Tamer Taskin, Phd Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey

ARMCO is the rail signalling and telecommunications systems subsidiary of Koloğlu Holding. Products:SIL 4 level crossing systemNational ATP (Automatic Train Stopping System)Point Heating SystemCorrect Door Enable SystemNational ATP based Emergency Stop SystemCurrent Projects:Başkent Ray Mixed Traffic Network - ETCS L1 & L2 and Telecom Systems. Çerkezköy - Kapıkule Mixed Traffic High Speed Line (part of TEN-T) - ETCS L1 with GSM-R upgradable to ETCS L2 and Telecom Systems. Isparta-Burdur-Denizli Modernization - Conventional Lineside Signalling with the National Signalling System and TelecomsSirkeci - Kazlıçeşme Conventional Lineside Signalling and Telecoms. Kayseri Tram Line Extension. Kocaeli Tram Line Extension.

Istanbul, Turkey

Since it's foundation in 2012 YM IDIS have successfully responded to the complex signalling, control and telecom needs of rail and road projects in Turkey and overseas not only by ETCS design, integration, installation, and T&C capabilities but also by incorporating the products developed by their Research and Technology Development Department including SIL4 Signalling System for mainline and LRT and a SIL4 Level Crossing Controller and, non-safety systems e.g. Fare Collection&Ticketing, Freight&Rolling Stock Management, ECS SCADA. YM IDIS's projects between 2012 and 2022 include:• S&T Design & Integration - Rehabilitation and signalisation of the Irmak-Karabük-Zonguldak Railway Line (ETCS L1) Turkey. http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/engineering/yapi-merkezi/pressturkeys-eu-project.html • S&T Design & Integration, site installation, T&C - Ethiopia Awash-Weldia/Hara Gabaya Railway Project (ETCS L1)http://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/engineering/yapi-merkezi/pressyapi-strengthen-links.html • S&T IDV and Alarm/SCADA and LV Power + UPS systems - Bir Touta Zeralda Railway Line (ETCS L1 + GSM-R) Algeriahttp://www.yapi-merkezi.com.tr/ViewItemDetails.aspx?Item_id=511&Language_id=2 • S&T works for Turkish State Railways Yerköy - Sivas High-Speed Line (300 km/h) Project (ETCS L1 + L2)• S&T works for Tanzania High-Speed Standard Gauge Railway Project Lot 1, 2, 3 and 4 (ETCS L2).http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsturkeys-yapi-merkezi-wins-192bn-tanzania-railway-contract-5939189/ • S&T works on Turkish State Railways Selçuk - Ortaklar Pilot Interlocking Project (YM IDIS Signalling System)• S&T works on Turkish State Railways Alayunt - Afyon - Konya Modernization Project (ETCS L1) (YM IDIS Signalling System)• Signalling of BURSA Burulaş T2 Tram Line at SIL4 level (YM IDIS Signalling System)

London, United Kingdom

•Led the development of vital and non-vital CBTC systems design of the Piccadilly Line Mixed Mode Area (MMA);•Led the technical communication with the Tube Lines Limited and TRSS Toronto Office on the development of the systems design for the Piccadilly Line MMA architecture.

London, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Group CEO developed and managed the group's EU and North America retail and wholesale operations at the London office of BNS Telecom Group plc. (currently a subsidiary of Daisy plc).

London, United Kingdom

•Developed Train Control System (ERTMS Level 2&3) - Network Management Centre (NMC) Interface Control Document;•Updated Network Management Centre (NMC) Functional Requirements Specification.

London, United Kingdom

• Developed Train Control System (ERTMS Levels 1 & 2) - Conventional Signalling (SSI and CBI) Interface Control Document; • Developed Train Control System (ERTMS Levels 1 & 2) non-TCS Trainborne Systems Interface Control Document;• Revised & upissued TCS Customer Requirements Specification (CRS) from Rev. 2.0 to Rev. 3.0;•Developed Train Control System (ERTMS Level 3) - Network Management Centre (NMC) Interface Control Document.

London, United Kingdom

•Developed operational, functional and safety acceptance requirements for the UK customisation of ICONIS product developed on Alstom's corporate SCADA platform;•Project Engineer for the multi-site (France, Brazil, USA and UK) UK customisation of Alstom's ICONIS SCADA based Control Centre product and the development of the Network Rail compliant software components.

