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Serhat Kaya

Intern Engineer

Serhat Kaya
Duisburg, Germany

Experience

Aug 2025 - Sep 2025
2 months
Turkey

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
Mar 2024 - Jul 2024
5 months
Turkey

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
Aug 2023 - Sep 2023
2 months
Turkey

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
Nov 2022 - Jun 2024
1 year 8 months
Turkey

Part Time Assistant

Hacettepe University

  • Supported academic and administrative tasks under the university’s student employment program
  • Gained insights into departmental operations
May 2022 - Nov 2022
7 months
İstanbul, Turkey

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
Dec 2021 - May 2022
6 months
Maslak, Turkey

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).

Education
Aerospace and Defense
Advertising
Professional Services

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

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).

Operations
Marketing
Human Resources
Production
Research and Development
Customer Service

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

Turkish
Native
English
Intermediate
German
Elementary

Education

Oct 2025 - Mar 2026

University of Duisburg-Essen

Exchange Student · Industrial Engineering · Duisburg, Germany

Oct 2020 - Jun 2025

Hacettepe University

Bachelor’s of Engineering · Industrial Engineering · Turkey · 3.03

Oct 2016 - Jun 2020

Bahcelievler Anatolian High School

Turkey · 90.4

Certifications & licenses

Certified 1Ci ERP Training

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Where is Serhat based?

Serhat is based in Duisburg, Germany.

What languages does Serhat speak?

Serhat speaks the following languages: Turkish (Native), English (Intermediate), German (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Serhat have?

Serhat has at least 3 years of experience. During this time, Serhat has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 months. Note that Serhat may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Serhat be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Serhat would be well-suited for roles such as: Intern Engineer, Candidate Engineer, Part Time Assistant.

What is Serhat's latest experience?

Serhat's most recent position is Intern Engineer at Altınay Electromobility and Energy Technologies Inc..

What companies has Serhat worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Serhat has worked for Altınay Electromobility and Energy Technologies Inc., Teknik Grup Defense & Aviation Incorporated Company, Barkom Drilling Group Incorporated Company, Hacettepe University, and Cizgi Studio.

Which industries is Serhat most experienced in?

Serhat is most experienced in industries like Education, Advertising, and Professional Services. Serhat also has some experience in Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Serhat most experienced in?

Serhat is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Marketing, and Customer Service. Serhat also has some experience in Sales, Human Resources (HR), and Production/Manufacturing.

What is Serhat's education?

Serhat holds a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from University of Duisburg-Essen and a Bachelor in Industrial Engineering from Hacettepe University.

Does Serhat have any certificates?

Serhat has 1 certificate: Certified 1Ci ERP Training.

What is the availability of Serhat?

Serhat is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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