Merve Sezen Kandemir

Led digital transformation of product data management for battery manufacturing, achieving near-100% EBOM-MBOM alignment across 50,000+ components. Key achievements: Architected standardized data framework unifying EBOM-MBOM workflows, eliminating duplicate part data Managed 3DEXPERIENCE platform migration (2021x → 2023x) as technical owner with zero-downtime deployment Established PLM framework for EU Battery Passport, ensuring traceability for EU sustainability compliance

Managed configuration and lifecycle mng for military vehicle programs, ensuring compliance with defense standards and customer requirements. Established configuration control processes ensuring traceability and change management across complex vehicle variants. Managed technical documentation and BOM structures for military vehicle projects, maintaining data integrity throughout product lifecycle. Coordinated with defense customers and stakeholders for requirement validation and technical specifications

Accelerated R&D release process through data transparency and automation, reducing ECR cycle time by 65% while managing complete EBOM data governance for all vehicle systems. Developed custom Variant Configurator (MS Access, VBA) automating complex data configuration. Reducing manual errors by 25% Deployed KPI dashboards within 3DEXPERIENCE, transforming R&D release meetings from 2 weekly sessions to single 30-minute agile review. Managed EBOM data governance and PLM-ERP integrity within 3DEXPERIENCE 2016x

Established comprehensive MBOM lifecycle mng integrating APQP/PPAP quality gates into ECM workflows, reducing quality-related issues by 30% while ensuring IATF 16949. Owned MBOM creation and maintenance, systematically transforming Engineering BOMs into production-ready ERP data structures. Executed data integrity initiative achieving 100% accuracy in MBOM effectivity dates, delivering error-free structures mirroring physical consumption. Managed full ECM (ECR/ECO) lifecycle with integrated quality gates

• Coursework completed, thesis in progress • GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 (Equivalent to 1.0 in German grading scale) • Focus: PLM-ERP Integration, Data Governance & Migration, Variant Configuration, Engineering Change Management

• Erasmus Exchange Program: Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (2013) • Thesis Research Collaboration – Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (2014) • Bachelor Thesis: Line Capacity Improvement Using Simulation & Cross-Entropy Method in Automotive

• Erasmus Exchange Program: Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (2013) • Thesis Research Collaboration – Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (2014) • Bachelor Thesis: Line Capacity Improvement Using Simulation & Cross-Entropy Method in Automotive