Burak Avcioglu
International Forestry Consultant And Technical Adviser
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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Top SchoolBurak Avcioglu is an international forestry consultant and technical adviser with eight years of experience designing and implementing sustainable forest and dryland restoration programs across Central Asia, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye, including six years with FAO. He combines an M.Sc. in Natural Resource Management from Auburn University and a B.Sc. in Forest Engineering with hands-on expertise in GIS, biodiversity conservation, and climate-resilient land management to deliver evidence-based, multi-donor projects. At FAO he has supported large GCF- and GEF-funded initiatives focused on carbon sequestration, protected area governance, and community-centered restoration, translating policy into measurable on-the-ground outcomes. Based in Istanbul, he bridges technical, policy and stakeholder engagement roles—often operating at the intersection of science, spatial data, and program delivery—to strengthen livelihoods while enhancing ecosystem resilience. An unusual plus: his background spans both forestry engineering and software/test automation interests, giving him a pragmatic systems perspective when integrating digital tools into project workflows.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BS Forest Engineering, BS Forest Engineering at Artvin Çoruh ÜniversitesiMaster's degree Natural Resources and Conservation, Master's degree Natural Resources and Conservation at Auburn University
English, Turkish, Russian
Github Skills (4)
csharp3
dotnet3
appium2
selenium2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
burakavcioglu/Tiberium
Feb 2018 - Mar 2018
Contributions:81 commits, 96 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
burakavcioglu/BurakTestAutomationFramework
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:11 pushes, 2 branches in 3 days
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