Kaan Ersun
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Groups: | BASES Officers Alumni Network |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Stanford University, University of California System - Berkeley |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Bearingpoint, Inc. – Global Consulting Firm |
| Position: | Management Consultant |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Promoted from Senior Management Analyst in Risk Management Group to Consultant after 10 months
Business Case Analysis for large payment services company: • Analyzed the proposed implementation strategy of a new fraud prevention initiative and recommended modifications to senior management • Built a financial model to assess fraud prevention initiative’s costs and benefits based on interview with client employees Data Security Strategy Project for large payment services client: • Identified and remedied security problems in client’s payment products by developing a security strategy framework • Tested new framework on three product-lines and presented conclusions and recommendations to client Banking Regulation Assessment and Implementation Project for large mortgage industry client: • Led scenario analysis workshops to identify operational risk scenarios and implemented a loss data collection system • Collaborated closely with senior managers to prepare a $1 million RFP to be sent to operational risk software vendors |
| Employer: | Decicon, Inc.– Seven-Person Semiconductor Start-up |
| Position: | Product Definition and Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Engineer |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2005 |
| Description: | Business Development:
• Developed a new strategy for Decicon, an analog and mixed signal startup, with company founders. Resulted in Decicon’s shift from contract engineering to IP licensing business • Led market research that identified power management and analog interfaces as target markets for Decicon’s IP products • Pitched design ideas and finished ICs to prospective customers, resulting in signing of 3 new customers Engineering: • Designed analog and mixed signal ICs from definition stage to transistor level layout • Defined product specifications for new IC's in company's developing IP product portfolio through customer interviews, competitive benchmarking, and adjustments based on the availability of process technologies and cost |
| Employer: | Turkish American Business Connection (TABC) |
| Position: | Member of the executive committee |
| Description: | Lead fund-raising efforts to raise $25,000 and helped to organize the annual Bay Area Turkish American Business Conference and other activities. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2002 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering; Management Science and Engineering , MSc |
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2001 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering, BSc |
