Emre Ates - Development of a software solution for archiving and a GenAI-based Q&A tool

Schorndorf, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Present

11 months

Development of a software solution for archiving and a GenAI-based Q&A tool

Bank sector

Configured and set up a Google Cloud project with Vertex AI API, Vertex AI Matching Engine and Google Cloud Storage
Developed Python services to ingest and analyze data in various formats using the Q&A API
Containerized components and created Kubernetes configurations
Built a .NET service and a React frontend for data-driven capture with dynamic process steps
Refactored and extended existing code for new requirements in ingestion & reconciliation
Technologies used:
.NET Core
Moq
C#
PostgreSQL
Entity Framework
Avro
Python
Flask
Flask Unittest
Pip
LangChain
RabbitMQ
REST
Jupyter
Docker
GitHub
kubectl
Google Vertex AI
Google Vertex AI Matching Engine
BigQuery
Google Gemini
React
Bootstrap
Vite
Vitest
npm

Oct 2023 - Sep 2024

1 year

Cluster development for a numerical flow simulation tool (CFD)

Shipping sector

Designed and built an HPC cluster
Selected and developed proofs-of-concept with Azure Batch Services, AWS Batch, AWS ParallelCluster, Google Cloud Run and GC Batch
Wrote batch service scripts to run OpenFOAM simulations
Developed an SSM-based service to manage Slurm jobs
Trained and optimized a machine learning model to analyze log data
Built mechanisms to validate flow simulations and provide optimization suggestions
Implemented a Python microservice for log analysis
Integrated new services into the existing project infrastructure
Added a forum via a Node.js API with REST and gRPC endpoints
Connected to Amazon DocumentDB
Integrated a dotCMS interface into the cluster
Migrated RabbitMQ/MassTransit components to AWS SQS and SNS
Technologies used:
.NET Core
DDD
Moq
C#
PostgreSQL
Entity Framework
CQRS
Python
Flask
Flask Unittest
Pip
SignalR
MassTransit
RabbitMQ
REST
TeamCity
Azure Services
Azure DevOps
STL
PyTorch
Jupyter
Hugging Face
AWS SageMaker
OpenFOAM
AWS Container Registry
AWS ParallelCluster
AWS S3
AWS EC2
AWS Batch
AWS Lambda
AWS RDS
AWS CloudWatch
Docker
GitLab
Ubuntu
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
kubectl
eksctl
Node.js
Amazon DocumentDB
gRPC
dotCMS
Terraform
AWS SQS/SNS
Ocelot
Polly

Apr 2022 - Feb 2023

11 months

Development of reusable Angular modules and .NET components as NuGet packages for a private registry

IT sector

Created and published Angular service NPM packages in a private registry
Built and published .NET NuGet packages
Containerized services and published images in a Docker registry
Implemented CI/CD processes for automated module delivery
Technologies used:
HTML
TypeScript
Angular
RxJS
Akita
.NET Core
Entity Framework
DDD
RabbitMQ
SignalR
MassTransit
gRPC
UnitOfWork
Repository Pattern
CQRS
SASS
Material
JIRA
Bitbucket
Karma
Jasmine
Angular Universal
TeamCity
Prometheus
Grafana
Jaeger

Jan 2021 - Oct 2023

1 year 10 months

Web application for propeller and hull design and simulation

Shipping sector

Designed architecture for a web app to design and simulate propellers and hulls
Led a team of four developers and coordinated two external engineering resources
Built responsive Angular frontend components with server-side rendering via Angular Universal
Implemented a 3D CAD viewer and interactive geometry tools
Added user accounts, roles and permissions
Integrated payment services via PayPal and Stripe APIs
Developed on-premise storage services with MinIO
Built UI components and styleguide with SASS and HTML
Managed tasks and projects with JIRA
DevOps and infrastructure:
Set up OpenShift OKD 4.X
kubectl
OpenShift CLI
Helm
CoreOS
ProGet Private Registries
RabbitMQ
dotCMS
Docker
TeamCity
SonarQube
Bitbucket
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Technologies used:
HTML
TypeScript
Angular
SASS
Material
Karma
JavaScript
.NET Core
DDD
Moq
C#
Mocha
Kibana
npm
PostgreSQL
Entity Framework
Keycloak
CQRS
SignalR
MassTransit
RabbitMQ
gRPC
Jasmine
dotCMS
REST
TeamCity
Azure Services
Azure DevOps
IGES
STL
Three.js
PyTorch
Jupyter
NumPy
Pandas
SciPy
Hugging Face
Ocelot
Polly

May 2021 - Feb 2023

1 year 10 months

Development of a web-based tool for importing, exporting and editing 2D CAD drawings

