Gokhan Jack Ulker
About Gokhan Jack Ulker
Gokhan Jack Ulker is the VP of Market Data Global Engineering & Operations at Jefferies & Company, with extensive experience in market data delivery and systems engineering.
Company
Gokhan Jack Ulker currently works at Jefferies & Company as the Vice President of Market Data Global Engineering & Operations. He has been with the company since 2012, based in New York City. His role involves managing engineering and operations for market data delivery platforms globally.
Title
Gokhan Jack Ulker holds the title of Vice President of Market Data Global Engineering & Operations at Jefferies & Company. His responsibilities include evaluating hardware and software technologies, supporting and engineering market data delivery platforms, and collaborating with various global teams.
Education and Expertise
Gokhan holds a Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science from Pace University, completed between 1994 and 1996. He also has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Yildiz Technical University, earned from 1983 to 1989. His academic background has provided him with a solid foundation in both engineering and computer science.
Background
Before his tenure at Jefferies & Company, Gokhan Jack Ulker worked at Thomson Reuters from 2001 to 2012 as a Senior Systems Engineer and Enterprise Integrator in New York City. Prior to that, he spent five years at Rich Incorporated as a Senior System Engineer, from 1996 to 2001. He also worked at Dow Jones Telerate as a Programmer Analyst/System Administrator for seven months from 1995 to 1996.
Achievements
At Jefferies & Company, Gokhan participates in the Jefferies Technology Committee to assess future technology deployments. He provides comprehensive documentation and training within various IT groups, including Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Derivatives. He is instrumental in establishing engineering standards for installations and capacity planning, utilizing tools such as Zabbix, ITRS, Replay Server, and Wire Shark.