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An Open Letter to One of My Fascinated Readers
Response to Tessa Schlesinger, who wants to know more about my background
Tessa asserts “I have researched this guy thoroughly.”
Context.
I normally don’t write these types of stories. This is an exception. I write about leadership, technology, health, self-improvement, mental health, lifestyle, and cognitive science topics on Euphoria.
This letter is a kind response to Tessa Schlesinger, who left a message about me on a curated masterpiece penned by Dew Langrial, a top writer and senior editor of ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curated, which together support over 16,000 Medium writers and thousands of Medium readers.
I have no connection with Tessa so far, and I have had no conversations on Medium or on social networks with her. She, however, has left a few comments about me in articles. Tessa asserts that “I have researched this guy thoroughly.”
Even though Tessa criticizes me and attempts to dent my reputation by calling my leadership a “con”, I take this as feedback and an information request. Hence I am sending this post based on her public comment.
I have no hard feelings for Tessa. I believe she is a good writer who is trying to make sense of this complicated and convoluted virtual world. However, her comments need to be addressed as they don’t reflect reality.
Here is the link to the comment publicly available on Medium.
In case the comment is deleted, I took a screen capture to keep the context.
Dear Tessa,
Thank you for your fascination with my profile and for checking out my background. I am humbled by your interest and efforts.
First, let me clarify that I never claimed to work with Open Group. All my professional and social media links show I am certified by the Open Group. My profile on LinkedIn and other networks depict my L3 Distinguished Certification validating my 37 years of experience as an IT professional.
The esteemed organization, Acclaim, validates the credentials of Information Technology professionals based on their skills and experience certified by large business organizations.
Since you couldn’t find any evidence of my Open Group certification here is a simple approach to help you achieve your goal.
Here are the steps.
Please start the Google search engine.
In the search bar please type “Dr. Mehmet Yildiz Distinguished Architect.”
You will see 61,900 entries as shown in the screenshot.
I know, too many entries, but don’t worry. The Google algorithm is brilliant and puts the most credible links in the top 10.
So Google knows that Credly’s Acclaim is a globally recognized company verifying certification for thousands of large business organizations such as Microsoft, IBM, Apple, Google, and many more.
In the top ten, you will then see the following entry filtered by Google based on the credibility of sources criteria.
When you click on this entry on Google, you will find my Acclaim validation page. Then you can see my Acclaim profile.
The page shows my 74 validated professional badges with details.
Since you mention Open Group particularly, I can help you find the details.
Here is the publicly available link to the Open Group certification in which you seem to be interested.
As you can see, I obtained this certification in October 2008. It is an annual re-certification. I was most recently certified last August, and I need to re-certify in August 2021.
If you log in to Acclaim with a valid account, you can click on the Verify button, it shows all the details. Please note that Acclaim does not accept fake accounts so your email address must be verified.
Here are the skills I achieved and demonstrated to earn this globally recognized Open Group Distinguished Architect certification recorded on the Acclaim site.
Earning Criteria
Distinguished Architects must previously have been certified by The Open Group at Level 2 — Master Certified Architect, or the equivalent in a program accredited by The Open Group.
Distinguished Architects achieve Certification by successfully completing three interviews by other Distinguished Certified Architects. The interview criteria include all of the skills listed above, as well as the requirements for successful leadership of architecture engagements that had a significant, positive impact on the business of their employers/clients.
Distinguished Architects must have repeated experience successfully directing significantly complex architecture initiatives, developing solutions that typically involve different stakeholders, multiple lines of business, many solution varieties, highly regulated environments, (de)mergers, acquisitions, business transformations, international and/or global scale, etc.
Distinguished Architects must have repeated experience successfully directing projects and developing solutions that result in significant positive and measurable business value and/or impact.
Distinguished Architects must have repeated experience in setting and driving architecture goals and objectives for significant strategic enterprise initiatives.
Distinguished Architects must continually develop their technical and professional knowledge and skills in technology trends, vertical industry sectors, and architecture trends and techniques.
Distinguished Architects must make contributions to the architecture profession, such as publications, research, development of training, or contributions to standards bodies or professional organizations. They must also contribute to the development of professional architects through teaching, serving on certification boards, coaching, and/or mentoring.
The Open Group Professional Certification program is open to all applicants. For Level 3, applicants must previously have been certified at Level 2.
You also mentioned no companies are associated with my name and account.
I am wondering whether you checked my professional profile network on LinkedIn followed by 24,594 professionals, and around 10,000 of them are senior business executives.
You can click on my followers and can see senior leaders, including the honorable Barack Obama as one of my followers on LinkedIn.
You stated no one mentions my name.
This is not true because I humbly received many recognition messages on media and several awards for my contribution to the body of knowledge.
In addition to writing articles and blogs, I have authored several technical books, published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals like IEEE and Springer, and I was granted several invention patents by the US Patent Office. Links are available on my website.
You can also check out my thought leadership background through the Thinkers360 network in the USA if you have an account with them. Basic membership is free.
For example, you may check out the following link showing my Design Thinking thought leadership and influence, globally published in February 2020 and publicly distributed to LinkedIn Network and many other platforms as one of the top 50 influencers in the discipline of Design Thinking. I hope you recognize my photo there. I am the first person at the top with a 100% score.
Prominent links about my professional background, publications, and patents are publicly available on my website. It does not require much research and is easy to find. You questioned my doctorate, and I am surprised you couldn’t find evidence on Google.
The easiest way to find Ph.D. dissertations is from the academic library of the issuing institute as cited in this article. I have nothing to hide about my professional background.
I hope this post helps give you clarity on your doubts about my professional certifications, my leadership, and my industry experience.
The attached article below is my gift to you. I hope it may provide some insights into learning more about leadership.
Sincerely,
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