Oğulcan Bal
Head of Technology & Solutions
Salary / Daily rate
İstanbul, Türkiye
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Remote only
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Embedded Systems Leader with 10+ years in embedded systems and IoT solutions, leading teams from concept to production. Specialized in industrial wearables, firmware development in C/C++, and wireless communication protocols (WiFi, BLE, LoRa). Ready to deliver cutting-edge embedded solutions with proven technical leadership and global client support expertise.
Work experience
Thread in Motion
Jul 2023 - Present
3 years 4 months
Hybrid
Head of Technology & Solutions
Mar 2024 - Present
2 years 8 months
Hybrid
Overseeing the end-to-end development of new industrial wearable and IoT solutions, from concept to production. Additionally, providing comprehensive technical support to global clients, maintaining product reliability and customer satisfaction in diverse industrial environments.
Head of Embedded Systems
Jul 2023 - Present
3 years 4 months
Hybrid
Leading the Embedded Software and Hardware teams, ensuring product quality through effective management of bug resolution, feature development, and technical reviews.
Lead Software Engineer
Ubiquiti Inc.
Jan 2023 - Jul 2023
7 months
Istanbul, Türkiye · Remote
- Communicating and conducting interviews with successful candidates who are talented in the area of Embedded Systems for the potential Istanbul R&D Office. - Project planning and management of an industrial environment sensor and gateway.
Thread In Motion
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
3 years 3 months
İstanbul, Türkiye
Embedded Software Team Lead
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
2 years 1 month
İstanbul, Türkiye
Leading the Embedded Software Team with highly skilled individuals to assure high quality products according to project roadmap.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
3 years 3 months
İstanbul, Türkiye
Firmware Development in C language of a smart glove which can communicate over WiFi, BLE or LoRa.
Embedded Software Engineer
MatchX GmbH
Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
1 year 1 month
Berlin Metropolitan Area · On-site
- Firmware Development in C language of a LoRa and BLE enabled end device which has many sensors and peripherals. Open source project can be found online: https://github.com/mxc-foundation/node-prod-firmware - QA Test Application development in C++ language with Qt for testing the produced hardware.
Embedded Systems Engineer
Borda Technology
Jul 2015 - Aug 2017
2 years 2 months
İstanbul, Türkiye
Firmware Development in C language for implementation of a real time localization and safety solution with proprietary Sub-GHz and BLE transceivers.
Engineering Intern
NETA Elektronik AS
Jul 2013 - Oct 2013
4 months
İstanbul, Türkiye
Design of an embedded system: Firmware Development in C language with Microchip PIC MCU, selection of all circuit components, soldering of all elements and implementation of the system.
Engineering Intern
Turkcell
Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
2 months
İstanbul, Türkiye
Work Process Analysis and Reporting: Analyse the work of colleagues according to the data from the SQL server and prepare weekly reports to management.
Education
Technische Universität Berlin
Master of Science - MS
2018 - 2019
1 year 1 month
EIT Digital Alumni
Master of Science - MS
2017 - 2019
2 years 1 month
Eindhoven University of Technology
Master of Science - MS
2017 - 2018
1 year 1 month
Istanbul Technical University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
2012 - 2016
4 years 1 month
Istanbul Technical University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
2009 - 2015
6 years 1 month
Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Bachelor of Science - BS
2012 - 2013
1 year 1 month