Mesut GÖRATEŞ

• During the more than 18 years I have been working at Meteksan Defence, I have held the following positions in order:

Business Development Manager (BDM), Turkish Navy

Underwater Acoustic Systems, Business Dev. Dir. (BDD)

Customer Account Executive, Turkish Navy

Underwater Acoustic & Lazer Optic Systems, BDD.

Pakistan Country Director

Business Development & Pakistan Country Director

• Together with my team, I prepared RFI & RFP response documents for different R&D and product development projects of the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industries, Turkish Naval Forces and some Main Contractors such as Aselsan, Havelsan, Roketsan, STM, ASFAT.
• Together with my team, I prepared RFI & RFP answering documents wrt the different R&D and product development projects of some international projects.
• I personally participated in the bidding processes of the tenders on behalf of my company and managed the auction processes under competition.
• As a retired naval officer who knows their needs, I played the interface role between my team and the Turkish Naval Forces Command crew in our projects.
• I planned the underwater acoustic infrastructure and technical organizational structuring of my company and implemented it by obtaining management level approvals.
• I successfully represented and promoted my company and its products in national and international fairs, seminars, workshops and similar platforms.
• I shared my experience and knowledge with my team and stakeholders, supported them and contributed to the formation of a complete team spirit for the success of our projects.
• Together with my team; we made our operations and projects successful by identifying areas for improvement in existing systems to increase efficiency while maintaining quality standards,
• ensured project/program success using data-driven approaches that lead to informed decisions about resource allocation.
• increased project visibility through consistent communication with partners, and beneficiaries via reports, presentations, and events.

• After retirement from the Turkish Navy, I joined Havelsan's GENESIS-GABYA Class (PERRY Class) Frigates' Combat Management System Modernization Team as being "Ship Assembly and Integration Manager".
• Together with my Team, we successfully planned, coordinated, applied & tested modifications/replacements, assembly and integration of all systems of Combat Operations Center (COC) and Electronics Room of the Project.
• Reduced risks in the integration process by identifying potential issues early on and proactively addressing them.
• Streamlined integration processes by implementing efficient project management methodologies and tools.
• Established strong relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate smooth coordination of resources and information throughout the project lifecycle.
• Spearheaded cross-functional teams to successfully deliver complex integration projects on time and within budget.

• Cordination of all New Construction Submarine Projects between the relevant Commands of Turkish Navy, Presidency of Defence Industry, Chief of the General Staff & the designer HDW Shipyard.

• Project Management of ongoing GÜR Class Submarine Constructions.
• Coordination between the designer HDW Shipyard and the constructer Gölcük Naval Shipyard to achieve targeted construction schedule.
• Coordination and support of scheduled trainings of the Submarine Fleet Command and the Shipyard Command crews.
• To attend and approve the successful compliance of the Factory Acceptance Tests of main configuration items produced by the sub-constructers of the HDW Shipyard.
• To prepare monthly activity reports related to the Project and inform all the relevant Commands of the Turkish Navy.

• Project Management of ongoing Surface Ship & Submarine Construction Projects.
• Coordination between the designer HDW Shipyard/Germany and Gölcük Naval Shipyardto achieve the targeted construction schedule.
• Coordination between different factories of the Shipyard to achieve the targeted construction schedule.
• Coordination between the designer HDW Shipyard/Germany and Turkish Navy for construction material transfers from domestic & international market to achieve the targeted construction schedule.
• Coordination & approval of design modification requirements for construction.
• Timely supply of infrastructure, benches, tools and other auxiliary materials needed by shipyard factories.

• Responsible from the repair and maintenance of all mechanical problems faced for on-service submarines,
• Responsible from design modifications/approvals, mechanical construction, repair & maintenance problems faced for new construction submarines and surface warships,
• Responsible from inspections, repairs, maintenances & overhauls of LM 2500 Gas Turbine Engines of Frigates.