.

Mentored junior developers, improving team productivity and technical skill levels.

Configured development environments for embedded C projects.

Achievements: Classified.

Leading DevOps Engineer
Prosys, Azerbaijan | Jul 2023 – Feb 2024

Introduced Docker containerization and automation scripts, reducing deployment time by 70%.

Developed an automated test generator for database tables and views.

Improved security and compliance by enforcing best practices across the DevOps lifecycle.

Enhanced user experience and satisfaction by implementing resource usage forecasting.

Mentored and guided junior DevOps specialists.

Freelance Software Developer
Azerbaijan | Oct 2016 – Jan 2020

Key Projects: SmartGarden, Aroma Lamp Lights Controller, Smart Facility, Heart Attack Monitor, Air Humidifier, Air Quality Monitor, Relay Trigger.

Developed solutions integrating sensors, multi-platform task schedulers, and smart control systems.

System Administrator / Project coordinator,

Azerbaijan: Dec 2010 – May 2014

Achievements:

Lead the IT team during “Final Four” game preparations (European Volleyball Championship)

Initiated the deployment of the hardware monitoring

Conducted IT audits. Initiated major security changes for the network infrastructure as a result

Participated in the “TIER 3 Data Center” project (negotiations and documentation)

Optimized ArcGIS database server and client software. Greatly increased read/write speeds

Tech Support / System Administrator
International Airport, Azerbaijan | Nov 2008 – Dec 2010

Achievements:

Migrated AZAL’s Microsoft Exchange (Mail) Server from version 2000 to 2007, improving system reliability and performance.

Coordinated urgent repairs of business-class multimedia systems, completing the task in just three days despite initial expectations of impossibility.

Developed automated monitoring and self-recovery scripts for a mission-critical yet highly unstable software system, ensuring continuous operation.

Identified the root cause of the “Kido” virus outbreak within the network and initiated organization-wide security policy reforms across headquarters and all branches.

Mentored IT personnel from multiple organizations operating within the airport, enhancing their technical skills, security awareness, and operational efficiency.