The College Chronicle
PresentCo-Founder & Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Co-Founder, CTO & Editor. Spearheaded breakaway newspaper branch. Built its entire digital infrastructure, website & directed editorial content.
ABOUT
I'm an aspiring student with the goal of standing out in computer science, keen to build creative solutions regardless of unique constraints. My favorite part of the work lies in efficiency and user interaction; I aim to create performant yet elegant systems for evolving problems.
Currently, I'm a student at METU D.F. Private School Ankara. Most of my studies focus on improving my skills in computer science and software engineering.
My software development experience spans remarkably diverse environments, from the focused autonomy of working remotely at the top of the Alps to the collaborative and structured setting of a leading electronics design company. This contrast has equipped me with a versatile skill set and the ability to thrive in any work culture. I frequently leverage my reputation as the school's primary technical troubleshooter to design and implement IT infrastructure for multiple student organizations.
EXPERIENCE
Metu College M.U.N.
2022 — PresentDirector General & Head of I.T.
Responsible for managing, developing, and deploying the I.T. infrastructure for a 300-person M.U.N. conference while continuing my role in general management.
METU College Entrepreneurship Club
2022 — 2022Lead Software Engineer
Developed a bespoke website for the club's entry into the national GencBizz competition.
RK Media
2023-2024Co-founder
Built responsive marketing sites, advertising prototypes, and web applications for various creators and communities.
MEGART Technology
2023 — 2023Internship
Collaborated and gained insightful experience at a leading electronics design company.
Cartesian Robotics #8561
2022 — 2022Minor Technical Contributor
Developed the fastest AprilTag recognition algorithm for use in the regional FRC Robotics Competition.
PROJECTS
Qwen3-SexismDetect
2025Fine-tuned Qwen3-4B LLM model with custom training data to excel both in speed and performance at detecting sexism. Reduced costs and inference time significantly compared to generalized models.
View project →A* Pathfinding Visualizer
2025An interactive pathfinding algorithm visualizer meant to demonstrate how A* search pathfinding works.
View project →TEDxODTUGVO Youth Website
2025Due to my background while being a keynote speaker for TEDxODTUGVO Youth, I was commisioned to build a website for the event that adheres to required standards.
View project →The College Chronicle
2025Digital school journal/newspaper platform. Built complete infrastructure and website for breakaway newspaper branch.
View project →MCMUN Website
2025Sustainable, low-cost website for the METU College Model United Nations conference, built with Nuxt 4.
View project →NuxtAuth
2025A fully self-contained authentication framework to be used as a starting point for Nuxt 4 applications. It requires no backend services and is perfect for small applications.
View project →Arrow Cursor Follow
2025Lightweight demonstration that renders an arrow array element that smoothly rotates and points toward (or chases) the mouse / pointer position. Similar to a magnetic filing effect.
View project →CREDENTIALS
Private Anatolian High School Diploma
Expected: June 2026Institution: METU D.F. Private Anatolian High School
SAT
Issued: See credentialOrganization: College Board
IELTS Academic
Issued: See credentialOrganization: IELTS
Linux for Developers
Issued: Jul 2025Organization: The Linux Foundation, CID: 2HLEN6G2U4OZ
Open Source Software Development Methods
Issued: Jul 2025Organization: The Linux Foundation, CID: V8482ZLYJ10A
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