Overview
Work History
Education
Certifications Courses
Accomplishments
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Ozkan KOC

Istanbul

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Expert Engineer

Turkish Airlines
12.2023 - Current
  • A330 P2F : Passenger to Freighter Conversion Program


Technical Coordinator

Turkish Airlines
12.2022 - 12.2023
  • Base/Line technical services for corporate / private jets : Gulfstream IV, V Series -450,-550,-650.

Chief Engineer

Turkish Airlines
11.2018 - 12.2022
  • Modifications of wide-narrow body aircraft of domestic and international airlines, Aircraft lease returns, re-deliveries
  • Leading a large team of aircraft maintenance engineers throughout execution of aircraft modification projects, ensuring conformance to design specifications and safety standards
  • Forecasting labor budgeting needs and presented proposals to financial department, analyzing business and technical requirements to determine system design, potential issues and related cost for each project request.

Senior Systems Engineer | Avionics | Connectivity

Turkish Airlines
10.2014 - 11.2018
  • Evaluation of Avionics SBs, EOs, EASA/FAA Mandates, Modifications / Upgrades, Part M / CAMO engineering for avionics ATA Chapters in both airline and MRO environment
  • Linefit project management for a total number of 165 narrow body aircraft (~200M$) to be delivered. Retrofit project management; RFP (Request for Proposal) specifications for the selection of Avionics, and Satcom Cabin/Cockpit Connectivity systems
  • Participation in Panasonic ATP and Thales FSAT tests in Lake Forest-USA, before entry into active airline flight operations
  • B777 Fleet Coordinator, responsible for representing Turkish Airlines in FTMs (Fleet Team meeting) in Seal Beach to discuss the overall technical reliability issues faced by the major 777 operators.

Avionics Engineer | Line Maintenance

Turkish Airlines
06.2010 - 10.2014
  • Analyzed and reviewed technical data during investigation to propose troubleshooting and resolution strategies
  • Experience on the following types: Airbus A319 / A320 / A321 / A330 /A340, Boeing B737-800-900 / B777-300ER
  • Managed and optimized technical reliability figures of all aircraft systems including Avionics, IFE, Connectivity by early detection and initiation of appropriate actions by using monitoring tools (Boeing AHM, Airbus Airman, Panasonic Dart, Teledyne Airfase)
  • Providing technical engineering assistance in AOG situations, eliminating repetitive system defects for the whole fleet
  • Technical analysis of delays caused by several aircraft systems, eliminating chronic system defects

Network Engineer | Customer Support

Alcatel Lucent
03.2009 - 06.2010
  • Initiated and managed network test facilities to verify network hardness and resilience
  • IP MPLS, ATM engineering support, acting as CTA of Deutsche Telekom, Project Engineering Experience in Alcatel Lucent facilites in Ottawa, Canada
  • Recommended options for disaster recovery, remote access, network appliances, servers and directory services security
  • Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation of route-based IP network solutions.

Test Engineer | Military Avionics

TAI
06.2008 - 03.2009
  • Established system integration environment for avionics suite of HURKUS military training aircraft
  • Hardware R&D work towards the realization of avionics integration tests, MIL-STD-1553B, ARINC-429, ARINC-708 bus implementation verified through avionics simulation and testing.

Avionics Engineer | Maintenance

MNG Technic
09.2007 - 06.2008
  • Test, repair and overhaul operations to avionic components for various ATA chapters
  • (Rockwell Collins, Honeywell, Thales, ELTA)

Education

MBA Global Exchange -

Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
New York, USA
01.2023 - 05.2023

Executive MBA -

Koc University, Graduate School of Business
Istanbul, Turkey
09.2021 - 12.2022

Master of Science: Information Technologies -

Sabanci University, Graduate School of Engineering
Istanbul, Turkey
06.2015 - 06.2016

Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering -

FH Aachen
Aachen, Germany
10.2002 - 06.2007

Certifications Courses

  • 11/2016, Boeing 777 – Type Training (Avionics, Communication Systems, Navigation, Powerplant, Hydraulics, Pneumatics), Turkish Airlines
  • 11/2014, The Future of Aircraft Communications Systems at Airbus, Toulouse - FRANCE
  • 03/2008, Airbus 320 – Type Training (Avionics, Communications, Navigation Systems), MNG Airlines

Accomplishments

    Best Safety Management System Implementation Award 2021 at Turkish Airlines


    Best Avionics Engineering Solution Award 2016 at Turkish Airlines : Development of "Aircraft Onboard Software Management Platform" to manage the software configuration of the whole aircraft fleet

Timeline

Expert Engineer

Turkish Airlines
12.2023 - Current

MBA Global Exchange -

Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
01.2023 - 05.2023

Technical Coordinator

Turkish Airlines
12.2022 - 12.2023

Executive MBA -

Koc University, Graduate School of Business
09.2021 - 12.2022

Chief Engineer

Turkish Airlines
11.2018 - 12.2022

Master of Science: Information Technologies -

Sabanci University, Graduate School of Engineering
06.2015 - 06.2016

Senior Systems Engineer | Avionics | Connectivity

Turkish Airlines
10.2014 - 11.2018

Avionics Engineer | Line Maintenance

Turkish Airlines
06.2010 - 10.2014

Network Engineer | Customer Support

Alcatel Lucent
03.2009 - 06.2010

Test Engineer | Military Avionics

TAI
06.2008 - 03.2009

Avionics Engineer | Maintenance

MNG Technic
09.2007 - 06.2008

Bachelor of Science: Electrical Engineering -

FH Aachen
10.2002 - 06.2007
Ozkan KOC