Murat S. Coskun
** ****** **. *** ** Brooklyn, NY 11218
Phone: 917-***-****
E mail: ********@*****.***
O B J E C T I V E S:
A technical position requiring mechanical thinking and manual dexterity.
E D U C A T I O N:
BSc. Degree in Chemical Engineering Department, Ege University, Turkey, July 1996
AAS Degree in Commercial Photography, City University o f New York, La Guardia Community College, Dec. 2007
AAS Degree in Broadcasting Technology, City University of New York, Kingsborough Community College, March, 2012
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Work as Chemical Engineer
September 1999 – September 2004 Istanbul, Turkey
Ilsan Iltas Pharmaceuticals (Hexal AG) - Pharmaceutical industry
Process Engineer
Chief Production Engineer in the pellet coating and softgel encapsulation department which operates 24/7.
Directing a multifunctional team responsible for safely producing product in conformance with regulatory requirements
(ISO9001, cGMP, TPM, FDA regulations), within company policies and goals.
Working in coordination with quality control and research and development labs.
Identifying process improvements in the manufacturing areas that would boost productivity, quality and cost effectiveness.
Installation and start-up of the new process equipments (encapsulation and fluid bed coating machinery).
Generating technical training materials and SOPs, providing technical training.
Assisting with the execution of the process equipment qualification and process validation.
Working knowledge of process control instrumentation and related problem solving.
April 1997 –August 1999 Istanbul, Turkey
Pirelli Tires - Automotive industry
Total Productive Maintenance Engineer (TPM is a component of Lean Manufacturing )
Process improvements, problem solving, and TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) applications.
Training the machine operators to perform basic daily maintenance for increased efficiency and zero down time.
Preparing training documents and Power Point Presentations.
Training the process engineers of the third party suppliers for the Pirelli Tires Plant.
June 1996 –April 1997 Izmir, Turkey
BEST A.S. Yokogawa Process Automation Turkey Representative – Chemical Process Automation and Control
Service Engineer
Technical guidance for the selection of the process instruments (flow, temperature, pressure meters, inline pH meters)
Onsite technical service for the installation and calibration of the Process Control Instruments. Training the personnel on
how to use the Instrumentation.
Preparing the sales proposals for the Petrochemical, Paper, Steel, Glass, Food industries ( DCS, Measurement, Control
instrumentation).
Work as Photographer and IT
November 2007 – September 2012 New York, NY
TAKKA Design - Ladies apparel manufacturer
Networking (IT), Photographer
Maintaining the operation of the network of 20+ Windows computers, printers, scanners.
Tuning up, troubleshooting, and updating the software/hardware and the company website.
Photographing the new lines for production and internal use.
Preparing the digital images for the company web site and updating the company's and the customer's websites.
Creating PowerPoint presentations for the sales representatives.
Building a digital picture library for the woman’s apparel manufactured by the company.
Coordinating the receiving and shipments from the warehouses located in New Jersey and California (UPS, FedEx, EDI)
November 2004 – October 2007 New York, NY
Ageless Home, Inc. - Interior Lighting and Furniture Design and Manufacture r
Production and Sales Associate
Lighting manufacture (table, floor and ceiling lamps), wiring, soldering, glass work,
Carpentry and restoration.
Product photography and website design,
Moving material and finished product from Warehouse (NJ) to the store (NYC),
Individual shipments in Manhattan and bulk shipments to client warehouses (e.g. Anthropologie)
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Windows XP/7, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Audition, Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, After Effects, Flash
AspenTech Chemical Process Simulation Software
Avid Media Composer, Adobe, Filemaker Pro, Capture One, MS Expression Web
ANALYTICAL LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SKILLS:
Gas Chromatography, Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Flame Photometry
ENGINEERING TRAINING:
GLATT Fluid Bed Coating Training
GLATT Air Technologies, Basel, Switzerland - May 2000
Electronic Components and Circuitry Training
Institute of Electrical Engineers, Izmir, Turkey - October 1997
Crude Oil Distillation Unit Internship
TUPRAS, Turkish Petroleum Refineries, Co. Turkey, June 1996 – September 1996
Automotive Coating Products, Production and R&D Internship
Akzo Nobel Coatings-Kemipol, Turkey, June 1995 – September 1995
AspenTech Process Simulation Software Training
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey- February 1994
International Cinematographer's Guild Lighting Workshop
ARRI CSC Secaucus, NJ – October 2009
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Khym Scholarship, City University of New York, Kingsborough Community College - February, 2012
Presidential Art Award in Recognition of Excellence in Animation, City University o f New York, Kingsborough
Community College - March, 2012
Creative Art Contest for the Subject of “Promoting the Benefits of Fundamental Education”, 1 st Prize as Animation Work,
City University o f New York, Hostos Community College - May, 2008.