IT sector

Architected overall system and underlying infrastructure
Designed and implemented a converter to transform CAD data into API models
Built a PDF converter for automated document generation
Developed a high-performance backend service with RESTful APIs for CAD import, export and server-side processing
Created a responsive frontend with a CAD viewer
Implemented a hybrid frontend editing service for geometry handling
Containerized services for flexible deployment
Set up a hybrid infrastructure with cloud and on-premise components
Technologies used:
HTML
TypeScript
Angular
SASS
Material
Karma
RxJS
Akita
.NET Core
DDD
Moq
C#
SignalR
MassTransit
RabbitMQ
CQRS
gRPC
Docker
npm
MariaDB
Entity Framework
UnitOfWork
Repository Pattern
JIRA
Bitbucket
Debian
Microsoft Windows
Amazon S3
Azure DevOps
Azure Functions
AutoCAD API
Nginx
IIS

May 2021 - Jan 2022

9 months

Hybrid

Development of a warehouse management app

IT sector

Requirements engineering and overall system architecture
Built a hybrid Ionic app for iOS and Android
Created an advanced NFC plugin with Cordova
Implemented a machine learning solution to interpret inventory and forecast future stock
Set up and configured an OpenShift cluster
Conducted knowledge transfer and training for the client
Built system infrastructure
DevOps and infrastructure:
Set up OpenShift OKD 4.X
kubectl
OpenShift CLI
Helm
CoreOS
ProGet Private Registries
RabbitMQ
dotCMS
Docker
TeamCity
Bitbucket
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Technologies used:
Ionic
HTML
TypeScript
Angular
RxJS
Akita
SASS
Material
Karma
.NET Core
C#
DDD
Moq
Docker
Python
Flask
npm
Pip
PostgreSQL
Entity Framework
UnitOfWork
Repository Pattern
CQRS
SignalR
MassTransit
RabbitMQ
gRPC
JIRA
Bitbucket
TeamCity
Amazon S3
PyTorch
Jupyter
NumPy
Pandas
SciPy

Nov 2017 - Jun 2019

1 year 8 months

Development of an ID validation app

IT sector

Designed and built the overall application architecture
Developed responsive frontend components
Created a Java console app for data transfer to target machines
Built a Cordova plugin for automatic ID detection and positioning using image processing
Developed another Cordova plugin for text extraction from ID images using machine learning
Implemented the Ionic app and integrated the plugins
Integrated results into a digital application flow
Led a team of three developers and two designers
Technologies used:
Ionic
HTML
TypeScript
Angular
RxJS
Akita
SASS
Material
Redux
Karma
JavaScript
npm
Java
Android Studio
Xcode
Enterprise Integration Patterns
Jasmine
REST
JIRA
Bitbucket
TeamCity
C++
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Jupyter
NumPy
Pandas
SciPy

Oct 2015 - Jul 2019

3 years 10 months

Development of a developer portal for a bank

Bank sector

Designed the frontend architecture for the application
Led multiple developers functionally
Migrated from AngularJS (v1) to Angular (v2) using a hybrid strategy in a live project
Test-driven development of modules like profile service, dashboard, settings, API key management, project overview and onboarding
Implemented OAuth2 solutions using Mitre OpenID Connect
Integrated a sandbox environment with Swagger UI
Technologies used:
AngularJS
Angular
Karma
Jasmine
Webpack
HTML
CSS
SASS
Redux
Angular Universal
Swagger
JIRA
Bitbucket

Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

6 months

Development of an image processing application in accident research to analyze crash photos

Testing company

Designed and built a desktop application with WPF
Implemented a converter for RAW image formats
Built a multithreaded interpreter for efficient data processing
Technologies used:
C#
Git
.NET
ImageMagick
dcraw
WPF
Entity Framework
Microsoft SQL Server
Bitbucket
Jenkins

Jul 2015 - Jan 2022

6 years 7 months

Development and management of a portal for thermal simulations

IT sector

Designed and implemented the design and system architecture of the entire application
Developed responsive frontend components
Built APIs for concurrent thermal calculations and geometry and assembly generation
Architected a hybrid infrastructure with on-premise and cloud components
Containerized services and set up an on-premise OpenShift cluster
Created automated deployment pipelines from test to production
Implemented licensing models, subscriptions and payment services
Developed AI-powered services to interpret thermal analysis results
Led a team of nine developers and one designer
DevOps and infrastructure:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Arch Linux
Microsoft Windows
Python
RHCOS
OpenShift OKD 4.X
kubectl
OpenShift CLI
pfSense
HAProxy
named
Microsoft Hyper-V
Azure
Technologies used:
HTML
TypeScript
Angular
RxJS
Akita
SASS
Material
Redux
Karma
JavaScript
.NET Core
C#
DDD
Entity Framework
CQRS
UnitOfWork
Repository Pattern
Node.js
Moq
Mocha
SignalR
MassTransit
RabbitMQ
gRPC
Elasticsearch
Kibana
Docker
Python
npm
Pip
MongoDB
Jasmine
dotCMS
REST
JIRA
Bitbucket
TeamCity
Amazon S3
C++
OpenCascade
Elmer
IGES
STL
Three.js
Azure Services
Azure Container Apps
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Jupyter
NumPy
Pandas
SciPy

