Manager Engineer
Resume:
DR.YUKSEL BOZKURT
** ***** ***. ********** ***. *0/14 KADIKÖY/ISTANBUL/ TURKEY.
Phone +90-505-***-**-**
E-mail : ***************@*****.***
TARGET: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER
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1 I am a talented, results-oriented Lean Professional with a proven record of accomplishment. I lead
comprehensive lean
2 strategies in support of business goals and objectives. I have experience in directing usage of lean
tools and steering the
3 execution of improvement activities for last 9 years. I have solid leadership skills; able to build and
guide top performing
4 lean teams. Adapt at communicating with management, workers and internal departments to
coordinate overall lean
5 efforts. I would like to work on a company which needs change agent.
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P ROFESSION AL E XPERIENC E
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7 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT CHIEF, September 2013-Present
Turkish Airlines Technic- Istanbul, Turkey
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9 ACE CONTINOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER, December 2011-August 2013
1 TEC Turkish Engine Center (UTC Pratt Whitney –THY Technic Joint Venture) - Istanbul, Turkey
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10 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER, February 2008-December 2011
11 Turkish Airlines Technic - Istanbul, Turkey
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12 FLEET ASSET ACTING MANAGER, November 2009 –March 2010
13 Turkish Airlines Technic - Istanbul, Turkey
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15 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY CHIEF ENGINEER May 2006 –February 2008
16 Turkish Airlines Technic(Company changed) - Istanbul, Turkey
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18 PRACTICAL TRAINING CHIEF ENGINEER, December 2001-May 2006
19 Turkish Airlines - Istanbul, Turkey
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21 LINE MAINTENANCE ENGINEER, June 1999 -December 2001
22 Turkish Airlines - Istanbul, Turkey
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24 HYDRAUMECHANICAL SYSTEM ENGINEER, June 1996 -June 1999
25 Turkish Airlines - Istanbul, Turkey
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27 RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANT, December 1990 –June 1996
28 Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Aeronautics &Astronautics - Istanbul, Turkey
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30 PRACTICAL TRAINEE May 1992 -November 1992
31 R&D Weight and balance Department – CASA, MADRID, SPAIN
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1 ACHIEVEMEN
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3 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT CHIEF, September 2013-Present, Turkish Airlines Technic- Istanbul,
Turkey
Selected Contributions:
Deploy management by metrics philosophy
Deploy Lean Management
Reduce published invoice time %20 by application of work cell.
Additional work for Turkish Cabin Interior lean manufacturing consultant between 2013-2014, achieved layout
improvements by continuous flow.
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5 ACE CONTINOUS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER, December 2011-August 2013
6 TEC Turkish Engine Center (UTC Pratt Whitney –THY Technic Joint Venture) - Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Contributions:
Increase number of ACE Associates from 3 to 34 employees.
Increase material flow rate by implementing kit carting process
Decrease cut invoice time from 28 days to 5 days by implementing VSM on Finance
Accomplishment of 1st annual innovative thinking contest
Help to established Export control system as Export control Non-US BAER
Volunteer for EH&S Tier II Auditor, Quality internal auditor, SMS Subcommittee Team Leader
7 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT MANAGER, February 2008-December 2011, Turkish Airlines
Technic - Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Contributions:
%50 Improvement of Custom supply chain, component overhaul, engineering processes
Develop and manage 5S, Level 2/5
Manage employee recommendation system for 4 years
Managed and trace 130 MEDA reports for improvement Human / System Errors in Aircraft Maintenance.
Volunteer and coordinate LFI kaizen Blitz for four improvement projects sponsored by BOEING.
Prepare SIPOC s for entire organization
8 FLEET ASSET ACTING MANAGER, November 2009 –March 2010, Turkish Airlines Technic -
Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Contributions:
Manage 2 phase-in, 2 phase-out projects
9 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY CHIEF ENGINEER May 2006 –February 2008
10 Turkish Airlines Technic(Company changed) - Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Contributions:
%30 Improvement of B737-800 A check & c check processes by implementing VSM Lean tool.
