Quality Control Project

SERDAR YILDIZ

* * * ****** ***. A-*, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA

Phone: 484-***-****

E-mail: ******@******.***

Education

05.29.2012 – 08.22.2012 Argonne National Laboratory, Givens Associate.

Developing Mixed Integer Nonlinear Solver (MINOTAUR) focusing set of problems on energy

and environmental problems.

Supported by U.S. Department of Energy.

Detailed information about this project can be found at the following link:

http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/project_detail.php?id=117

2009-current PhD in Industrial&Systems Engineering, Lehigh University PA, USA

• Honored with fellowship and teaching assistantship.

• Current CGPA 3.70/4.00

2008-2009 PhD in Industrial&Systems Engineering, Rutgers University NJ, USA

• Honored with fellowship.

• Graduate assistantship in NSF(National Science Foundation) Funded Project

2006-2008

Master of Science (MS) degree in Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; in July 2008

• Honored with fellowship and teaching assistantship.

• Graduated with CGPA 3.26/4.00

2001-2006

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; in May 2006.

• Honored with Bilkent University full fellowship program.

• Graduated with CGPA 3.25/4.00.

1998-2001

High School Diploma, Gaziantep Science High School, Gaziantep, Turkey; June 2001.

•Graduated with degree of 4.95/5.00.

•Ranked top 5% at graduation.

Research Interests

• Disjunctive Programming, Integer Programming, Open Source Software Development for Disjunctive

Programming, COIN-OR applications and software development

Publications

Papers published

• S. Yildiz, O. E. Karasan and M. S. Akturk, “An analysis of cyclic scheduling problems in robot centered cells”

Computers and Operations Research (2010), doi:10.1016/j.cor.2010.09.005, Online, Article in press.

• S. Yildiz, M. S. Akturk and O. E. Karasan, “Bicriteria robotic cell scheduling with controllable processing

times”, International Journal of Production Research (2011), 49 (2), 569 – 583.

• T.Ozel, S. Yildiz, “A Framework for Establishing Energy Efficiency and Environmental Footprint Metrics for

Sustainable Manufacturing of Products”, Paper no: MSEC2009-84365 pp. 179-186, doi:10.1115/MSEC2009-

84365

ASME 2009 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, Volume 1, Environmentally

Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Systems, October 4-7, 2009, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.

• T. Ozel, S. Yildiz, J. Ciurana, “Influence of Material Models on Serrated Chip Formation in Simulation of

Machining Ti-6Al-4V Titanium Alloy”, Proceedings of 12th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining

Operations (2009), 123-130.

Experience

05.29.2012 – 08.22.2012 Argonne National Laboratory, Givens Associate.

Developing Mixed Integer Nonlinear Solver (MINOTAUR) focusing set of problems on energy

and environmental problems.

Supported by U.S. Department of Energy.

Detailed information about this project can be found at the following link:

http://www.mcs.anl.gov/research/project_detail.php?id=117

May 2009 – July 2012

Graduate student, Department of Industrial&Systems Engineering, Lehigh University, PA, USA

August 2008 – May 2009 Graduate assistant, Department of Industrial&Systems Engineering, Rutgers University, NJ, USA

Sep 2006 - July 2008

Research assistant, Department of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

Oct 2005 - May 2006 Team member of Senior Design Project at MAN Turkey A.S.

• Project name: Container Logistics Project

• Analyzed the indoor and outdoor container movements. Constructed a container logistics model and

integrated this model into BAAN.

• In addition, new empty container storage area is designed by analyzing empty container locations

inside the plant.

August-Sep 2005 Intern, Arcelik A.S. Dishwasher Plant-Ankara

• Worked in quality control and standardization department.

• Participated in the project of construction of statistical quality control model for inner trunk production

processes.

August-Sep 2004 Intern, Knauf A.S.

•Worked in the production planning department and quality control laboratory.

•Participated in the project of quality control process. Analyzed production processes, quality

control procedure in plaster production plant and reported necessary improvements.

Computer Skills

Programming Languages: C, C++, Python, Matlab, Java, SQL, MS Access

Modelling Languages: AMPL, GAMS, PuLP, MS Excel Solver, Xpress, COIN-OR

Other Program Packages: Minitab, AutoCAD, XpressIVE, Arena, IBM SPSS, SAS

Word processors: LaTex, MS Office, LyX, Open Office

Other skills and achievements

• Vice president of Turkish Student Club at Lehigh University, 2011-2012.

• Budget manager of INFORMS Student Chapter at Lehigh University, 2010-2011.

• I have been awarded for TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) National Scholarship

Programme for MSc Students (2006)(approximately 1000 U.S.A. dollars per month)

• Ranked 1st in Modeling and Methods in Optimization Project (2004)

Optimization of resource planning in a restaurant (used Xpress)

• Ranked 1st in Computer Systems and Database Management Project (2003)

Hospital Database Project (used SQL, MS Access)

• Ranked 136th among 1,800,000 students in Nationwide University Entrance Exam in year 2001.

• Participated in TDP (Volunteers Education Program)

Languages

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Turkish (Native language)

English (fluent both in writing and speaking)

Spanish (Intermediate)

German (Intermediate)

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