JSON Resume for Ozan Akyildiz

resume.json

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  "basics": {
    "name": "Ozan Akyıldız",
    "label": "Robotics Engineer",
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    "email": "akyildizozan@gmail.com",
    "phone": "+90 552 449 2411",
    "summary": "Experienced Robotics Engineer proficient in designing and deploying systems. Expertise includes ROS, embedded platforms, perception pipelines, and developing the crucial hardware and software infrastructure to accelerate platform development. Known for quickly acquiring new skills and resolving technical challenges to deliver robust systems in fast-paced environments.",
    "location": {
      "address": "",
      "postalCode": "",
      "city": "Çankaya",
      "countryCode": "TR",
      "region": "Ankara"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "network": "LinkedIn",
        "username": "ozan-akyildiz",
        "url": "http://www.linkedin.com/in/ozan-akyildiz"
      },
      {
        "network": "GitHub",
        "username": "oakyildiz",
        "url": "http://www.github.com/oakyildiz"
      }
    ]
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  "work": [
    {
      "company": "TOGG - Trutek",
      "position": "ADAS & AI Engineer",
      "website": "",
      "startDate": "2023-12",
      "summary": "ADAS perception and automation development on TI SoCs and test vehicles.",
      "highlights": [
        "Deployed production-ready perception pipelines on TI TDA4 SoCs, transitioning AI prototypes into a full C++ stack with TIDL.",
        "Redesigned the radar software stack using metaprogramming to provide a driver framework.",
        "Established CI/CD pipelines and containerized infrastructure for algorithm development and testing.",
        "Spun-up ROS2 nodes for test control, data handling, and visualization, integrating with FastDDS middleware.",
        "Brought up ADAS cameras and enabled video pipelines using GStreamer and custom drivers.",
        "Served as Product Owner for High-Beam Assist, developing a hardware-aware lighting module with scalable features.",
        "Provided technical leadership and support on system design, development stack setup, and troubleshooting for the team."
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "myRide",
      "position": "Drive-by-Wire & Perception Lead",
      "website": "",
      "startDate": "2019-03",
      "endDate": "2022-12",
      "summary": "Led development of a drive-by-wire EV kit.",
      "highlights": [
        "Led design and implementation of an autonomous drive-by-wire EV kit, integrating electro-mechanical systems with ROS middleware, embedded CAN controllers, and perception modules.",
        "Acted as the key technical lead, guiding and instructing voluntary contributors to ensure consistent architecture and progress.",
        "Developed MCU firmware, prototyping infrastructure, and testing interfaces that accelerated vehicle integration and validation."
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Radiation Safety & Control Services",
      "position": "Robotics Engineer",
      "website": "",
      "startDate": "2020-05",
      "endDate": "2021-12",
      "summary": "Converted industrial scanning equipment into robotic platforms.",
      "highlights": [
        "Converted a radiation-scanning cart into a robotic platform with live LIDAR-based SLAM, dynamic URDF model, and diagnostics.",
        "Automated radiation data collection with continuous binning and 3D visualization, and added radiation messages to ROS.",
        "Designed and built sensor circuits for gas supply control; implemented I2C drivers for Arduino and Embedded PCs.",
        "Built a source test bed with an rPi-controlled precision actuator, custom-boot Ubuntu, and a JavaScript touchscreen interface."
      ]
    },
    {
      "company": "Human-Inspired Robotics Lab, WPI",
      "position": "Research Assistant",
      "website": "",
      "startDate": "2017-11",
      "endDate": "2019-02",
      "summary": "Supported research on teleoperated nursing robot systems.",
      "highlights": [
        "Supervised graduate research and undergrad project teams regarding perception and motion of a teleoperated nursing robot.",
        "Deployed the robotic system, implemented various controllers for the ROS robotic platform, and maintained the lab’s Git collection.",
        "Recreated a user study to reduce training time from 9 hours to 2, with improved user performance.",
        "Enhanced ROSJava camera libraries and created a mobile app with a master Linux app to monitor perception experiments."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "institution": "Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)",
      "area": "Robotics Engineering",
      "studyType": "Master of Science",
      "startDate": "2017-08",
      "endDate": "2019-05",
      "gpa": "3.3",
      "courses": []
    },
    {
      "institution": "Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)",
      "area": "Robotics Engineering",
      "studyType": "Bachelor of Science",
      "startDate": "2012-08",
      "endDate": "2016-05",
      "gpa": "3.54",
      "courses": []
    }
  ],
  "awards": [
    {
      "title": "Presidential Scholarship",
      "date": "2012-07",
      "awarder": "Turkey",
      "summary": "33rd and 7th in the nation."
    },
    {
      "title": "Charles O. Thompson Scholar",
      "date": "2013-12",
      "awarder": "WPI",
      "summary": ""
    },
    {
      "title": "Dean’s List",
      "date": "2013-05",
      "awarder": "WPI",
      "summary": ""
    }
  ],
  "skills": [
    {
      "name": "Programming",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "C++",
        "Python",
        "JavaScript"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Frameworks",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "ROS2",
        "FastDDS",
        "OpenCV",
        "ONNX",
        "TIDL/TIOVX"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Platforms",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "TI TDA4VH",
        "NVIDIA Jetson",
        "Embedded Linux",
        "CAN",
        "SPI",
        "I2C"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Robotics",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "ADAS",
        "Mobile Platforms",
        "Perception/Vision",
        "Control Systems",
        "SLAM",
        "HMI"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Methodology",
      "level": "",
      "keywords": [
        "System Design",
        "Prototyping",
        "Instrumentation",
        "DevOps: Git & Docker",
        "HIL/SIL"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "languages": [
    {
      "language": "English",
      "fluency": "Fluent"
    },
    {
      "language": "Turkish",
      "fluency": "Native"
    }
  ],
  "interests": [],
  "references": [],
  "volunteer": [],
  "publications": [],
  "projects": [
    {
      "company": "THE 541N75",
      "position": "Co-founder",
      "startDate": "2022-01",
      "endDate": "2023-11"
    },
    {
      "company": "Pera Finance",
      "position": "Senior Software Developer",
      "startDate": "2021-12",
      "endDate": "2022-12"
    },
    {
      "company": "Technocopia",
      "position": "FLL Coach, Instructor",
      "startDate": "2017-09",
      "endDate": "2018-05"
    },
    {
      "company": "Amazon Robotics, WPI",
      "position": "Graduate Instructor",
      "startDate": "2017-07",
      "endDate": "2017-08"
    },
    {
      "company": "Auriel Capital Ltd.",
      "position": "Research Intern",
      "startDate": "2017-07",
      "endDate": "2017-07"
    },
    {
      "company": "MainScreen",
      "position": "Technology Consultant",
      "startDate": "2016-08",
      "endDate": "2017-06"
    },
    {
      "company": "WALRUS Search & Rescue Rover, WPI",
      "position": "Senior Project (MQP)",
      "startDate": "2015-08",
      "endDate": "2016-05"
    },
    {
      "company": "Microplastic Pollution Assessment, Hong Kong",
      "position": "Junior Project (IQP)",
      "startDate": "2015-01",
      "endDate": "2015-02"
    }
  ]
}