Chief Technology Officer · Board Member · Strategic Advisor · Ankara

Sabri Çağrı
Çakır

As a CTO, Board Member, and R&D leader, I have spent 15+ years managing technology organizations, architecting digital transformation, and driving institutions toward the future. Across sectors from defense to healthcare, I have delivered 160+ projects — always treating technology as a tool and people as the focus of every step. Turning complex systems into strategic growth is not just a profession for me — it is a way of approach.

Human-centered
technology strategy —
proven results,
real growth.

I turn complex systems into growth. With a multidisciplinary academic background and 15+ years of hands-on experience, I have developed a results-driven leadership approach that bridges technology and business. This approach is shaped not only by technology but by people — our human-centered management philosophy earned the organization I led the Great Place to Work® certification.

Over 15 years at ARD Group, I served as Director, CTO, CRO, and Board Member. I played a key role in the company's rise to BIST Star Market and its IPO. I architected the technical infrastructure of e-Transformation platforms serving over 50,000 taxpayer clients. I took a leading role in the technical design of national legal, healthcare, and public software projects with hundreds of thousands of active users. I managed international R&D projects under ITEA, TÜBİTAK, and Celtic programs.

I have developed enterprise solutions across a wide spectrum — from NATO-accredited defense and security projects to public IT infrastructure.

Core Competencies

Digital Transformation & ERP Architecture
e-Transformation (e-Invoice, e-Archive, e-Ledger)
Cybersecurity & Critical Security Systems
Corporate Governance & Investment Strategy
International R&D Project Management (ITEA, TÜBİTAK, Horizon)
IT Infrastructure, Virtualization & Cloud Computing
Video Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
Business Intelligence & Data Analytics

Open to consulting & executive opportunities. Available to provide services in digital transformation, ERP architecture, R&D management, and corporate strategy.

15+
Years of technology leadership
160+
Completed projects
1M+
Platform users
5
Academic degrees
Period
Position & Organization
Jan 2025 — Apr 2026
Strategic Technology & Management Consultant · Board Member
Lunadenta Teknoloji Bilişim Arge AŞ · Full-time · Ankara

Expert consulting in strategic technology planning, digital transformation, R&D management, and organizational restructuring. Guiding a growth-oriented organization through an ecosystem-based management model, working with multiple stakeholders across national and international projects.

Strategic ConsultingDigital TransformationR&D ManagementOrganizational RestructuringCorporate Governance
Jun 2024 — Dec 2024

Jan 2024 — Dec 2024
Board Member
ARDVENTURE · Full-time · Ankara

Two concurrent roles within ARDVENTURE: Board Membership at GSYO (Venture Capital Investment Trust) and Board Membership at the Crowdfunding Platform Inc.

Venture CapitalCrowdfundingInvestment StrategyCorporate Governance
Mar 2019 — Dec 2024
Board Member
ARD Grup Bilişim Teknolojileri A.Ş. · BIST: ARDYZ · Ankara

Corporate responsibility in public company governance. Member of the Early Risk Detection Committee. Led the management of the company's rise to BIST Star Market and its IPO process. Coordinated CMB compliance, transparency, and corporate auditability processes.

Corporate GovernanceInvestment StrategyTechnology RoadmapIT StrategyRisk ManagementIPO
Jan 2017 — Nov 2022
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
ARD Grup Bilişim Teknolojileri A.Ş. · Bursa / Ankara

Architected the technical infrastructure of e-Invoice, e-Archive, and e-Ledger platforms, managing e-Transformation infrastructure serving 50,000+ taxpayer clients. Led 160+ projects in public, defense, healthcare, and cybersecurity sectors. Contributed to critical infrastructure projects under NATO Facility Security Clearance.

e-TransformationCybersecurityIT InfrastructureVideo AnalyticsVirtualizationVPNFirewallsCritical Security SystemsSDLCSoftware Project ManagementITEA
Feb 2017 — May 2022
Chief Research Officer (CRO)
ARD Grup Bilişim Teknolojileri A.Ş. · Remote

Management of international and national R&D incentive projects. Technical and administrative coordination of multi-stakeholder projects under ITEA, TÜBİTAK, and Celtic programs.

R&D ManagementITEATÜBİTAKCelticInternational Project ManagementResearchData Analysis
Jan 2010 — Feb 2017
Director
ARD Grup Bilişim Teknolojileri A.Ş. · Ankara

First major leadership position in a 15-year career at ARD Group. Management of technology operations and contribution to institutional growth processes.

Technology ManagementProject ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProcess Improvement
Doctorate — PhD
Management Information Systems
International Dublin University · 2024
Master's Degree
Industrial & Organizational Psychology
International Dublin University
Master's Degree — MCA
Management Information Systems
Ahmet Yesevi University · 2016–2018
Bachelor's Degree
Business Administration
Anadolu University · 2006–2010
Bachelor's Degree
Physics
Dokuz Eylül University · 2000–2004
Total
5
Academic degrees &
certification programs

Technology Management

Technology RoadmapIT StrategyTechnology Product DevelopmentIT Infrastructure ManagementServer ManagementITILInterim Management

Software & Infrastructure

Software DevelopmentSDLCCloud ComputingVirtualizationStorage VirtualizationSoftware Defined NetworkingVPNBackup & RecoveryEnterprise SoftwareIntegration

Security

CybersecurityFirewallsVideo AnalyticsCritical Security Systems

Project & Program Management

Project ManagementProgram ManagementSoftware Project ManagementInternational Project ManagementITEAProcess ImprovementChange ManagementRequirements Analysis

Strategy & Business Development

Business StrategyIT StrategyBusiness DevelopmentInvestment StrategyRecruitment

Analysis & Research

Business AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceData AnalysisAnalytical SkillsR&DResearchSpice

Let's work
together.

Feel free to reach out for digital transformation projects, ERP consulting, R&D management, or senior executive opportunities. I would be happy to consider your executive, consulting and/or collaboration proposals.