Kemal Can İsaoğlu
Product Thinking. Technical Structure. Reliable Execution.
IE & CS student at Koç University with hands-on experience in technical product management, UAT, documentation, and cross-functional delivery. I connect engineering and business to move products forward.
Where product thinking meets operational precision.
I'm an Industrial Engineering and Computer Science student at Koç University, building toward roles where structured thinking and technical literacy create real delivery value. My work at ICRON Technologies grounded me in enterprise product workflows — from writing technical design documents and API specs to building UAT plans and coordinating across engineering and client teams.
I'm comfortable at the intersection of requirements and reality: translating complex enterprise needs into clear specifications, managing test scenarios, and ensuring acceptance criteria hold under actual conditions. Outside technical roles, three years of student leadership — including serving as Student Union President — have sharpened my ability to manage people, budgets, and processes under real organizational pressure.
Roles that shaped the way I work.
From enterprise product delivery at ICRON to building communities and events at Koç, each role has added a layer of real-world execution experience.
Technical Product Management Intern
ICRON Technologies
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Contributed to enterprise supply chain software across Demand Planning and Workforce Management modules, handling end-to-end product lifecycle tasks from technical design through UAT and delivery coordination.
- Wrote technical design documents and API documentation for enterprise module features
- Developed internal UAT plans with structured test scenarios and clear acceptance criteria
- Mapped S&OP and forecasting workflows to support Demand Planning module delivery
- Coordinated task tracking and stakeholder communication through Azure DevOps
- Collaborated with engineering and client-facing teams under live enterprise project conditions
- Reviewed and aligned integration requirements across XML/JSON data structures
Resident Assistant
Koç University
2023 – 2025
Managed residential operations for a student floor — handling administrative coordination, conflict resolution, and student support across academic and personal challenges.
Student Mentor — Freshman Program
Koç University
2023 – 2024
Supported incoming students through their first-year transition by providing structured guidance on academic navigation, campus resources, and personal development.
Head of MarketTalks Seminar Series
Marketing Club of Koç University
2023 – 2024
Led the end-to-end planning and execution of the MarketTalks industry seminar series, managing speaker sourcing, event logistics, promotion, and live production.
Head of External Affairs
Marketing Club of Koç University
2022 – 2023
Managed the club's institutional partnerships, external communications, and sponsor/collaborator relationships to expand the club's reach and resource base.
What I bring to the table.
A set of complementary capabilities that span the full product and operations lifecycle — from requirements to delivery, analysis to communication.
Product Documentation
Technical design docs, API documentation, feature specifications, and requirement artifacts that connect business intent to engineering reality.
UAT & Testing
Structured test plans with clear acceptance criteria, test scenarios mapped to requirements, and systematic defect tracking through to sign-off.
Cross-Functional Coordination
Working at the intersection of engineering, business, and operations — translating across contexts, aligning teams, and keeping delivery on track.
Data & Analysis
Comfortable with Python (pandas, NumPy), SQL, Excel, and statistical methods. Applied to forecasting, S&OP workflows, and data-informed product decisions.
Optimization & Operations Research
Supply chain modeling, linear/nonlinear programming, and operations research methods using CPLEX, Gurobi, and PuLP — grounded in Industrial Engineering coursework.
Stakeholder Communication
Clear, structured communication between technical and business stakeholders. Experience presenting updates, managing expectations, and running coordinated reviews.
Leadership & Ownership
Three formal leadership roles at the student union level, plus event leadership across two club positions. Takes ownership early and follows through on complex, multi-person initiatives.
The through-line
Across these capabilities, the common thread is clarity — bringing structure to ambiguity, precision to communication, and reliability to execution. The kind of profile that makes product and operations teams move faster and more confidently.
Leadership built through responsibility, not title.
Three years of progressively senior roles within the student union — from VP to Board Member to President — represent genuine institutional experience in managing people, processes, and resources under real organizational pressure.
President
Turkish Education Association Istanbul Representative Office
2024 – 2025
Highest officeServed as the elected head of the Turkish Education Association Istanbul Representative Office. Held full institutional authority over budget, policy, team, and external relations.
- Led a cross-functional team managing institutional projects and city-wide initiatives
- Managed the organization's full annual budget and fundraising operations
- Represented members in administrative negotiations with institutional leadership
- Oversaw coordination across multiple sub-committees and working groups
- Ran formal reporting cycles, elections, and governance processes
Vice President
Turkish Education Association Istanbul Representative Office
2023 – 2024
ExecutiveSupported executive-level operations as Vice President, taking on direct responsibility for cross-functional projects and acting as a coordination hub between teams and organizational leadership.
- Managed day-to-day coordination across multiple sub-teams and initiatives
- Stepped into decision-making authority when the President was unavailable
- Drove process improvements that increased team efficiency and project throughput
- Facilitated regular team standups, reviews, and communication flows
Board Member — Finance & Fundraising
Turkish Education Association Istanbul Representative Office
2022 – 2023
Board-levelHeld board-level responsibility for the organization's financial health and fundraising strategy. Managed resource allocation, planned revenue initiatives, and ensured fiscal accountability across all activities.
- Owned the financial planning and reporting cycle for the organization
- Designed and executed fundraising campaigns to support programs
- Built relationships with sponsors and external funding sources
- Created financial dashboards and tracking tools for operational visibility
Progressive leadership across three years
Moving from Board Member to Vice President to President at the Turkish Education Association Istanbul Representative Office reflects a clear pattern of demonstrated competence, peer trust, and increasing institutional responsibility — each level earned through performance, not appointment.
Tools, methods, and domains.
A technically grounded, practically applied skill set spanning product delivery, data analysis, optimization, and organizational work.
Built on a strong academic foundation.
A double major combining systems thinking from Industrial Engineering with technical depth from Computer Science — at one of Turkey's most selective universities.
Koç University
Istanbul, Turkey
- Double major: Industrial Engineering × Computer Science
- Full merit scholarship awarded on academic achievement
- Relevant coursework: Operations Research, Algorithms, Databases, Statistics, Optimization
- Three concurrent leadership roles while maintaining academic standing
TED Konya College
Konya, Turkey
- Graduated with a GPA of 98.6/100
- Full scholarship throughout secondary education
- Academic excellence recognized consistently across all disciplines
Open to the right opportunity.
I'm actively seeking roles in technical product management, product operations, and strategy & operations — environments where structured thinking, technical literacy, and cross-functional coordination create real delivery value.
Kemal Can İsaoğlu · Koç University · Istanbul, Turkey