• Manage and coordinate projects involving areas such as education, politics, finance, local governance, and civil society.• Define research goals, model the problem and design questionnaires with high level expertise - together with an international academic team.• Plan and coordinate field survey work including supervising of field workers in 81 districts in Turkey including rural as well as metropolises.• Manage and implement survey design and field control using tools such İksara Android Survey Application, surveymonkey.com, and MsOffice applications.• Analyze data using statistical tools (Stata, SPSS) with advanced knowledge of research methods and prepare project reports.

• Supervised and coordinated a team of 50 people to accomplish the real chocolate processing project. • Managed activities involving operations, planning and scheduling, oversaw logistics. • Assessed daily activities and processes; created and presented weekly reports with recommendations to top management.• Established core development standards, policies, and procedures and maintained administrative records. • Managed and coordinated activities involving 2 international plants, 2 local plants, 4 sales and marketing firms. • Prepared management reports highlighting essential information to assist the top management to prioritize.

• Served as an advisor to CEO in all matters pertaining to process, quality, R&D, innovation, including information gathering and analysis. Briefed CEO on overall progress, provided solutions and suggested alternative systems.• Coordinated, directed and followed up product formulation and package design works and coordinated execution of the R&D projects from startup to launch. Reviewed feasibility and conceptual work carried out by R&D. Reviewed product design for compliance with standardization and company standards. • Created and updated gantt charts for the follow up of specific strategic projects. Initiated and lead multi-discipline projects in support of development and acted as a catalyst to fasten when things started to slow up.• Followed up the market (internal and external) and customer trends, evaluated Nielsen reports and made new product suggestions. Input into CEO’s thinking by being fully aware of the current and future issues within the sector. • Facilitated in the implementation of Ulker procedures relating to R&D, lab, quality and process. Liaised with other departments to source information. • Evaluated reports of outdoor and indoor plants relating to cost analysis, sales, production efficiency, research and development, quality, GMP periodically. Created and presented summary reports highlighting important points and with recommendations to CEO. • Organized, supported and actively participated in meetings and performed minute taking. Gave CEO feedback on the progress of corrective actions.

• Provided executive support, worked on strategic projects with Group President and BD Director; assisted in the preparation of financial analysis and business plan for the development of new business opportunities.• Assisted the unit head in the preparation of research material and financial projections in support to business case studies for presentation to upper management; prepared presentations on various topics.• Carried out necessary research and preparation to ensure that the GP is properly briefed when attending external and internal meetings. Involved in planning of agenda items and prioritization of key issues, organizing, supporting of meetings and minute taking.• Coordinated responses to proposals, researched, drafted, composed and sent out emails, tracked and compiled legal documents. Accessed GP’s email and took action in his absence. Updated and maintained company brochures, materials and documents.• Provided research regarding specific matters, industries and practice areas, companies, prospective clients, and sites for possible expansion, opportunities and updates with R&D developments presented reports to the CEO.• Analyzed reports of the international plants and activities and prepared periodical, analytical, informative summary reports.

• Lead a team of line supervisors and provided leadership and guidance to associates in carrying of the plant activities and production plan. Conducted daily meetings to review the plant status, plan and determined the priorities for the day. • Prepared analytical reports relating to production, operations and manufacturing feasibility assessments for various processes related projects. Kept informed the plant manager of significant changes in operating strategy or equipment failures that effect plant efficiency radically. • Designed, specified and prepared operational procedures and document requirements for process improvements and for maintaining, quality, GMP and other certifications. Ensured continuity in quality by monitoring, performing research, experiments, and upgrading process designs.• Prepared equipment and instrumentation data sheets, P&ID’S, PFD’s, plant and equipment layouts, utility consumption, process functional descriptions, piping layouts, equipment and installation specifications and line lists. Participated in a variety of design reviews in terms of quality, content, safety and efficiency. • Evaluated, troubleshot and problem solved issues related to equipment operations, operating problems, materials; lead efforts to improve product yields, efficiency, cost reduction and maintaining quality.• Optimized manufacturing processes to provide sustainable gains in cost effectiveness and product performance through projects, process design, engineering evaluations, statistical analysis, experiments, refurbishing existing facility elements, and capital Performed procedural changes. Ensured optimum utilization of the resources and processes. • Identified development uncertainties and risks including health, safety, environmental and sustainable development assessments and proposed solutions to minimize and eliminate impact.

Supported in the commercialization of new products, product testing, and audits of competitor products.• Performed engineering analyses such as: shear stress calculations of screws and splines, by doing column buckling calculations, bending stress analysis, and applying beam equations towards solving engineering problems.• Performed tensile, compression, flexural, impact tests using Instron S9 to determine the physical properties of building materials.• Analyzed composites for glass distribution to determine their components.• Provided written technical reports of the test results to management.

• Worked on Triblock copolymer ionomer membranes: Part II. Structure characterization and its effects on transport properties and direct methanol fuel cell performance.• Computed analytical and numerical solutions using Fortran. • Determined the accuracy and stability of these numerical solutions.• Generated contour plots and performed solution profile analyses.

• Participated in vendor approval process by testing the raw materials in the lab and providing reports to management and purchasing. • Ensured quality by preparing and evaluating tested samples for soap production. • Analyzed samples by conducting various tests such as PH, titration, salinity test, glycerin analysis, and solubility test. • Assisted operations in the production of Sodium Hypochlorite and performed product testing to verify the required standards. • Supervised assembly line workers and troubleshot molding and packaging equipment.