Mar 2015 - May 2016

1 year 3 months

Development of a mobile app with Ionic for managing financial assets, profile & settings, notifications and more

Finance, insurance & telecom

Designed overall system architecture
Built an API using Node.js
Integrated third-party interfaces
Developed a cross-platform Ionic app for iOS and Android
Technologies used:
AngularJS
Ionic
Git
JIRA
Node.js
MongoDB
Amazon S3
CSS
HTML
npm
Elasticsearch
Bitbucket
Jenkins

Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

1 year 1 month

Development of methods and a CATIA add-on for frontal safety with a WPF application to manipulate vehicle surfaces

Automotive sector

Created various proofs-of-concept (PoCs)
Acted as solution architect for cross-team communication, business domain definition and requirement analysis
Built a desktop app to control CATIA operations via a WPF interface
Technologies used:
CATIA
C#
Entity Framework
Git
.NET
Moq
WPF
MySQL
Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Sep 2014 - Jun 2016

1 year 10 months

Development of an application to manage and migrate SAP data to a new environment outside SAP

Automotive sector

Designed and built migration services using Enterprise Integration Patterns
Integrated various communication interfaces into a single API
Technologies used:
CATIA
Enovia
C#
Entity Framework
UnitOfWork
Repository Pattern
.NET
Moq
WPF
Git
SAP NCO
JIRA
Bitbucket
Jenkins
Nginx

Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

3 months

Development of web services for a web app for Enovia V6, 3DVIA Composer integration as an online interface

Automotive sector

Designed and implemented Enovia interfaces within a .NET WebAPI
Test-driven development of services based on established integration patterns
Integrated 3DVIA Composer and built services to process data from the WebAPIs
Technologies used:
CATIA
Git
C#
.NET
Entity Framework
Entity Aggregation
Process Integration
Moq
IIS
JIRA
Bitbucket
Jenkins

May 2014 - Aug 2014

4 months

Development of an NX plug-in as an assistant for designers, managing helper geometry like planes and axes

Automotive sector

Built services to interpret existing geometries
Implemented functions to generate helper geometries like planes, points, lines, axes and surfaces
Integrated generated structures into the product tree of assemblies and parts
Technologies used:
NX Open
NX Journal
C#
.NET
Entity Framework
Moq
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Git
Windows API programming
Bitbucket

Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

6 months

Development of a web application as an e-commerce platform for CAD plugins and add-ons

IT sector

Designed and implemented high-level and detailed architecture
Built an MVC solution with quote creation, customer inquiries, email services and automated quoting and invoicing
Set up stable test and production environments
Implemented CI/CD pipelines for end-to-end development and deployment
Technologies used:
Ruby on Rails
PostgreSQL
JavaScript
Angular.js
HTML5
CSS3
Mailgun
Capistrano
New Relic
RVM
rbenv
Nginx
Ubuntu Server
Passenger
CATScript
JIRA
Bitbucket

Mar 2012 - Jun 2014

2 years 4 months

Development of an auction application

Transport sector

Designed application architecture and took full responsibility
Object-oriented design and system component modeling
Built a responsive user interface
Implemented auction mechanisms and automated processes
Developed core services like user management, OAuth2 authentication, payment processing, email and auction services
Integrated AWS data management
Set up CI/CD pipelines and configured multiple environments
Technologies used:
Ruby on Rails
PostgreSQL
HTML
CSS3
JavaScript
jQuery
AJAX
Angular.js
Git
Elasticsearch
ImageMagick
RSpec
Amazon Web Services
Mandrill
Vagrant
Puppet
Capistrano
New Relic
RVM
rbenv
Nginx
Ubuntu Server
Passenger
JIRA
Bitbucket

Jan 2011 - Mar 2012

3 months

Development of a data management system for migrating CAD data from SAP

Agricultural vehicle manufacturer

Built an interface to migrate data between SAP and the company’s CATIA data management system
Designed and implemented process management via Windows API
Added robust validation mechanisms to ensure data integrity
Developed asynchronous background processes for efficient file downloads
Created a system for secure and reliable CATIA data exchange
Technologies used:
CAA RADE
C++
.NET
SVN
GoogleTest C++
Windows API programming
Enterprise Architect
Bitbucket

Jan 2010 - Dec 2011

1 year

Weight optimization of an AKE container; designed the composite container for weight reduction, automated

Aviation sector

Parametric design of an AKE container
Implemented logic for automated weight optimization
Technologies used:
CATIA
C#
.NET
WPF
JIRA
Bitbucket

Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

4 months

Extension of an existing software architecture: requirements engineering, specification expansion, adaptation

IT sector

Analyzed new requirements for ambiguity and integrated them into the existing system
Adapted existing requirements
Designed and implemented the Message Broker pattern
Designed a notification system in mail services
Technologies used:
Design Patterns
Enterprise Integration Patterns
Clean Architecture
SOLID
Enterprise Architect
REST
UML
JIRA
Bitbucket

Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

9 months

Development of a monitoring & management application with Ruby on Rails for CI/CD

IT sector

Implemented a REST interface for Jenkins CLI
Designed and built a test-driven MVC solution
Created a monitoring and management UI for pipelines
Technologies used:
Sinatra
Ruby on Rails
CSS
HTML
SQLite
Git
Java
MySQL
Jenkins
Scrum
Cucumber
RSpec
JavaScript
jQuery
AJAX
Angular.js
RVM
JIRA
Bitbucket

Feb 2010 - Mar 2010

2 months

Workspace study for an adjustable molding device for mold making

General mechanical engineering

Analyzed and implemented kinematic simulation mechanisms based on geometric inputs
Generated motion paths as study results
Built an adapter for result data to interpret in CATIA
Technologies used:
CATIA
Visual Basic
.NET
Windows Forms
JIRA
Bitbucket

Apr 2009 - Dec 2009

9 months

Schorndorf, Germany

CAD training instructor

technicsatelier GmbH

Trained aerospace engineers in parametric modeling, kinematic simulation and FEM simulation with CATIA

Feb 2008 - Nov 2011

3 years 10 months

Co-author of CATIA manual, chapters on kinematics, composite design, FEM

Springer-Verlag

Chapters on kinematics, composite design, FEM ISBN 3642014267

May 2007 - Sep 2008

1 year 5 months

Surface design of interior components, parametric modeling and automation

Aviation sector, interior

Parametric surface design
Developed a CATIA add-on for automated creation of dynamic surface structures
Technologies used:
CATIA
Enovia
C#
.NET
WPF
JIRA
Bitbucket

Summary

API development: EntityFramework, Python, ORMs, Vault, Consul, MassTransit, RabbitMQ, C#, Visual Basic, Windows Forms, .NET Core, WPF, Flask, Flask unittest, Pip, SQL Server Explorer, Amazon AWS, Azure Services, Azure DevOps, NuGet, Moq, OAuth2, OpenId Connect, Keycloak, ElasticSearch, Logstash, JWT, MinIO, dotCMS, Mandrill, Mailgun, MongoDB, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, JSON, XML, CSV, AVRO
Architecture & methodology: Agile Development, SCRUM, UML, Requirements Engineering, MVx, Micro-Services, Event Driven Architecture, MACH Architecture, Dependency Injection, Object Oriented Design, Distributed Transactions, Domain Driven Design, Clean Architecture, SOLID, DRY, Test Driven Development, Cloud Patterns, REST, SOAP, gRPC, Enterprise Integration Patterns, JWT, ID Tokens, Access Tokens
Machine Learning: Pytorch, Numpy, Seaborn, Pandas, SciPy, Jupyter, AWS Sagemaker, LLama Hugging Face, Google Vertex AI, LangChain, Embeddings, Vector Databases
Frontend development: Javascript, Typescript, Angular JS 1.x & Angular >2, React, Vite, Vitest, Karma, Jasmine, Bootstrap, Angular Material, HTML, CSS, SASS, Angular Universal, Lazy Loading, Responsive Design, styleguide development, RxJS, Akita, npm, nvm, Serverless Development, TDD
CAx/Visualization: C++, GTest, CAA RADE, CATScript, C#, VBA, NX Open, NX Journal, NX SNAP, Open Cascade, Salome, Elmer, OPENFOAM, ImageMagick, dcraw, IGES, STL, ThreeJS
Continuous Integration & Delivery: Teamcity, Jenkins, Bitbucket Server, ProGet Private Registry, Azure DevOps
Clustering & Cloud: Docker, Swarm, Docker Compose, Helm, Helm Charts, kubectl, eksctl, Openshift CLI, Kubernetes, OKD, RHCOS Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, Centos, Azure Networks, haproxy, nginx, IIS, named, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, AWS Batch Services, AWS CLI, AWS Container Registry, AWS ParallelCluster, AWS S3, AWS EC2, AWS Batch, AWS Lambda, AWS RDS, AWS CloudWatch, AWS DocumentDB, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, AWS CloudFormation, Google Cloud Storage, Google IAM, Google BigQuery
Tools: JIRA, Enterprise Architect, Confluence, Trello, zeplin.io, GitLab, GitHub, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, WebStorm, Azure Data Studio, Sequel Ace, Studio 3T, Postman, Microsoft Remote Desktop, VMWare Fusion, PowerShell, Sourcetree, Kibana