Power Platform & AI Agents Consultant
I’m Halilcan Soran, a Senior Business Analyst specializing in Process Optimization at Visa, where I transform complex business workflows through RPA, Power Platform, and Agentic AI solutions. With a unique blend of editorial leadership experience and technical innovation, I bring a storyteller’s clarity to process automation — making the complex simple and the mundane disappear. My mission: empower teams to focus on high-value work by building intelligent systems that handle the rest.
From Newsrooms to Enterprise Automation
My journey began in Şanlıurfa, Turkey. Later I earned a Master’s in IT Project Management from WSB University in Gdańsk, Poland — laying the foundation for my process optimization philosophy.
During university I co-founded Magna Carta NGO, participating in EU-supported projects and creating opportunities for over 150 individuals. Those early lessons in project coordination and stakeholder management shaped everything that followed.
A pivotal chapter opened when I joined Thomson Reuters as a News Reporter. Rising to Team Leader, I managed 15 journalists while pioneering “NewsOps” — applying DevOps principles to journalism workflows. My contributions earned four Strategic Centers Impact Awards between 2020 and 2024. At Reuters I also built Power Automate solutions that saved hundreds of hours annually, which became the launching pad for my automation career.
My approach is grounded in certified methodologies:
- Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) — Agile frameworks applied to cross-functional teams
- ITIL — IT service management aligned with business operations
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt — process optimization to eliminate waste
For more, visit my LinkedIn profile.
What I Build at Visa
Currently serving as Senior Business Analyst at Visa, I design and implement intelligent automation solutions that streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency. My focus areas:
- Power Automate & RPA: Workflow automations that eliminate manual bottlenecks
- Power Apps: Custom business applications that solve real operational challenges
- Copilot Studio: AI-powered agents that augment human capabilities
- Agentic AI: Intelligent systems that reason, plan, and execute complex tasks autonomously
As organizations face mounting pressure to do more with less, the solution isn’t simply working harder — it’s working smarter. Through Power Platform, RPA, and Agentic AI, we can create environments where people are freed from operational friction to pursue strategic and creative work.