EFE UĞUR DÖRTLÜ

Managing high and low voltage battery projects for energy storage and LEVs.

Developing strategies for secondary life battery applications to enhance sustainability.

Project Planning & Execution
BESS: Overseeing large-scale energy storage deployments for grid support, renewable integration, and peak shaving.
C&I: Managing battery storage projects for commercial applications like backup power, demand charge reduction, and microgrids.
Defining project scope, timelines, and milestones.
Coordinating with stakeholders (suppliers, engineering teams, utilities, and regulatory bodies).

Technical & System Design Oversight
Ensuring battery system design meets performance and safety standards.
Collaborating with engineering and R&D teams to define system requirements (power, energy capacity, cycle life, thermal management).
Reviewing and optimizing BMS (Battery Management System) and PCS (Power Conversion System) integration.

Vendor & Supply Chain Management
Managing relationships with cell manufacturers, integrators, and component suppliers.
Ensuring procurement aligns with project cost and timeline requirements.
Evaluating battery technologies (LFP, NMC, sodium-ion) for specific use cases.

Financial & Risk Management
Budgeting and cost control for CAPEX and OPEX considerations.
Conducting feasibility studies and ROI analysis for investment decisions.
Identifying risks (technical failures, supply chain disruptions, regulatory hurdles) and implementing mitigation strategies.

Compliance & Safety Regulations
Ensuring certifications and compliance (UL 9540, IEC 62619, NFPA 855, etc.).
Working with environmental and safety teams to meet sustainability and grid interconnection standards.

Performance Monitoring & Optimization
Implementing data analytics and remote monitoring for system health tracking.
Analyzing cycle life, degradation trends, and performance improvements.

• Developed comprehensive project plans, identifying risks and mitigation strategies for timely completion.

Led e-bike battery projects for well known European brands.

Defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
Developing and tracking project timelines, milestones, and budgets.
Coordinating between R&D, production, suppliers, and customers.
Mitigating risks and resolve project roadblocks.
Working with engineers to define battery specifications (capacity, voltage, BMS requirements, etc.).
Ensuring compliance with safety and certification standards (e.g., UN38.3, IEC 62133, EN50604).
Managing testing and validation phases.
Supplier & Manufacturing Coordination
Sourcing and qualifying battery cell suppliers and component vendors.
Oversee the battery pack manufacturing process, ensuring quality and efficiency.
Address supply chain issues and component availability.
Ensuring batteries meet performance, reliability, and safety standards.
Managing field tests and customer feedback for continuous improvement.
Collaborating with regulatory bodies to meet legal and environmental requirements.
Acting as the main point of contact between customers and internal teams.
Providing updates on project status, risks, and technical challenges.
Supporting after-sales service and warranty claims related to battery performance.

Managing Inhouse and Outsource LED Lighting Projects.
Researching market trends about LED Products.
Benchmarking LED lightning products in the market.
Approving outsource ready solution LED fixtures such as panel lights, down lights, led tubes, bulbs, spots…etc from Chinese and Taiwanese vendors

Finished Smart-phone, EV Charger, Interactive White Board and more than 50 pcs LED Lighting projects

Responsible for approving lighting, waterproof connectors, ODM and OEM PCBAs, Constant Current and Constant Voltage Power Supplies, Batteries, LED chips, reflectors, secondary optics and lenses according to IEC, AEC-Q100, AEC-Q101 and AEC-Q200, NEMA 4 and ANSI standards

Maintained component database in SAP Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system, created product trees of all Smart Phone, EV Charger, SSL and IWB products

Ongoing components failure analysis

Worked like a bridge between the design team and supply chain management with both technical and cost management capabilities

Assisted R&D team to choose the best optimal component solution

Maintained CADENCE ORCAD Library parallel with SAP PLM system

Found alternative sources

Created more than 3 alternatives for the KEY components

Uploaded Safety, CB Report, RoHS, REACH, EMC, etc documents into the SAP PLM systems

Managed multiple projects at the same time

Worked high volume projects which are more than 1.000.000 pcs

• Designing cable harness in AutoCAD
• Checking mechanical, optical and electrical compatibility with CAD tools together with R&D team
• Benchmarking LED lightning products in the market