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Mustafa Kemal Gunay
Civil Engineer, MSc.
Istanbul,
Summary
I am a Senior Civil Engineer with over 20 years of experience and training in structural analysis and earthquake engineering. He has managed teams of up to 1400 people as Project Manager in road (motorway, divided state road, development road), bridge, viaduct, tunnel (natm), infrastructure (stormwater, wastewater, drinking water, water supply line), retaining structures and seismic strengthening of bridges and viaducts. He has coordinated the installation and operation processes of production facilities such as concrete batching plants, asphalt plants, quarries, and precast bridge girder production facilities. He has experience in consulting and international work experience. He is an expert in budget, risk control, work schedule optimization, occupational safety, quality control, and relations with Employer in public and private sector projects. With his results-oriented and detail-focused leadership skills, he completes projects in line with quality objectives.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
2
2
Languages
Work History
General Coordinator
Best-Sonay Ordinary Partnership
Istanbul, Istanbul
02.2024 - Current
- I manage the general infrastructure, development roads, and engineering structures construction processes within the scope of the Arnavutkoy Dursunköy and Basaksehir Hosdere projects, tendered by Emlak Konut Real Estate Investment Partnership Inc.
- I manage and coordinate a workforce of 100 people and multidisciplinary teams (electricity, telecommunications, road, infrastructure).
- I manage site operations, subcontractor selection, material procurement processes, contract processes, payment processes, and employer relations.
Project Manager
Bakırcı-Çevre Ordinary Partnership
Istanbul, Istanbul
10.2023 - 11.2023
- As part of the Sancaktepe Samandıra Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School construction project, I managed the safe demolition and site preparation processes of 61,000 m² of existing structures.
Project Manager
Kalyon Construction
Istanbul, Istanbul
06.2021 - 07.2023
- I managed the earthworks, engineering structures, and superstructure construction of the 18 km (2x2) Izmit-Kandira Divided Highway project, ensuring the road was opened to traffic at the binder level.
- I directed and managed a team of 400 people.
- I coordinated the installation and operation processes of production facilities such as concrete batching plants, asphalt plants, and quarries.
- I managed the technical office (planning, budget, tender, contract, progress payment), occupational safety, and quality control units.
Project Manager
KRP Highway Construction Ordinary Partnership (KALYON-RSY-PAK)
Istanbul, Istanbul
05.2018 - 05.2021
- I managed the process of completing and opening operations a 27 km (2x4) section of the Northern Marmara Highway (Section-7) project under the Build-Operate-Transfer model.
- I directed and managed a team of 1400 people.
- I successfully managed production facilities (asphalt, concrete, crushing and screening) and logistics processes.
- I managed the technical office (planning, budget, tender, contract, progress payment), tunnel, geotechnical, earthworks, engineering structures, superstructure, mapping and surveying, occupational safety, quality control, machinery supply, warehouse, purchasing, personnel, accounting, and administrative units.
- I successfully managed the secondary work (tunnel electromechanics, free passage systems, intelligent transportation systems, lighting, guardrails, horizontal and vertical traffic signs, landscaping, and wire fencing).
Deputy Project Manager
Makyol-Kalyon-Cengiz Ordinary Partnership
Istanbul, Istanbul
11.2013 - 05.2018
- I managed the processes of widening the existing (2x2) road between Istanbul and Sile to (2x3) and constructing earthworks, bridges, viaducts, tunnels, and other structures for the (2x3) road between Sile and Agva, excluding the superstructure.
- I directed and managed a team of 525 people.
- I coordinated the design processes of the engineering structures, and the establishment of the concrete plant and prestressed beam production facilities.
- I managed prestressed bridge girder assembly activities by using the Launching Girder (LG) and straddle carrier.
- I managed the technical office (planning, budget, tender, contract, progress payment), tunnel, earthworks, structures, mapping and surveying, occupational safety, quality control, machinery supply, warehousing, purchasing, personnel, accounting, and administrative units.
Project Manager
Kalyon-Aksiyon Ordinary Partnership
Istanbul, Istanbul
11.2010 - 10.2013
- I managed the construction processes for earthquake repair and strengthening projects on bridges and viaducts on the Trans-European Motorway (TEM), including the replacement of elastomer bearings and expansion joints.
Bridge Site Engineer/Construction Chief
IHI Corporation (Japan)
Istanbul, Istanbul
03.2006 - 08.2010
- I worked both on-site and in the office on seismic strengthening projects for the Golden Horn (including approach viaducts), Ortakoy, and Mecidiyekoy viaducts, as well as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge (formerly known as the Bosphorus Bridge) and Fatih Sultan Mehmet suspension bridges.
