About Me

Designing AI systems that move from ideas to real-world impact.

I'm Mehmet Şimşek, a Senior AI Engineer and AI Architect focused on designing, building and scaling production-ready generative AI, agentic AI and machine learning solutions for enterprise environments.

My work spans the full AI lifecycle, from identifying business opportunities and defining solution architectures to developing AI applications, integrating enterprise data and APIs, implementing governance controls and delivering scalable cloud AI solutions.

I work across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud ecosystems, with experience in generative AI, RAG, intelligent agents, machine learning, document intelligence, MLOps and enterprise AI adoption. I also share my knowledge through training, speaking and practical technical content for teams and organizations building with AI.

Focus Areas

What I work on

Generative AI & LLM Applications

Designing production-ready applications powered by foundation models, multimodal AI and modern generative AI capabilities.

Agentic AI

Building intelligent agents, multi-agent architectures, orchestration patterns and tool-enabled AI workflows.

Enterprise AI & RAG

Creating secure AI experiences grounded in enterprise knowledge, retrieval systems and organizational data.

AI Architecture & Strategy

Helping organizations make sound architectural decisions and move from AI experimentation toward scalable adoption.

Technology

Platform-aware, not platform-bound.

I work across the modern AI ecosystem and choose technologies based on the problem rather than forcing every challenge into a single platform.

Azure AIGoogle Vertex AIGenerative AILLMsAI AgentsRAGVector SearchEnterprise AI
Knowledge Sharing

Beyond architecture

I believe technical expertise becomes more valuable when it is shared with others.

01

Training

Practical technical training that helps teams understand and apply modern AI technologies.

02

Speaking

Sharing lessons, architectures and practical insights around generative AI and enterprise adoption.

03

Writing

Exploring AI architecture, agents, cloud AI and practical engineering through technical content.

Professional Experience

From data science to enterprise AI architecture

My career combines hands-on AI engineering, enterprise delivery, consulting and technical leadership across complex and regulated environments.

2026 - Present

Senior AI Engineer

Enterprise Financial Services

Leading architecture and delivery of enterprise generative AI, agentic AI and intelligent automation solutions, with emphasis on production readiness, governance, security and measurable business value.

2022 - 2026

Data Scientist & ML Engineer

Enterprise AI & Machine Learning

Designed and delivered production AI solutions covering generative AI, RAG, document intelligence, NLP, agentic workflows and cloud-native machine learning systems.

2020 - 2022

Independent AI/ML Consultant

Machine Learning & NLP

Delivered machine learning and NLP solutions across customer analytics, sentiment analysis, classification, multilingual NLP, predictive modelling and business automation.

Earlier Career

Data, Systems & Leadership

Analytics, Systems Engineering & Operational Leadership

Built a foundation in systems thinking, analytics, cross-functional leadership, technology delivery and complex operational decision-making.

Education

Engineering foundation with a business perspective

My academic background combines systems engineering with business and technology management, supporting a practical approach to architecture, transformation and enterprise AI.

Master's Degree

Master of Business Administration

System Acquisition Management

Naval Postgraduate School

2012 – 2014

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor of Science

Systems Engineering

Turkish National Defense University

2001 – 2005

Languages

Working across international environments

Experience collaborating, communicating and working across multilingual and international professional environments.

Turkish

Native or Bilingual

English

Full Professional

Dutch

Professional Working

Russian

Professional Working

Professional Credentials

Certified across Microsoft and Google Cloud AI

My certifications complement hands-on experience across enterprise AI, generative AI, machine learning, cloud AI platforms, and technical enablement.

Microsoft

Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect

Microsoft

Azure AI Engineer Associate

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified Trainer

Google Cloud

Professional Machine Learning Engineer

Google Cloud

Generative AI Leader

Google

GenAI Technical Expert

Microsoft

GitHub Copilot

Let's Connect

Interested in working together?

I'm interested in conversations around enterprise AI, generative AI, agentic systems, AI architecture, technical enablement and practical AI transformation.