Finch Venue Manager
An operating layer for a growing U.S. venue network: one place to move locations from pipeline to live, keep ownership clear, and make rollout progress visible across teams.
Operational systemsData modelRollout workflow
OPERATOR × AI PRODUCT BUILDER
I turn messy,
real-world problems
into systems that scale.
I’m Arda — a commercial and operations leader with 15+ years building marketplaces, logistics networks, travel platforms, and now AI-powered products.
BUILD0 → scalesystems that move
AI products
Operations
Growth
Platforms
01 / SELECTED WORK
Products with an
operator’s instinct.
Every project starts with a real friction point: a missed dose, an anxious parent, an invisible venue, a noisy network. I design the system around the people who have to use it.
Düş Kapanı
A Turkish-first story studio for families. A guided interview turns each child’s age, interests, real relationships, and recent moments into a personalized, illustrated, narrated bedtime story—with a second-model safety review before delivery.
Generative AIStory systemsChild safety
Doz.
A calm medication and hydration companion built for real routines — flexible schedules, persistent alerts, honest dose history, and profiles for the people you care for.
Product strategyiOSNotifications
KickoffIQ
A World Cup trivia game built around fast decisions and friendly rivalry: 300+ questions, head-to-head leagues, friend challenges, jokers, and a reward economy.
Game loopsContent systemMonetization
Helium Hotspots Dashboard
A purpose-built control surface for a distributed hotspot fleet. Automated runs turn raw reports into fleet health, churn signals, venue-level context, and exportable operational action.
Network monitoringAutomationDecision support
London Transfer Platforms
Two connected transfer products: a managed booking and driver workflow for London journeys, plus a student-specific experience with flight-aware planning, live tracking, and family updates.
Marketplace opsRole-based flowsLive journeys
Alpaca Trading Bots
Two Python trading systems: an adaptive RSI strategy with Wilder RSI, regime filters, ATR sizing and trailing stops; and an OLS pairs mean-reversion strategy driven by hedge ratios and z-scores. Both include paper/dry-run modes, drawdown brakes, cooldowns, limits, state persistence, and Telegram monitoring.
PythonAlpaca APIRisk systems
Private repositoriesMükellefiyet
A practical finance and business platform for Turkey, bringing current rates, useful calculators, and regulatory information into one clear experience for businesses and professionals.
Finance toolsCalculatorsContent system
Mesai Defteri
A multi-tenant time ledger for law firms with role-based access, live timers, matter assignment, and bilingual client reporting.
Time trackingRole-based accessReporting
Private repositoryALSO IN THE LAB
FM Scout
A focused scouting interface experiment for turning dense football-player data into faster comparison and recruitment decisions.
Data UX · Decision supportBebedoz
An early-stage mobile product experiment that makes baby-care dose and routine information clearer, calmer, and easier for parents to track.
Mobile product · Care routines03 / EXPERIENCE
Built in the
real world.
Across marketplaces, logistics, travel, and in-venue technology.
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VP, Strategy & Operations
Finch Network · New York / İstanbul
Company-wide strategy, multi-city growth, venue operations, loyalty and payments expansion.2019 — 2024
Country Manager, Turkey
Borzo / Banabikurye · İstanbul
Built the operation from zero to 100+ people, delivered 25× revenue growth, expanded to six cities, and pivoted to profitability.2017 — 2019
Head of BD, Sales & Operations
Yenibiris.com / Hürriyet
Led sales, operations, customer support, enterprise partnerships, and new growth models.2010 — 2017
Country & Commercial Leadership
bavul.com / Paravion · Doğan Online · Groupon
P&L leadership, travel platform launches, supplier networks, and multi-city commercial teams.EDUCATION
MSc, EU Business & Law · Aarhus Business School
BA, International Relations · Koç University