Gizem Beki

• Develop and execute an innovation strategy that aligns with the company's business goals and market needs. • Plan and manage the R&D budget effectively to optimize resources and ensure cost-effective innovation. • Manage the R&D team, coaching the team members to develop individual skills. • Encourage a culture of creativity and innovative problem-solving within the team, leading to the successful resolution of complex challenges • Provide clear and concise project goals and objectives to the R&D team.

• Lead and execute product development and technology projects from idea to launch, utilizing a structured project management process. • Develop and implement comprehensive project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation. • Monitor project progress, identify potential bottlenecks, roadblocks, and take proactive measures to keep projects on track. • Prioritize tasks and allocate resources effectively to meet project milestones.

• Managing projects through all stages of product development from initial concept to product release. • Coordinating a project team made up of members of Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Marketing and Regulatory groups. • Performing competitive analysis on products to determine market strategy. • Providing useful insights into how customers use our products. • Development of products; working from initial concept design to production phase, machining, prototyping, testing and release.

• New business opportunities -new markets, new partnerships, and new strategies to reach existing markets, or new product or service offerings to better meet the needs of existing markets- to go out and exploit those opportunities to bring in more revenue. • Analyze existing and potential markets to identify and secure business opportunities. • Participate in meetings with all company function managers to assist in setting the annual business plan, discuss the opportunities, and development action plans.

Design and development of various busses: • ISUZU Citiport Bus - Vehicle dynamics analysis regarding optimal suspension design. Implementation of polyamide fuel line. Fuel tank design, certified by Turkish Patent Institute. • ISUZU Novo (Armored) Bus - Vehicle dynamics analysis regarding optimal suspension design • ISUZU Visigo Bus - Fuel system design for Euro 6 Engine Bug-fix of old models buses and trucks Preparing and presenting presentations C-suite about monthly activities.

Worked as an engineer and responsible for • Fuel system design for a CNG engine, which is the first in Turkey, • Fuel system design for Euro 5 and Euro 6 Diesel engines, • Pneumatic brake system design in coordination with Wabco • Steering system design and optimization • After treatment system implementation for Euro5 and Euro6

• Improved enterprise resource planing skills on SAP • Just-in-Time Workshop • Gained know-how about the bus components, design and production processes

• Kaizen workshop in production line • Gained know-how about the truck components, design and production processes

• Hands-on engineering experience in Workshop. • Gained knowledge about the basic machining processes.

Business Administration and Technology Management

Automotive Engineering