Erdem Calikoglu

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Cybersecurity Professional Profile
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Cybersecurity Specialist & Developer

Terminal Session
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Erdem Calikoglu

cat skills.txt

Network Security • Penetration Testing • Secure Coding • Vulnerability Assessment • Incident Response

ls projects/

security-tools/ web-applications/ network-monitoring/ encryption-protocols/

  • University: Lassonde School of Engineering
  • Freelance: Available
  • City: Toronto, ON
  • Degree: Bachelor of Science (Hons)
  • Inquiries: info@erdemcalikoglu.com
  • Current Company: CIBC Capital Markets

With a strong foundation in computer science and specialized expertise in cybersecurity, I've dedicated my career to developing secure applications and defending digital infrastructures against evolving threats. My approach combines technical knowledge with strategic thinking to provide comprehensive security solutions.

Facts

Some facts that might be interesting for you in order to know me better.

Winning Hackathon projects

Languages learned by living in different countries

Medals in the National Mathematics Olympiad

Championships throughout my 5 year professional basketball career

Security Skills

My expertise in cybersecurity and software development includes the following key areas:

Penetration Testing

90%

Network Security

85%

Application Security

95%

Bash Scripting

85%

Python

80%

Java

90%

Projects

Explore my cybersecurity and development projects through this interactive terminal.

~/projects $
ls -la
drwxr-xr-x lassonde-roborama/ Hackathon Winner
drwxr-xr-x human-resources-bot/ CONUHACKS VII Winner
drwxr-xr-x guess-it-game/ Android Development
cat project_details.md
Active Projects:
Lassonde Roborama Winner

A robotics competition project that secured first place at the Lassonde Roborama Hackathon.

Robotics Embedded Systems Competition
Human Resources Bot (HeRo) Winner

A Slack and Discord bot that analyzes employee sentiment using Google Cloud API and visualizes data on a React/Flask website. Won GSoft's sponsor challenge at CONUHACKS VII Hackathon.

Python React Flask Google Cloud API Sentiment Analysis
Guess It! Game

An Android game developed using Java, where players guess numbers as quickly as possible. Features a Firebase Realtime Database backend.

Java Android Firebase Mobile Development
./run_demo.sh

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Resume

My professional journey has equipped me with a diverse skill set in cybersecurity and software development. Here's a look at my qualifications and experience.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

2021 - 2025

York University, Toronto, ON

  • Specializing in Cybersecurity and Network Systems, with a focus on secure software development and computer systems security.
  • Founder and President of TUSAYU (Turkish Student Association at York University)
  • Former tester and core programmer in ESSENCE CubeSat Team
  • Experience Venture Award Recipient which recognizes and encourages students to engage in experiential learning opportunities that make an impact alongside real-world innovators through entrepreneurial thinking placements.

High School

2019 - 2020

Tommy Douglas Secondary School, Vaughan, ON

  • Founder and President of Bright Horizon: Social Group which aims to foster societal peace, compassion and human dignity through dialogue. Also striving the common values of humanity, such as respect, tolerance, peace and mutual understanding not just to break prejudice that exists between nations but also to bring mutual peace to the world by trying to create a better generation

Professional Experience

Production Application Support Analyst

2023 - Present

CIBC, Toronto, ON

  • Assisted with production support of Foreign Exchange applications.
  • Developed automated bash, PowerShell and Python scripts for making the internal operations between teams streamlined to help business users and traders.
  • Automated server processes to monitor system logs constantly looking for errors and managing them through kdb.
  • Overviewed Jira and Confluence in day-to-day tasks and updated them to reflect works on projects and small capacities.
  • Reviewed and analyzed real-time memSQL and InfluxDB data using Grafana to find innovative opportunities and share with partners.

Technology & Administrative Support

2022 - 2023

Schulich Centre for Career Design (York University), Toronto, ON

  • Contributed to the efficient functioning of the office by delivering general administrative support, including responding to and forwarding emails and phone calls, resulting in a reduction of workload for advisors by 20%
  • Reduced student-reported technical issue tickets by 30% through providing support, guidance, and instruction in resolution on internal systems.
  • Answered an average of 25 phone calls and 140 emails per day, providing excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Collected and organized data on over 600 Schulich School of Business alumni working in management positions at approximately 200 companies, creating a comprehensive database of professional contacts.

Contact

Feel free to reach out to me for cybersecurity consultations, collaboration opportunities, or any questions you might have.

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