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Founder
ZKE SolutionsFounder
Sep. 2025United States• Independent consulting practice delivering data automation, risk analytics, and financial modeling solutions • Built production GARCH hedging system for climate risk pricing (ENAG-Hedge) • Developed NPI scoring pipeline processing 98K healthcare provider records for pharmaceutical client • Created climate data index correlating disaster events with economic indicators • Tech stack: Python, DuckDB, SQL, Power BI, Vercel, APIs https://zke-solutions.com
Co-Founder
ENAGCo-Founder
Jan. 2020Turkey• Co-created Turkey's independent consumer price index (E-TÜFE), now trusted by 69% of Turkish citizens • Featured in Bloomberg, Reuters, Financial Times as authoritative alternative to official statistics • Developing US independent CPI using Kroger/Walmart/Amazon/Target APIs for 82% coverage • Building API infrastructure for real-time inflation data delivery https://enag.ai https://enagresearch.com
Lead Quantitative Analyst
WGL EnergyLead Quantitative Analyst
Jan. 2012United States, Washington• Lead internal expert on quantitative modeling for short- and long-term gas and electric forecasting • Design and maintain load and price volatility models for retail and wholesale operations • Identify embedded optionality in wholesale/retail transactions and develop valuation frameworks • Support corporate risk management methodology and risk metric applications • Develop and maintain Oracle-based natural gas pricing tools with Marketing and Operations • Provide modeling oversight for gas retail, electricity retail, wholesale, and scheduling desks
Supervisor, Quantitative Analysis
WGL EnergySupervisor, Quantitative Analysis
Apr. 2007 - Dec. 2011United States, Washington• Maintained electric and gas load forecasting models; improved day-ahead hourly forecasts • Implemented LMP index pricing capability for profile customers • Developed risk profile model enabling differentiated risk premiums by load profile • Built data queries in SQL, PL/SQL, and VBA for Operations staff
Sr. Quantitative Analyst
Washington Gas Energy ServicesSr. Quantitative Analyst
Apr. 2007 - Dec. 2011Maintained and updated electric and gas load forecasting models. Improved the day ahead hourly forecast. Implemented the ability to offer LMP index pricing for profile customers. * Maintained and updated proprietary risk management models. Improved the electric risk profile model which gives WGES an ability to set up different risk premiums for different load developers and load profiles. * Developed and updated data queries utilizing SQL, PL/SQL and Visual Basic for Operations staff. * Supported gas and electric pricing models and reconciled daily Oracle price comparison test. Updated and maintained electric retail profiles and PJM data integrity. * Updated gas and power curves daily and made sure that all system errors are fixed. Updated electric and gas open positions.
Senior Business Analyst
FI Consulting IncSenior Business Analyst
Oct. 2005 - Feb. 2007Offered services in financial quantitative modeling, model risk assessment, model risk mitigation, statistical and econometric analysis of financial and economic variables, and helped clients with financial modeling of securitized receivables. * Worked as a business analyst specializing in model development, validation and documentation at Freddie Mac, Mc Lean, VA. * Experiences include 15 month project in the Multifamily Division regarding development of Multifamily Portfolio Valuation Tools. * Developed and supported existing financial models. Programmed two main models which will be productionalized in 2007. * Involved in testing, validation and documentation of the models in accordance with SOX procedures. * Developed analytical tools in SAS, Visual Basic for Applications and Excel while programming those models which will impact the financial statement of the client. * Built a SAS program that enables the estimation of affordable housing goals using an alternative data source for the Affordable Housing Project within the Mission Oversight and Development Division. * Gained extensive knowledge of relational databases and other internal and external large scale data regarding the mortgage industry. * Developed and administered Intranet applications for FI Consulting.
Assistant Professor
Anadolu UniversityAssistant Professor
Jan. 2003 - Jun. 2005Courses taught: Econometrics I and II, Introduction to Economics (in English), Using Statistical Software in Economics, and History of Economic Thought (in English) at an undergraduate level. * Managed and advised undergraduate students in a departmental setting.
Research Assistant
Anadolu UniversityResearch Assistant
Jul. 1996 - Jan. 2003Over eight years experience in economic research and administration in a major university. * Edited and translated numerous working papers and other economics related documents from English to Turkish and Turkish to English. Translations have been utilized in compiling research and support data for my two thesis projects as well as for informative publications regarding Anadolu University. * Designed and administered Department of Economics’ web site for

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