Career
Experience & Skills
Production-adjacent technical background and software-focused areas of expertise.
Work Experience
October 2025 — Present
AI-assisted CAD product development
Prefab & light steel manufacturing
Purpose-built CAD/CAM software for prefab and light steel: roll-form-compatible production outputs, standardisation, and error minimisation. Internal measurements show a marked speed-up in production workflows against the previous system.
August 2022 — October 2025
R&D Technical Design Specialist
Vehicle superstructure manufacturing
CAD automation software for truck, van, and trailer production using the SolidWorks API. Mechanical design processes for trailer bodies, plus management of subcontracted work such as laser cutting and press-brake forming.
June 2018 — March 2022
R&D Machine Design / Manufacturing
Gedik Holding
Machine and equipment design with SolidWorks and Fusion 360; design and analysis for conveyors and welding robots. Additive manufacturing and mechanical design support within R&D.
Capability Signals
CAD automation
3/3Parametric assemblies, templates, production outputs
SolidWorks API / C# / .NET
3/3VBA migrations, add-in and macro architecture
Manufacturing systems
3/3Prefab, light steel, roll-form, shop-floor reality
Product thinking
2/3Domain to software boundary, pilots and measurement
AI-assisted development
2/3Speed from modern tooling; architecture and quality stay human
Education
Gedik Üniversitesi
Machinery Program — Vocational School
2020 — 2023
Gedik Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi
Steel construction and welding
2014 — 2018
Career
Certifications
Verifiable credentials in SolidWorks, quality management, lean manufacturing, and professional development.
Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA)
Dassault Systèmes — SOLIDWORKS
27 Mart 2024
Foundational SOLIDWORKS CAD credential; validated via the official SOLIDWORKS certification portal.
Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional Advanced — Sheet Metal (CSWPA-SM)
Dassault Systèmes — SOLIDWORKS
Advanced sheet metal credential; certificate document shared as PDF.
Small talk for non-native English speakers
LinkedIn Learning — Liesje Sandler
22 Haziran 2023
Workplace conversations: opening, sustaining, and closing small talk (LinkedIn Learning completion certificate).
Learning to Say No
LinkedIn Learning — Todd Dewett
22 Haziran 2023
Classifying work by priorities and values; saying no clearly, briefly, and respectfully.
IMIS'23 Resilience — participation certificate
Sabancı University Industrial Engineering Society
Digital certificate verifiable via Sertifier.
Lean transformation — lean manufacturing & lean thinking
Professional training program
Training on value streams, continuous improvement, and practical lean principles.
ISO 9001:2015 quality management systems — fundamentals
Accredited training provider
Introduction to ISO 9001:2015 quality management, process approach, and audit readiness.
Additive manufacturing — NiTi shape memory alloys & 4D printing
R&D / academic collaboration training
Advanced topics on nickel-titanium shape memory alloys and 4D printing concepts.