Özgür Özbek

Lecturer/Coach

Hanau, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025
1 year

Lecturer/Coach

  • Lead coach for a support boot camp
Jan 2021 - Dec 2025
3 years

Mobile App 3rd Lvl. Support & Administration

Automotive and energy industry

  • Handling and coordinating 3rd level requests for mobile apps (iOS & Android)
  • Coordinating (Azure DevOps) the backlog, bug reports, and sprints
  • Efficient prioritization and coordination in 3rd level support optimized bug fixes and shortened release cycles.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2022
4 years

Team Lead Support Line

Insurance

  • Coordinating and prioritizing support hotline staff
  • Coordinating support and maintenance tasks and optimizing processes
  • Training and development of support agents
  • Process improvements and training led to a 20% reduction in resolution times and higher customer satisfaction.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2020
6 years

Team Lead - 3rd Lvl. & VIP Support

Bank

  • Training and development of 1st and 2nd level support staff, and creating and maintaining a knowledge database
  • Handling 2nd level tickets that could not be closed initially
  • Supporting VIP users
  • Conducting user training for deployed applications
  • Building a strong support team with efficient knowledge sharing, reducing escalation rates and improving service quality.
Jan 2005 - Present
19 years 7 months

Application Development and Administration

Freelancer

  • Developing and administering applications (MS AD, TYPO3, JIRA, Confluence, IBM Lotus Domino, Apache)
  • Building and maintaining complex websites
  • Graphics, logo, and design work
  • Hands-on coaching strengthened participants’ independence and established a sustainable, competent, and solution-oriented user culture.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2015
9 years
On-site

2nd Lvl. Support

Bank

  • 2nd level on-site support
Jan 1997 - Dec 2006
10 years
On-site

1st Lvl. Support

Public Sector

  • 1st level on-site support

Summary

With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, I have developed extensive knowledge and skills that enable me to tackle complex challenges efficiently and effectively. Alongside my previous roles and tasks, I have successfully completed and managed numerous projects as a freelancer in application development and administration.

  • Over 25 years of IT experience

  • Team lead / Communication / Time management

  • Administration

  • Lecturer and coach

  • 2nd & 3rd level support

  • VIP support & floor walker

  • Customer- and solution-oriented work

  • MS Active Directory, Exchange, M365

  • MS Azure Cloud, MS DevOps

  • Cloud technologies, CI/CD, Git, SVN

  • Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL

  • PowerShell, Bash, ITIL standard

  • Kubernetes, Docker, VMWare, Linux

  • HTML, CSS & JavaScript

  • TYPO3, FirstSpirit, Joomla, Drupal

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Trello)

  • ServiceNow, Matrix24, CM6, Powercloud

Extensive knowledge in system and network administration, especially in Active Directory management in the banking and insurance sectors.

Effective use of agile methods in mobile app support in the automotive and energy industries, focusing on sprint planning and process optimization.

Long-standing experience in project planning and knowledge management to improve processes and document complex IT projects.

Strong communication: acting as an effective interface between teams and departments, with clear, audience-focused communication to avoid conflicts and improve the work environment.

Process optimization: analyzing and improving existing workflows to reduce response times and enhance team performance and customer satisfaction.

Coaching and knowledge transfer: targeted training and hands-on workshops promote an independent support culture and sustainable knowledge growth.

Languages

English
Advanced
German
Advanced
Turkish
Advanced

Certifications & licenses

Certified SCRUM Master

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft

Microsoft Solution Provider

Microsoft