Umut Acar
Jr. Network Specialist at Piri Reis Üniversitesi
Istanbul, Türkiye Turkey
Summary
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Top SchoolUmut Acar is a Jr. Network Specialist and programmer based in Istanbul with 11 years of IT experience, blending hands-on network engineering with software development. He has practical exposure to Fortinet, Cisco Meraki/Catalyst, F5 BIG-IP and Aruba platforms and holds Fortinet FCF and FCA certifications, underscoring a strong foundation in firewall, VPN and security policy management. Concurrently active as a project developer at Piri Reis University, he contributes to a Visual Studio Code extension (AiderTS) that streamlines software development workflows, reflecting his interest in developer tooling. Proficient in Java, C, C#, Python, SQL, ASP.NET, HTML and CSS, he combines programming skills with network security to build secure, efficient systems. Known for a continuous-learning mindset and an innovative approach, he aims to specialize in network and cybersecurity while delivering practical infrastructure solutions. An interesting quirk: his GitHub bio references high-level academic roles—hinting at an appreciation for research and teaching alongside applied engineering.
11 years of coding experience
Associate's degree, Computer Programming, 3.50/4.00, Associate's degree, Computer Programming, 3.50/4.00 at Piri Reis ÜniversitesiStudent, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs, 96.15/100, Student, High School/Secondary Certificate Programs, 96.15/100 at Egebil Okulları
Turkish, İngilizce, German
Github Skills (37)
abaqus10
converter9
markdown9
commonmark9
pandoc9
aws-cli9
rust8
markup8
haskell8
markup-language8
command-line-interface8
aws8
sml8
amazon-web-services8
table-of-contents8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
TAPPER2015/tapp
Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Contributions:119 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 10 months
diderot-edu/diderot-cli
Jul 2019 - Jul 2022
A CLI interface for navigating through diderot.
Contributions:6 releases, 7 reviews, 41 commits in 3 years
cli
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