About Ahmet Gyger

What will you find here?

Some information about my curriculum vitae.

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Mail: hello[AT]metah[DOT]ch
Phone: +41793562198

Ahmet Gyger

Introduction

I work as a software development engineer in test at Microsoft ZDC (Zurich Development Center).
This is a great opportunity for me to learn more about Office Communication Server
and the application I work for: Response Group Service.

This position is extremely interesting but do not necessarily reflect my past experiences,
I was an expert on Adobe’s technologies for web and publishing which was a direct result of my passion in web technologies.
I also successfully achieve a master of science in information systems and communication.

Education

February 2008: Master of science in Information Systems and Communication at Geneva’s University, with an emphasis on Technologies. Master thesis on Structural Web-Marketing for Mobile diffusion.


Experience

Microsoft

Software Development Engineer in Test

Since August 2008

Primary responsibilities include designing functional test cases and developing test automation, running test cases on a matrix of supported Office Communication Server topologies, executing/developing stress and performance test cases, and identifying and driving bugs to closure.


  • Shipped OCS R2 - Response Group Service (Dec 2008)
  • Working on the new version of OCS - Response Group Service.

MBA-Exchange.com

Front-end web developer and team leader

February 2007 - August 2008

Was managing the Front-End department (4 people) of a web recruiting companies (MBA-Exchange.com & Careernomics.com) and leading the development of front-end technologies used. Was also managing web projects with top industries.



Adobe

User Group Manager

January 2007 - August 2008

I founded and managed the Geneva’s Adobe User Group (AUGG.ch), where we hold monthly meeting and had, after our first anniversary, 60 register members.



Nomades - Natiw

Tutor - Consultant

June 2006 - January 2007

Tutor for Adobe tools (Flash – ActionScript 2.0, Photoshop CS3, Premiere Pro CS3).
Made SEO (search engines optimization) consulting in an IT School (nomades.ch) and Natiw.ch, during my studies at University.



TSR - Télévision Suisse Romande

Multimedia Operator (20%)

May 2005 - January 2007


Video and sound editing for Web (TSR.ch) and TV (TSRinfo) broadcasting.


Freelance

Web Developer and Flash Developer

Since January 2003

I worked on several projects as a Flash Developer and as a freelance web developer.


Technical Skills

Project Management Scrum, XP, UML, Agile
Databases MS Sql, Oracle, Relational, Relational – Object, My-SQL, Pl-SQL, XML
VOIP SIP (session initiation protocole)
3D & images & videos 3DS Max modeling and animating, Photoshop, Flash, Premiere Pro, Final Cut, Shake
Programming Languages C#, Java, C++, ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0 (Flash, Flex, AIR), JavaScript, Powershell, PHP
Media Internet / Web, Mobile
Operating Systems Windows 3.1 –> Windows 7, Mac Os X

Certifications

Adobe Certified Expert in Flash CS3 (May 2008)
Adobe Certified Expert in Dreamweaver CS3 (May 2008)
Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CS3 (June 2008)
Adobe Certified Expert in Flash Lite 2.0 Mobile Developer CS3 (June 2008)

Languages

FrenchMother tongue
EnglishGood written and oral
GermanAverage written and oral
ItalianBasic conversation

Hobbies

Discovering new computer technologies and playing with them
Travelling Worldwide
Museum & Arts
Playing Tennis