- I gained expert field experience in seismic strengthening and suspension bridge technologies according to international standards.
- I gained experience in preparing construction methodology and inspection request forms by working with foreign personnel and consultants.
- I gained international experience in the installation of seismic devices such as damping devices, seismic isolators (lead-core bearings), and locking devices, systems to prevent the superstructure from collapsing, wire cutting, post-tensioning, and external prestressing.
Bridge & Viaduct Structural Design Engineer
Emay International Engineering and Consultancy
Istanbul, Istanbul
01.2004 - 02.2006
- I prepared final projects and structural calculation reports for bridge, viaduct, and deep excavation support systems (piles/anchors).
- I provided consultancy services in repair and strengthening projects, overseeing their technical suitability.
Construction Site Chief
Monoblok Construction
Kutahya, Kutahya
06.2002 - 08.2002
- I served as a site supervisor in industrial floor concrete applications.
Education
University (Master's) - Structural Engineering
Yildiz Technical University
Istanbul, Türkiye10-2003
University (Undergraduate) - Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
Erciyes University
Kayseri, Türkiye07-2001
Skills
Project management
Budget management
Subcontractor management
Contract management
Bid evaluation
Cost control
Health and safety compliance
Analytical-minded
Decision-making
Organized and detail oriented
Problem-solving
Reporting skills
Affiliations
- • Member, Turkish Union of Chambers of Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Chamber of Civil Engineers (IMO) Istanbul Branch (Member No: 83987)
Software
SAP2000
STA4CAD
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office (Advanced Word, Advanced Excel, Advanced PowerPoint)
SAP
Certification
"Earthquake Protection of Structures by Seismic Isolation Method", Istanbul Kultur University, 2003, Prof. Dr. Michael C. Constantinou, Prof. Dr. Andrew S. Whittaker.
Interests
Instrumental Music, Cinema, Theater, Chess, 3-Cushion Billiards
Timeline
General Coordinator
Best-Sonay Ordinary Partnership
02.2024 - Current
Project Manager
Bakırcı-Çevre Ordinary Partnership
10.2023 - 11.2023
Project Manager
Kalyon Construction
06.2021 - 07.2023
Project Manager
KRP Highway Construction Ordinary Partnership (KALYON-RSY-PAK)
05.2018 - 05.2021
Deputy Project Manager
Makyol-Kalyon-Cengiz Ordinary Partnership
11.2013 - 05.2018
Project Manager
Kalyon-Aksiyon Ordinary Partnership
11.2010 - 10.2013
Bridge Site Engineer/Construction Chief
IHI Corporation (Japan)
03.2006 - 08.2010
Bridge & Viaduct Structural Design Engineer
Emay International Engineering and Consultancy
01.2004 - 02.2006
Construction Site Chief
Monoblok Construction
06.2002 - 08.2002
University (Master's) - Structural Engineering
Yildiz Technical University
University (Undergraduate) - Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
Erciyes University
Work Availability
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Foreign Language
English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Turkish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Scientific Publications
- Gunay, M.K.et al. (2020). "An Analytical and Applied Blasting Approach to Facilitate Rock-socketed Bored Pile Excavation", Arabian Journal of Geosciences
- Gunay, M.K.et al. (2018). "The Effect of the Ignition System and Shaft Cover Structure on Air Shock in the Blast Excavations in the Cebeci Tunnel of the Northern Marmara Motorway", 4. International Underground Excavations Symposium & Exhibition
- Gunay, M.K.et al. (2018). "Analysis of the Effect of Delay Interval on Fragment Size Distribution and Progress in the Blast Excavation of the Cebeci Tunnel, Northern Marmara Motorway", 4. International Underground Excavations Symposium & Exhibition
- Gunay, M.K.et al. (2003). "Comparison of Earthquake Behavior of Single and Multi-Degree of Freedom Systems", Kocaeli 2003 Earthquake Symposium
- Gunay, M.K.(2003). "Energy-Period-Ductility Relations in Single Degree of Freedom Systems Exposed to Ground Motion", Master's Thesis, 2003, Higher Education Institution National Thesis Center, Thesis No: 139720
Professional Interests
Suspension Bridges, Cable Stayed Bridges, Balanced Cantilever Bridges, Incremental Launching Bridges, Underground Structures and Station Structures, Seismic Isolation, Skyscrapers