Hi, I’m
Senem Turkarslan
İzmit,41
Summary
Focused project manager with a mechanical engineering background and detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Applying creative and analytical approach to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.
Overview
14
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
TUBITAK - The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye
Project Manager, Chief Researcher
12.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Manages multi-million dollars worth development projects for avionics and crypto devices included in a development program for an aircraft,
- Coordinates cross-functional teams and resolves conflicts, maintains a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle,
- Tracks engineering works, KPIs such as on time delivery, quality performance and prepares reports regularly,
- Organizes weekly/monthly review meetings and takes relevant actions accordingly,
- Actualizes the revenue with finance team after the closures at particular milestones,
- Prepares responses and relevant contract documents for bidding.
TRMOTOR Propulsion Systems
Program Lead
01.2019 - 04.2023
Job overview
- Provided leadership, guidance and support to staff members,
- Established the standard operating procedures (SoP), mapped the interfaces and described the workflow in the organization,
- Established the Risk Management System, developed the tool to register and track the risks, and led risk management activities,
- Developed the tool to track the labor hours, cost, and accordingly managed the progress to achieve the goals,
- Presented the progress reports to the stakeholders (customer, end user, senior management) periodically,
- Regularly informed and supported the decision makers to ensure that necessary actions are taken.
TRMOTOR Propulsion Systems
Design Lead
01.2019 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Performed hands on design studies during the preliminary and concept design phases of an aircraft engine development project,
- Coordinated the activities to mature the design solution proposal through the iterations among cross-functional teams,
- Developed the relevant project plans for design teams (resource, budget, schedule, deliverables, risks etc.),
- Identified statement of work (SOW), scope (WBS), deliverables (CDRL), schedule, budget, risks as a baseline content in the contract,
- Contributed to bidding activities with below actions: Supported systems engineers to translate the customer/end-user needs into product requirements and design boundaries.
Turkish Aerospace
Lead Engineer
12.2017 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Led pre-concept studies to identify the design envelope and interface between engine and air vehicle,
- Coordinated the project activities with other Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) to agree on a mutual design solution to meet the program goals,
- Captured high level requirements and project plans,
- Performed gap analysis (CBA: Capability Based Assessment) for technology readiness level (TRL) required to execute the program successfully,
- Searched for collaboration opportunities about technology development projects to bridge the gap between actual and required TRLs.
GE Renewable Energy (formerly LM Wind Power)
Global Support Engineer
07.2017 - 12.2017
Job overview
- Provided support to the plants in Europe region with a focus on Bergama Plant, where was in ramp-up phase, to meet the plant's timely goals,
- Developed specific calculation tools and methods to evaluate the impact of the non-conformities, and performed root cause analyses,
- Maintained non-stop communication with the global team to agree on a mutual decision (repair/scrap) about the non-conformities,
- Identified the special repair methods if repair decision was agreed, otherwise justified the rationale behind the scrap decision,
- Proposed the engineering changes to improve/optimize the manufacturing process or material configuration of the products,
- Described the corrective/preventive actions by identifying the faults, failures, root causes and improvement areas,
- Organized training for the plant employees (white/blue collar) about continuous improvement, quality and development processes.
GE Aerospace
Engineering Operations Leader
04.2016 - 06.2017
Job overview
- Coordinated the annual planning process with the technical leaders, operations managers and the global team to identify and prioritize the goals, objectives, budget, headcount, timeline and growth target,
- Fed the organization's annual operations plan with the insights extracted from actual data (labor, cost, etc.)
- Monitored and controlled the day to day progress by using data analytics tools and methods,
- Estimated the bottlenecks based on projected trendline, and identified risks, opportunities, and the control plans,
- Planned long term measures based on lessons learned and documented best practices,
- Facilitated operational rhythm meetings with relevant parties, presented weekly and reported quarterly to the senior management.
