Summary
Ali Özgür is a technology executive and Head of Software Engineering with over 20 years of experience and a 12-year track record in leadership roles, currently driving product and engineering transformation at Trex in Bursa, Türkiye. He specializes in industrial software—MES, IIoT, Industry 4.0, finance and ERP systems—having led design and modernization of products like SysmondAX, EasyThings and CoreMES for major customers including Coca-Cola, TOFAŞ and Anadolu Efes. A pragmatic builder of engineering organizations, he introduced autonomous product teams, OKRs, a career management framework, SDLC/STLC standards and CI/CD tooling (GitLab, TeamCity, Jira) to boost delivery and quality. He also led SPICE certification efforts, enterprise reporting rollout with Metabase, and BPM-driven process implementations that improved compliance and operational readiness for international programs like e-Turquality. Known as a hands-on coach, he actively mentors engineering managers and organized internal innovation initiatives such as the NightWatch Hackathon. With dual technical and business education (Computer Engineering and an MBA), he blends product-focused engineering with process discipline to scale complex industrial software.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Business Administration, Master, Business Administration at İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
BS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at Istanbul Technical University
English