Oz Akan is a seasoned technology leader and co-founder with 14 years of experience building cloud-native platforms, enterprise architectures, and high-performing engineering teams. Based in the Atlanta metro area, he led multi-million-dollar modernization and AI/ML initiatives at AWS ProServe, driving cloud adoption and scalable microservices across industries from healthcare to supply chain. Earlier roles at Rackspace, First Data, and Internet Securities show deep, hands-on expertise in open source infrastructure, private cloud (OpenStack), and hybrid operations that delivered mission-critical uptime. He’s passionate about creating environments where engineers grow into technical leaders and applies I-O psychology-informed design to make hiring fair and effective through his startup, Sensible Hire. Comfortable moving between strategy and implementation, Oz uniquely combines mathematical-engineering training with decades of ops-to-architecture experience to turn complex legacy systems into automated, resilient platforms.
14 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematical Engineering (Applied Mathematics), Mathematical Engineering (Applied Mathematics) at Yildiz Technical University
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