Develop and manage 5S, Level 2/5
Develop employee recommendation system
Managed and trace MEDA reports for improvement Human / System Errors in Aircraft Maintenance.
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11 PRACTICAL TRAINING CHIEF ENGINEER, December 2001-May 2006, Turkish Airlines -
Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Contributions:
Develop Maintenance Organization Training System.
Coordinate maintenance organization trainings for 3000 employees,
Develop task and practical training concept,
Track Certifying staff continuation and recurrent trainings,
Organize and coordinate On the job trainings after Type Certificate and task courses,
Design, develop and give on the job training courses.
12 LINE MAINTENANCE ENGINEER, June 1999 -December 2001, Turkish Airlines - Istanbul,
Turkey
Selected Contributions:
Develop agreements for buying equipment for Line maintenance
Track audit reports such as SAFA (Safety assessment for foreign aircraft) and solve the issues written by all
authorities.
Find solutions Pilot, Cabin crew, customer concerns which are deal with technical issues.
Give ETOPS, De-Icing/Anti-Icing, Aircraft Log Page trainings to THY and contracted staff on the other airlines.
Prepare procedures for Line Maintenance
13 HYDRAUMECHANICAL SYSTEM ENGINEER, June 1996 -June 1999, Turkish Airlines -
Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Contributions:
Modification of Airbus hydraulic system pumps
Reduce time from 6 hrs to 15 min for A310 Nose Landing gear lubrications by modification of outer cylinder
(accepted by Airbus)
14 RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANT, December 1990 –June 1996
15 Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Aeronautics &Astronautics - Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Contributions:
Work on a Military project for improvement of an external store carriage on a fighter aircraft
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17 PRACTICAL TRAINEE May 1992 -November 1992, R&D Weight and balance Department –
CASA, MADRID, SPAIN
Selected Contributions:
Weight and balance calculation of Umman and Turkish quick change CN235-M aircraft
1 E DUCAT ION &
C REDEN TIALS
1992-1996 and 2009– 2013 Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul/TURKEY
Doctor of Philosophy, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, Diploma.
1990 – 1992 Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul/TURKEY
M.Sc. Astronautical Engineering, Diploma
1985 – 1989 Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul/TURKEY
B.Sc. Aeronautical Engineering, Diploma
2 COMPUTER
S KILLS
• MS-DOS Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point
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3 LANGUAGES
• Fluency in English ( 2013 CAMBRIDGE IELST 6.5/9)
• Write and read in French, Spanish
4 PROJECTS
• Turkish Military Air Force project about : Investigation of 3D aerodynamic characteristics of a bomb adapter
(1991-1992)
• Boeing SHM project assistance for Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner aircraft : Taking and analyzing SHM system data
(2004-2007)
• MEDA GROUP Leader (2006-2011).
• Leader of general recommendation evaluation group for THY Technic (2008-2011)
• Member of THY Technic supervisory committee for post graduate and Ph.D. students ( 2010-2011)
• Turkish Technic productivity and efficiency analyses group leader for strategic target.(2010-2011)
• Responsible manager of EFQM Criteria 5; processes. (2010-2011)
• UTC-Pratt Whitney (TEC) quality internal auditor, EHS Subcommittee team member (March 2012-August
2013)
• SMS Subcommittee Leader (February-August 2013)
5 AFFILIATIONS
• Member of AFTI (Association of French /Turkish engineers) since 1997
• Member of Turkish Civil Aviation Engineers Association since 1996
• President of Civil Aviation Engineers Association. (2009-2011)
6 REFERENCES
• Bernard Schmidt, General Manager of UTAS Dubai Kampus, Mobile:+971*********
• İ.Serdar Hoşgel, PART 147&PART21 Quality Manager, THY Technic, Mobile:+90-532*******
• Fulya Çağlıergin, TCI Quality Manager, Mobile: +905*********
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