Serhat Kaya
Intern Engineer
Experience
Intern Engineer
Altınay Electromobility and Energy Technologies Inc.
- Contributed to the Quality Management Department at Actio, a subsidiary of Altınay, by assigning external documents and regulations to departments and supporting preparations for ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 compliance
- Revised and improved the polyvalence table to track employee competencies, collected training requests, and aligned them with procedures
- Actively observed Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) processes and monitored the traceability of quality forms
- Supported the integration of newly calibrated measurement devices into workflows
- Proposed an SQL-based system to digitalize documentation and improve efficiency in traceability and audit readiness
Candidate Engineer
Teknik Grup Defense & Aviation Incorporated Company
- Carried out administrative personnel tracking using the SAP program connected to the factory’s local network
- Contributed to the installation and workflow integration of newly implemented CNC monitoring devices
- Undertook tasks in personnel management and tracking, aligning with both R&D and HR functions as the process evolved
Intern Engineer
Barkom Drilling Group Incorporated Company
- Mapped processes involving drilling machine components, procurement, subcontracting operations, and related assemblies from whole to part
- Transformed structured information into a detailed dataset
Part Time Assistant
Hacettepe University
- Supported academic and administrative tasks under the university’s student employment program
- Gained insights into departmental operations
Customer Support - Online
Cizgi Studio
- Contributed to customer-oriented operations of a digital marketing program, fostering dynamic relationships with users
- Gathered feedback to enhance the application and actively addressed customer needs to improve user satisfaction and engagement
Sales Representative - Online
Earnado
- Introduced the company's consultancy services on social media to potential clients and provided detailed information about offerings
- Built strong client relationships and expanded the customer base through effective communication and persuasion
Academic Project
Automation of TRIZ Using AI and LLM
- Conducted a graduation project in collaboration with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to automate the TRIZ methodology using artificial intelligence
- Built and structured the TRIZ Effects Database through web scraping
- Fine-tuned Large Language Models (LLMs) with LoRA
- Integrated a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework to enhance contextual accuracy
- Designed a user interface enabling engineers to query the TRIZ database and interact seamlessly with the AI-driven system, streamlining innovation workflows
Academic Project
Data Classification of Financial Records
- Classified credit applications using a dataset of 30 variables and 1,000 records
- Applied supervised learning algorithms (decision trees, k-nearest neighbors) for classification
- Used k-means and hierarchical clustering for exploratory analysis
- Generated insights to enhance credit risk assessment techniques
Academic Project
Heuristical Approach to Traveling Salesman Problem
- Optimized delivery routes in a complex neighborhood using heuristic methods, including Clarke and Wright Savings Algorithm, Simulated Annealing, and Tabu Search
- Solved a vehicle routing problem for 201 delivery points, reducing total route distance from 40.3 km to 19.08 km
- Delivered a practical solution for real-world logistics challenges with constraints such as one-way streets and dead ends
Academic Project
Mobile Market Dynamics
- Analyzed disparities between global and Turkish mobile vendor market shares by examining technological trends, consumer behaviors, and industry dynamics
- Utilized datasets from April 2017 to April 2023 to explore market share distributions and identify patterns
- Generated insights for guiding vendor strategies and highlighted the importance of regional market characteristics
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Education (1.5 years), Aerospace and Defense (0.5 years), Advertising (0.5 years), and Professional Services (0.5 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Operations (1.5 years), Marketing (1 year), Human Resources (0.5 years), Production (0.5 years), Research and Development (0.5 years), and Customer Service (0.5 years).
Summary
Industrial Engineering graduate with a strong interest in artificial intelligence and optimization methodologies. Experienced in data-driven decision-making, algorithmic problem-solving, and workflow optimization through academic and project work. Passionate about integrating AI models with industrial engineering approaches to address complex optimization challenges and develop practical, innovative solutions.
Skills
- Equitation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Competitive Sports
- Python
- R
- Excel
- Ms Office
- Matlab
- Prompt Engineering
- Llm
- Hugging Face
- Canias Erp
- 1ci Erp
- Triz Methodologies
- Web Scraping
- Optimization Algorithms
- Artificial Intelligence
- Triz
- Optimization
- Llm
- Heuristics
- Data Analysis
- Erp
Languages
Education
University of Duisburg-Essen
Exchange Student · Industrial Engineering · Duisburg, Germany
Hacettepe University
Bachelor’s of Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Turkey · 3.03
Bahcelievler Anatolian High School
Turkey · 90.4
Certifications & licenses
Certified 1Ci ERP Training
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