CV

Education

Ph.D. in Engineering Management, Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk/VA/USA, 4.0 G.P.A., summa cum laude, 2013-2016 Dissertation: “A Hybrid Tabu/Scatter Search Algorithm for Simulation-Based Optimization of Multi-Objective Runway Operations Scheduling”, 2009-2015
Ph.D. in Operations Research, Defense Sciences Institute, National Defense University, Ankara/Turkey with 3.778 G.P.A. Dissertation: “Solution Algorithms and a Decision Support Framework Proposal for Robust Airline Crew Pairing Problem”
Master’s Certificate in Project Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C./USA, 2013-2015
M.Sc. in Technology Management (Project Management), Defense Sciences Institute, National Defense University (NDU), Ankara/Turkey with 3.818 G.P.A., 2005-2007 Thesis: “General Efficiency Assessment of Mortar Training Simulator System”
B.Sc. in Systems Engineering, NDU, Ankara/Turkey with 3.567 G.P.A., 1993-1997

Defense Projects Manager, HST Automotive, Manufacturing and Industry Inc., Ankara/Turkey

Managed multiple multi-national defense projects budgets of $ 50+ million to achieve 25%+ profitability and on-time delivery.
Created project forecasting and staffing plans to mitigate risk and ensure project success. Developed action plans and led meetings with executives to review project status and proposed changes to maintain schedule, budget and quality.
Developed and implemented a data-driven decision support system that optimize information quality and equip leadership with additional insight leading to 15% improvement in decision-making process efficiency.

Project Manager and Senior OR Analyst, Ministry of National Defense, Ankara/Turkey

Managed missile & rocket systems acquisition projects (worth $ 30 million) including development of operational and system requirements through operational analysis.
Achieved recognition for using modeling, optimization, simulation, data analytics and evidence-based approaches to improve project management processes.

Project Manager, NATO HQ Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, VA, USA

Managed a multi-national operational command & control project worth $ 5 million.
Conducted operational requirement analysis to support continued integrity and quality, to ensure requirements remain valid and applicable.

Project Manager and OR Analyst, Ministry of National Defense, Ankara/Turkey

Managed dismounted soldier systems acquisition projects worth $ 20 million.
Implemented applied mathematics, OR, optimization, scheduling algorithms, data analysis techniques to ensure procured systems adhere to quality standards and processes leading to a cost saving of $ 0.7 million.

Operations Research & Systems Analyst, Ministry of National Defense, Turkey

Planned and executed advanced military ORSA projects (worth $5 million) along with 5+ analyst and ensured project implementation to improve operational efficiency by 18%.
Performed detailed analysis of logistics activities to ensure integration support considerations are captured in planning process and reduced logistics disruptions by %9.
Served as a deployed ORSA analyst in support of NATO SFOR (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and NATO ISAF (Afghanistan) missions.

Languages: Turkish - Mother tongue
- English - Full professional proficiency (National Language Exam (YDS) 96.25/100
  - TOEFL PBT Listening 59, Grammar 60, Reading 61, Total 600
  - NATO STANAG 6001 Listening 4/4, Speaking 4/4, Reading 4/4, Writing 4/4
- German - Basic knowledge
- French - Basic knowledge
Computer Skills:
Experienced user of statistical packages, spreadsheet, database, business graphics, word processing, network applications classes of computer software
Algebraic modeling software: GAMS, AMPL, IBM ILOG OPL, Gurobi, Pyomo, JuMP
Statistical modeling, & analysis software: R, SPSS
Simulation modeling software: SIMAN, ARENA, NetLogo, Vensim, Anylogic
Programming languages: Python, Julia, MATLAB/Octave, C, C++, VBA, SQL
Typesetting language: LaTeX
Data visualization: Tableau, Power BI, ggplot2, matplotlib, seaborn
Machine learning frameworks: PyTorch and libraries (Scikit-learn)
Program/project management software: MS Project, Primavera Strengths:
- Driven by challenge, ambitious, goal oriented, professional attitude, well-organized, self-motivated, and able to adapt rapidly to new environments.
- Experienced in leveraging scientific methods to inform qualitative and quantitative analyses
- Effective and comfortable in working across culturally diverse working environments.
- Expertise in building high achieving teams, project management, and solving complex problems through innovations and creativity.