Ozcan Ilikhan
Engineering and Business Leader | Expertise in AI, Big Data, Platform Development, and Strategic Business Planning
- Role
- Director of Engineering at GoDaddy
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ozcan Ilikhan
Multidisciplinary leader with 25+ years of experience uniting AI, big data, cloud platforms, business strategy, and research innovation to deliver transformative outcomes through vision, leadership, and execution at scale. Track record of building solutions from 0→1, scaling them 1→many, and operating at global scale to drive innovation, growth, and operational excellence.• Executive Leadership: Spearheaded company-wide strategies and innovation, drove cross-functional alignment. • Business Impact: Generated new revenue streams, optimized profit margins, and scaled global operations. • Innovation & Transformation: Delivered AI/ML-powered solutions that enabled company-wide transformation. • Team Building & Culture: Built, scaled, and mentored global teams while fostering inclusive, high-perf cultures.
Experience
Director of Engineering
Aug 2022 — Present · Kirkland, WA, US
Led Data and ML Platforms.• Continuously evolved efficiency Data & ML platforms, delivering 60%+ cost efficiency, 50%+ runtime acceleration, 60%+ carbon footprint reduction, and 4x faster developer velocity.• Blue-printed and executed multi-million-dollar cloud cost efficiency strategies while achieving double-digit business growth and increased productivity. Recognized repeatedly; achievements highlighted in Board of Directors meetings and at company-wide townhall meetings.• Scored 97–100 (over 100) in trust, respect, inclusion, ethics, and value creation in 2024 company-wide anonymous team survey.
Education
Eastern Mediterranean University
BS, Computer Engineering
Wisconsin School of Business
Certificate in Strategic Management of Innovation
2013
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Graduate Study, Computer Science
2009 — 2013
Skills
- Wireless Networking
- Hadoop
- Business Intelligence
- Html
- Data Warehouse
- Entrepreneurship
- Object-Oriented Languages
- Sql
- Linux
- Mobile Applications
- New Venture Development
- Statistics
- Data Analysis
- Windows Azure
- Numpy
- Cloud Computing
- Java
- Embedded Systems
- Data Science
- Location Based Services
- Machine Learning
- Software Development
- Python
- Algorithm Design
- Deep Learning
- Big Data
- Power Bi
- Software Project Management
- Time Series Analysis
- Data Structures
- Mobile Technology
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Experimentation
- Problem Solving
- Home Care
- Business Modeling
- Business Planning
- Sql Azure
- C++
- Business Analysis
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