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-Providing operational and analytical support to IFC's operations in Turkey-Supporting country manager in overseeing advisory projects and sectoral initiatives-Supporting business development activities for investment projects -Following regulatory developments and providing inputs on local economic and business trends to IFC investment decisions and strategies-Communicating with government agencies, private sector stakeholders, associations and think thanks etc.

Specialist in project management Energy and Water Advisory department in ECA region. Supported Task Leads in financial and technical studies in Infrastructure and Manufacturing Advisory program management activities. Assessed the feasibility of investment projects and due diligence reports for different renewable energy, manufacturing resource efficiency (REF) and infrastructure projects via strong financial, modelling and analytical skills. Supported business development and client relationship management activities, track record and ability to focus on client’s needs effectively. Engaged with clients to understand their business directions and challenges that may lead to new opportunities. Supported whole project management steps from data collection to commission with respect to budget, resource and time constrains.-‘Waste Heat Recovery in Turkish Cement Sector’, sector study completed and report published to determine bottlenecks, existing and potential capacity for market creation-Investment Clients climate advisory for energy and resource efficiency projects completed for different sectors; cement, glass, pharma, chemicals, light metal, food processing, automotive, etc. (+100 mio$)-Industrial Water Efficiency Studies for manufacturing sector to reduce their water footprint in TR-Market mapping for different sectors to analyze bottlenecks and support to create new investments -Technical advisory to MoE in Belarus to assess the potential capacity in ‘Biogas Mapping Study’ -Advisory support to biogas assoc.in Serbia about feedin tariff update to create new investments-Financial modelling for different clients for different Energy and REF investments (focused on ECA and MENA regions, Turkey, Balkans, CIS, Yemen, Egypt, Ukraine)-GHG reduction, climate governance and climate resilient project development -Knowledge management, capacity building for different projects and lesson learned reporting

Main Tasks;Owner Engineering, Business Development, Technical and Feasibility Studies, Technical Evaluation of Cogeneration systems, Solar Power Plants, Turkey and Kazakhstan Power Market Studies, Preparation of Projects Budget, Preperation and Evaluation Contracts, Documentation for Government Agencies(EPDK, TEDAS, EIE...)- Implemented and operated1,2 MW Cogeneration Plant for one of the reputable hotels in Istanbul- Developed several projects of industrial cogeneration power plants in TR- Completed due diligences of solar power plant in TR- Developed different solar power plant in KZ- Evaluated WtE power plants in TR- Studied about different technologies like ORC, Absorption Chiller, micro cogenerations, etc.

Main Tasks;- Researched about technical and economical studies about biomass pyrolysis- Developped different conceptual designs- Completed all feasibility studies for different technologies- Purchased all technical equipments- Made detailed engineering study and constructed 288 tons/month capacity woody pyrolysis plant- Managed all installation & commissioning of pyrolysis reactor- Negotiated for all necessary permits(EIA,licence) with government (Prepared all necessary documentations about EIA report with the Ministry of Environmental and Urban Planning)- Operated the plant with different types of biomasses- Managed all production operation and logistics The plant can operate various biomass types such as wood, wood chips, nut shells, etc. are successfully used in the system. One of the rare wood pyrolysis plant in operation in Turkey