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Istanbul, Turkey

Spearheaded quality improvement initiatives, successfully integrating two new factories into IKEA’s operations and executing 18 new projects within two years, significantly enhancing product offerings and operational efficiency. Lead and mentor teams in launching new products while ensuring strict adherence to IKEA’s quality standards. Collaborated with senior management to align quality agendas with organizational goals, driving substantial improvements across teams.Mentored junior engineers and provided technical guidance for their career development and growth.

Selected for an elite 12-month leadership development initiative, designed to cultivate managerial capabilities and strategic thinking among emerging leaders within IKEA.

İstanbul, Türkiye

Directed comprehensive packaging strategy development, enhancing supplier training and knowledge-sharing initiatives to secure compliance with quality expectations. Championed inter-departmental projects to optimize packaging processes, ensuring alignment with business development strategies and sustainability objectives. Conducted audits and assessments to drive continuous improvement in packaging compliance, collaborating with senior leadership to address key challenges.

Istanbul, Turkey

Championed quality assurance projects for ceramic products, leading cross-functional teams to enhance supplier collaboration and ensure compliance with IKEA’s high standards. Developed and executed strategic launch plans for new products, which strengthened supplier relationships and significantly improved production efficiency. Delivered impressive results by achieving approximately €200K/year in cost savings through targeted quality improvement initiatives. Implemented many new products such as first ceramic tile product in IKEA range.

Managed quality assurance processes for new model launches, facilitating effective communication between suppliers and internal manufacturing teams. Successfully delivered new model parts’ projects on a wide range of parts such as seat group, glass group, rubber/pipe group parts and with some chassis parts such as tires and shafts for 2017 Model Honda Civic Launch.

Kocaeli, Turkey

Led automobile parts procurement and delivery optimization, enhancing supplier performance evaluation and streamlining operational workflows. Directed a project aimed at improving internal warehouse operations and overseas delivery labeling to enhance supply chain efficiency.

Industrial Materials Engineering Program with thesis.

Kocaeli, Turkey

Contributed to thermal spray and chemical painting processes within the Materials Application Engineering team, supporting project objectives.

Istanbul

Worked on MSc thesis study of Direct Reduction of EAF Slag

Avesta, Sweden

Worked on inclusion analysis by PDA-OES project

Hatay, Turkey

3 weeks internship in blast furnace plant

Bursa, Turkey

Three weeks period internship

Çanakkale, Turkey

Three weeks internship in R&D

Hatay, Turkey

6 weeks internship in Quality Department

Master'S Degree, Materials Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Metallurgical Engineering, 3.04

Activities and Societies: Compter of Marmara University Materials Science Engineering Club

English Language Course

Boston, USA

High School Diploma, Science, 4.95