Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
June 1991  The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
August 1987 The  University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
May 1986 The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
B.Sc. Aeronautical Engineering
June 1983 Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
 
Technical Fields
Aircraft Design and Smart Structures, Shape Memory Alloys, MEMS, Structural Dynamics, Implicit and Explicit Finite Element Methods, Fatigue Behavior of  Materials, Computer Aided Design and Design Methodology, Experimental Mechanics and Material Testing, Composite Materials and Process Control.
 
Management Experiences: 

April 2005-
THY, President and Ceo TURKISH AIRLINES Inc., ISTANBUL
 
March 2003-2005
THY, Executive V.P(Technical)
TURKISH AIRLINES Inc, ISTANBUL                                
CAE Division Manager
Advance Innovative Technologies Inc.
                         
June 2002-Present
Head of Research Planning and Coordination Department
December 1994- June 1997
Greater Istanbul Municipality                           
(Department include five divisions with more than 100 engineers, 900 workers with an annual operating budget of about 100 million $)
 
October 1993-December 1993
Associate Dean
Faculty of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University.                                                     
 
October 1991-October 1993
Associate Chair
Aeronautical Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University

December 1991-December 1993
Manager of Computer Center
Aeronautical Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University.
Founder and Manager of Aircraft Design, Structural Mechanics and Advance Computational Mechanies Laboratories.
Aeronautical Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University

Honours & Affiliation 

Awarded a scholarship for Master and PhD studies in the USA by the Turkish  Ministry of Industry in 1984Member of Turkish Mechanical Engineering Society since 1991