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Zurich, Switzerland

• Collaborated with the project team to ideate, develop, industrialize, and ramp up new sensor families in single-use application area.• Built comprehensive testing plans and capabilities to evaluate functional models, prototypes, and products throughout the development process.• Proposed and selected product improvements and solutions based on test results.• Verified and qualified technical solutions through experimentation.• Monitored technical evolution to stay current with key technologies and identify opportunities for future product innovations.• Maintained the quality of products in the market by investigating quality cases, identifying areas for improvement, and launching and managing change requests in collaboration with the single-use sensor team.

Zurich, Switzerland

• Conducted factory troubleshooting to identify and solve process and product quality problems. • Optimized manufacturing processes to improve the existing quality of pH and optical sensors.• Prepared various documentation, including working instructions and process validations, to ensure proper communication and documentation of processes.• Coordinated and led industrialization process development projects for pH and optical oxygen sensors, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivers within time and budget constraints.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• Design and characterization of nanoporous, siloxane functional thin films by plasma polymerization to steer surface interactions at solid/liquid interfaces (i.e. molecular adsorption and water ordering), which can thus enable applications in the field of functional and active surfaces (e.g. bio- or packaging- materials),• Collaborating with several research groups in Europe (Paul Scherer Institute, Freie Universität Berlin, EPFL) that yielded the publication of 3 peer-review articles,• Leading and mentoring 4 master students throughout the doctoral study,• Contributing to several international conferences with a diverse audience as a presenter (oral/poster) and receiving several awards, • Coordinating sponsorship agreements for successfully executed EMPA Ph.D. Symposium 2018.

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Project: “Acid and base excess blend membranes for PEM fuel cell application“• Planning and carrying out the experimental work for the synthesis, functionalization, and characterization of membranes for redox flow battery and fuel cell applications.

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Project: “Developing photocatalytic micro-robots for decontamination of water from organic pollutants”• Preparation of modified surfaces with polymer beads as templates for atomic layer deposition,• Characterization, analysis and quality control of the template substrates under the light microscope and scanning electron microscope,• Calcination and swimming analysis of the micro-robots following the atomic layer deposition step,• Characterization and the analysis of photocatalytic decomposition of organic dyes.

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Project: "Synthesis and transport measurements of solid oxide fuel cell components" • Investigation of possible novel compositions of acceptor-doped ceria to achieve high ionic conductivity,• The structural modification of ceria-based oxides with co-doping and evaluation of the electrical conductivity via Impedance spectroscopy.

Manisa, Türkiye

• Achieving flawless execution of the projects between internal and external stakehol-der focusing on the enhancement of polymer-based washing machine components,• Organization and documentation of the validation and verification tests,• Identifying the right solutions for customer`s needs in consideration of technical and financial aspects,• Taking a lead in the cost improvement studies to create additional value for the company and customers.

İzmir, Türkiye

• Observing catalytic chemical processes in fluidized bed reactors (i.e.conversion of heavy hydrocarbons to light products) and performing mass and energy balance calculations and process control of this complex unit.

Kırklareli, Türkiye

• Carrying out quality control and stability tests on the medicines ensuring GMP standards.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Materials Science

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Materials Science, 1.8

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Chemical Engineering, 3.64/4.0

Activities and Societies: METU Turkish Classical Music Community, METU Chemical Engineering Community, Ankara Volunteer Team3rd rank out.

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