Ali O. Ozkalay
Richmond, TX (Houston area) · aliomerozkalay@gmail.com · ali-ozkalay.pages.dev
Summary
CompTIA Security+ certified professional with nearly five years running the business office of two K-12 public charter schools, plus financial analysis, nonprofit outreach and B2B sales. Today I direct a team of about 20 specialised AI assistants that run my job search, email, finance tracking, scheduling and content, and I founded and built The Coefficient, an automated soccer analytics site with a prediction model in six languages. Bilingual in English and Turkish.
Key skills
- CompTIA Security+: security fundamentals, data security awareness, following IT policies and procedures
- Customer support and troubleshooting: listening, isolating the problem, explaining options in plain language, following through
- Data: collection, analysis and reporting; survey design; dashboards and visualisation
- AI agents and automation: directing a team of about 20 specialised AI assistants with human approval on every external action
- Equipment and capital asset records, purchasing coordination, budgeting and cost analysis
- K-12 school operations; youth coaching and mentoring
- Windows PCs, spreadsheets, word processing, QuickBooks (advanced)
Experience
Sales & Finance Administration Associate, DTF Printer USA, Stafford, TXJan 2026 – Present
- Advise business customers on direct-to-film printing equipment, explaining technical options in plain language.
- Point of contact in person and by phone; keep accurate customer and transaction records.
Founder & builder, The Coefficient, Houston, TX2026 – Present
- Founded and built a soccer analytics website and apps with an AI-agent team: data pipeline, prediction model, six languages.
Youth Soccer Coach & Analyst, Champions Soccer Academy, Katy, TXPresent
- Plan and lead practices, including a 9–11 age group learning the fundamentals; four years of coaching and game analysis.
- Teach formations, positioning and pressing; use match analysis to give players clear feedback and keep parents informed.
General Manager (trucking startup), Cosmos Prime Logistics, Houston, TXPresent
- Lead startup operations: sourcing trucks, driver hiring, insurance and operating cost control, with each step approved by the partner.
Outreach Coordinator, Raindrop Foundation, Houston, TXJan 2023 – Dec 2025
- Supported community outreach and program activities.
Financial Analyst, Blue Ocean Construction, Jacksonville, FLNov 2015 – Sep 2016
- Analyzed project expenses and supply costs for a commercial general contractor whose projects included schools; prepared management reports.
Business Manager, Discovery Academy of Science, Dunedin, FLAug 2013 – Jul 2015
- Business office contact for school leaders, teachers and staff at a K-12 public charter school.
- Maintained capital asset records for school property and equipment, including depreciation; coordinated purchasing.
Business Manager, River City Science Academy, Jacksonville, FLOct 2010 – Aug 2013
- Managed business office finances for a K-12 charter school and coordinated with leadership and staff on school needs.
Selected projects
- The Coefficient: Soccer analytics site that refreshes itself twice a day: public match data for 11 competitions, a Poisson + Elo prediction model, about 1,080 pages in six languages, three game-style themes, an FM-style 2D highlight replay and confirmed lineups with their impact on the forecast about an hour before kickoff. Educational analysis, never betting odds.
- AI operations team: About 20 specialised AI assistants, each with a role (career, email, finance, school, scheduling, content, analysis), coordinated by a chief-of-staff assistant and a shared ticket board. They prepare job applications, triage email, track spending, keep calendars and draft content, and every send, payment or submission waits for my approval.
- Roadmap for HS: A calm community and tracking app for people living with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), for iOS and Android.
Education
- Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Türkiye
- English language program, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA
- High school diploma, Bursa Science High School (Bursa Fen Lisesi), Bursa, Türkiye
Certifications and languages
CompTIA Security+ · English (fluent), Turkish (native) · References available on request.