London, United Kingdom

•Provided technical and operational direction to the short listed suppliers to ensure that their designs and products comply with the Network Rail requirements (Control System Development Supervisor April ’02 – November ‘02);•Identified and analysed functional, interface and system assurance issues related to the short listed products (Control System Development Supervisor April ’02 – November ‘02);•Analysed and captured project’s automatic route setting and conflict resolution (ARS) needs and produced the ARS Requirements Specification and Routing Tables (Control Systems Consultant February ‘01 – September ‘01);•Reviewed the functional and integration capabilities of Bombardier EBICOS 'base control product' and, scoped the development work to be undertaken by the suppliers to comply the project specific functional, interface and safety requirements (Control Systems Consultant (February ‘01 – September ‘01);•Reviewed suppliers product designs and UK customisation strategies for the implementation of the ARS and other control functions (Control Systems Consultant February ‘01 – September ‘01);•Developed project’s Command & Control Strategy and Control System User Requirement Specification (Control Systems Consultant September '99 – May ‘00);•Documented the existing signalling, signal control and communication infrastructure and operational practices and made recommendations on potential suppliers products (Control Systems Consultant February ‘01 – September ‘01);•Introduced formal requirements engineering practices including first use of DOORS requirements management tool on a Network Rail project (Systems Engineering Coordinator April '98 – September ‘99);•Coordinated requirements capturing and development activities for automatic train control, signalling, signal control, telecommunications, customer information and power systems (Systems Engineering Coordinator April '98 – September ‘99)

London, United Kingdom

•Coordinated design and implementation of the Central Line Automatic Train Regulation System by Westinghouse Signalling Limited (now Invensys Rail) (Jan ‘96 - April '97, Feb ’00 – Feb ’01, Sep ’01 - Sep ’02);•Managed the application of Northern Line Signalling Simulator (currently knowns as SSL Railway Engineering Simulator -RES) to the areas of signalling performance and track layout improvements cost/benefit analysis, performance based specification development, ARS strategy development and operational analysis (January ‘96 - April ‘97).

London, United Kingdom

Task Manager – Central Line Automatic Train Regulation Specification and Design (November ‘93 - December '95) •Production of system requirements specification, interface requirements specification, system concept and high level design, technical feasibility study and business case development activities for the new Central Line (CL) Control Centre Automatic Service Regulation subsystem;•Coordination of the joint Westinghouse Signalling Limited/LUL task team activities.Task Manager – Network Simulator Development Project (June ‘95 - December '95) •Development of the Northern Line Signalling and Train Movement Simulator (Network Simulator) with the TDG internal development team.Task Manager - LUL Control Systems Strategy (August ‘95 - December '95) •Production of LUL Control Systems Strategy for the LUL Chief Engineers’ Group;

London, United Kingdom

•Provided design expertise to the JLE Mainline Control System and Signalling & Train Movement Simulator development;•Managed the modelling and production of all application data, including enhanced control tables (ECTs) provided to Alcatel TAS Vancouver System Design and Data teams (Tau3 workpackage);•Developed Functional Specifications and high-level system design documents for JLE Mainline Control System signalling control application modules and external system interfaces; •Developed and managed the development of all JLE Mainline Control System commissioning and system integration test procedures (Tau3 workpackage);

London, United Kingdom

•Led the development of an object-oriented simulation modelling library. The project was one of the first ISO 9001 and 9003 compliant software developments in the UK industry and the first one developed under the company’s Software Quality Management System;•Represented the company in tripartite (i.e. ACEC, GASA, GASL) 'Simulator de Traffic' workgroup and other Alcatel/GEC ALSTHOM R&D initiatives; •Contributed to the development of company Software Quality Management System and company’s controlled software development environment.•Contributed as the Designated Project Engineer to JLE Signalling Control System tender -responsible for Control Room Simulation and Service Regulation work packages of the TAMSY ATS proposal;•Contributed as the Designated Project Engineer to LT&S Resignalling Project - Stage 1 tender;•Provided Simulation & Modelling support for JLE Signalling system tender - SACEM modelling and, performance and capacity analysis;•Simulation, modelling and system integration support for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Project (signal layout optimisation, General Signals (now ALSTOM) TMS ATS configuration) and during DLR Prime Contract Tender;•Conducted the design headway and minimum acceptable overlap calculations, track layout optimisation, timetable generation, junction layout optimisation, safety, reliability and capacity analysis, ATO/ATP/ATS modelling work for the Docklands Light Railway project;•Developed and maintained a number of simulation and mathematical models specific to the Docklands Light Railway project for capacity planning and transmission loop layout design.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

•Participated in the industrial contracts won against international competition, most notably:Power system simulation study undertaken for ASEA of Sweden (then ABB) with the principal objective of establishing the DC current distribution and verifying the DC power design of Istanbul Light Railway.•Maximum energy demand control study undertaken for Queensland Railways (QR) of Australia with Hawker Siddeley Rail Projects (then a part of Invensys Group now Siemens Mobility), U.K. with the objective of specifying a predictive maximum AC power demand control system

Istanbul, Turkey

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Modeling And Simulation (Rail Systems)

Activities and Societies: University Radio StationPhD through research in the Traction Research Group led by Professor Brian Mellitt under.

Msc Course Study Leading To Mphil At The University Of Birmingham, Systems And Control

Completed advanced courses in Control & Systems Engineering including Microprocessor based Control Systems, Optimum Control, Digital.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Electronic & Telecommunications Engineering, Honours

Activities and Societies: Technical University of Istanbul Radio Station http://radyo.itu.edu.tr/en/Final year project on Microprocessor.

Diploma, Science & Maths (In English)