GE Aerospace
Design Engineer
05.2013 - 04.2016
Job overview
- Identified the geometric envelope of the parts/components in gas turbines by applying geometric dimensioning and tolerancing rules, and performed stack-up analyses,
- Prepared and presented the engineering/design change proposal, discussed and agreed on it with the leaders,
- Incorporated the agreed engineering/design changes,
- Created 3D CAD models, assembly and detail drawings with Siemens-NX,
- Kept up to date all relevant product configurations in PLM environment (Teamcenter),
- Coordinated and communicated with the partners from all over the world via appropriate tools to exchange proprietary data.
ALCE Elektrik AŞ
Mechanical Design Engineer
08.2011 - 05.2013
Job overview
- Provided support to the sales and marketing team for bidding activities by framing up hardware design in order to figure out the cost and delivery time,
- Performed product development studies to meet customer needs and requests and legal requirements,
- Created the product tree and bill of materials (BOM) in ERP (SAP) environment,
- Coordinated with the drafters to generate the product's 3D CAD models, assembly models and detail drawings,
- Performed internal R&D studies for optimization, cost reduction, quality improvement, capacity building and etc.,
- Participated several internal and external quality audits to support quality management efforts.
Grontmij Engineering Consultancy and Design Ltd
Junior Energy and Mechanical Design Engineer
03.2010 - 06.2011
Job overview
- Took place in 6 European Union (EU) funded building projects and wind farm feasibility studies,
- Prepared the project and tender documents in accordance with EU standards including cost estimates, schedules and project plans,
- Supervised on-site construction works of the projects on implementation phase.
Education
Istanbul Technical University, Energy Institute, Istanbul, 34
Master of Science from Energy Science And Technologies
12.2015
Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, 41
Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
02.2010
Skills
- Project management
- Project estimation and bidding
- Scope management
- Work planning and prioritization
- Resource allocation
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder management
- Configuration management
- Lifecycle management
- Lean Six Sigma
- Data analysis
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (ASME GDTP Y145)
- 3D CAD modeling
- MS Office
- MS Project
- Primavera
- Jira
- DOORs
- Jazz
- Confluence
- Teamcenter
- NX-Unigraphics
Certification
- ASME GD&T Technologist Level Professional, 03/01/2016 - 03/01/2019
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training Completion, 09/01/2016
Honors Awards
Above & Beyond Awards by GE Aviation
- 2016, Learn and adapt to win: achieved my individual growth commit «GDTP Certification».
- 2016, Deliver results in an uncertain world: achieved the «on time delivery» goal with satisfactory quality, despite the insufficient input.
- 2015, Deliver results in an uncertain world: achieved the «on time delivery» goal with satisfactory quality, despite the insufficient input.
Hobbies
- Data enthusiast
- Runner (marathon finisher)
- Cyclist (winner of multiple races in Turkey)
- Scuba diver (SSI Master Diver)
- Yoga practitioner (Yoga Alliance instructor)
Timeline
Project Manager, Chief Researcher
TUBITAK - The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye
12.2023 - Current
Program Lead
TRMOTOR Propulsion Systems
01.2019 - 04.2023
Design Lead
TRMOTOR Propulsion Systems
01.2019 - 09.2021
Lead Engineer
Turkish Aerospace
12.2017 - 01.2019
Global Support Engineer
GE Renewable Energy (formerly LM Wind Power)
07.2017 - 12.2017
Engineering Operations Leader
GE Aerospace
04.2016 - 06.2017
Design Engineer
GE Aerospace
05.2013 - 04.2016
Mechanical Design Engineer
ALCE Elektrik AŞ
08.2011 - 05.2013
Junior Energy and Mechanical Design Engineer
Grontmij Engineering Consultancy and Design Ltd
03.2010 - 06.2011
Istanbul Technical University, Energy Institute
Master of Science from Energy Science And Technologies
Kocaeli University
Bachelor of Science from Mechanical Engineering
- ASME GD&T Technologist Level Professional, 03/01/2016 - 03/01/2019
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training Completion, 09/01/2016
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