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Cem Gökmen
Istanbul, Turkey
Skype: cemgokmen97
Phone: +90 (531) 845 92 35
E-Mail: cem@cemgokmen.com
URL: http://www.cemgokmen.com
Education
Istanbul Technical University Development Foundation Dr. Natuk Birkan Primary School
2004 - 2011
Graduated with high honors, 3rd-highest graduation
Üsküdar American Academy
2011 - 2016
Will graduate in June 2016, GPA 89/100
Harvard University Secondary School Program
Summer 2014
Intensive Introduction to Computer Science Using Java (8 credits), completed with Grade A
Activities
UAA French Model United Nations Club
Club President
2014 – 2016
Served one term as president of the UAA French MUN club, overseeing its growth from ~10 to ~50 members, was
the organizer and the Secretary General of the FRMUN 2014 conference at UAA, now serving another term as the
Secretary General of the FRMUN 2015 conference (http://www.frmun.org). Presided in the Modèle Francophone
Grenoblois des Nations Unies conference in Grenoble, France in 2015; participated in 2 other conferences.
UAA English Model United Nations Club
Chair
2011 – 2016
Delegate at three conferences (IIMUN 11, TIMUN 12, THIMUN 13 & 14), member of the Model Security Council
at two conferences (TIMUN 13, IMUNA 14), Ambassador at THIMUN 15, Committee President at three
conferences (AMMUN 14, TIMUN 14, TIMUN 15)
UAA Mobile App Development and Maker Clubs (http://tech.tyg.rs)
Club Founder & President
2014 – 2016
Co-founder and Co-president of Programming Club, co-founder and president of Maker Club, elected to serve
another term as president. Took part in mobile app development projects as lead developer, released three apps.
TEDxUskudarAmericanAcademy
Speaker
Gave a talk on promoting spaceflight at the TEDxUskudarAmericanAcademy event in February 2015.
Honors & Awards
Ahmet Rasim Journalism Award for Best News Article - 2011
“Schools in Istanbul are Ready for the EU”
AREL Schools Science Experiment Contest Second Place - 2011
Physics Branch
BEST Engineering Competition, Üsküdar American Academy Chapter Winner - 2013
Efficient Housing: Moving and Storing Water
National Honor Society Member (http://nhs.us) - 2014 – 2016
Uskudar American Academy Chapter
TUBITAK National Science Projects Competition, Istanbul Regionals 3rd Place - 2015
Computer Science project, “Wiisics” (http://wiisics.tyg.rs)
2015
UAA Academic Excellence Awards
Informatics 2011, Chemistry 2014, Physics 2015, Mathematics 2015 Winner
Community Work
UAA Programming Club (http://tech.tyg.rs)
President and Lecturer
2014 –
After studying Computer Science in Summer School, I started this club and taught programming and algorithmic
thinking to schoolmates during the 2014-2015 semester. I was invited to national educational conferences to give
talks about the club’s methodology and benefits and why every school should follow suit.
TYGRS Booxchange (http://www.booxchange.com)
Lead Developer
2014 – 2015
Co-founded web-based platform for online trading of UAA student textbooks & other course materials. Served as
the Lead Developer using PHP, HTML, JS, CSS. The platform lets students save on annual textbook costs.
Work Experience
THIMUN Online Model United Nations (http://onlinemodelunitednations.org)
Deputy Secretary General & Tech Officer
2013 –
Served as the Technology Officer starting from 2013, responsible of the website and the online certification
(badging) initiatives; as the Deputy Secretary General of Public Affairs starting from 2014, responsible of
coordinating outreach efforts and designing all organization graphics; and now as the Deputy Secretary General
for Technology and Development starting from 2015, responsible for all technological aspects of the program.
Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture (http://www.itu.edu.tr)
Webmaster and Payment Systems Developer
2010 – 2011
Worked as webmaster for the Gated Communities 2011 conference
(http://gatedcommunities.istanbul2011.itu.edu.tr) developing the main page, the conference registration and
article submission suite, as well as the payment solution; and as webmaster for the “Kapali Yerlesmeler 2010”
conference (http://kapaliyer.itu.edu.tr) developing the main page and article submission suite.
Liberty Network Gaming Community
Community President
2012 – 2013, 2015 -
Co-founded web-based gaming community, served as the Lead Developer on the server owned by this
community (Lua, PHP, HTML, JS, CSS, MySQL, SQLite, Server Management), gained experience maintaining its
services frequented by thousands of members with ~250 members actively on products at any given time.
Languages
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Turkish – Native Speaker
Proficient in English (TOEFL: 116/120)
Fluent in French (DELF B2: 82/100)
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Elementary Spanish
Java, PHP, Swift, Lua, Python, C#
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Windows & Linux systems management
Database engineering and maintenance
experience with MySQL, SQLite,
PostgreSQL
Skills
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Programming, with practical experience
Team Development experience Git, SVN
HTML, JS, CSS web design experience
Graphic design with Adobe Photoshop, etc.
Hobbies
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Amateur rocketry, R/C
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Video gaming
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Tennis, Swimming, Hiking
For a full portfolio including published articles, completed programming projects and other endeavors, visit my website at http://www.cemgokmen.com