Serdar Isbir

Powertrain component development, NVH, weight reduction, optimization studies. Working closely with Ford Dunton Technical Research Center.

•Experience in several military vehicle projects including NBC protection, Cobra LAV improvements, Cobra variants, and other new vehicle design projects. •Mechanical detail design, hydraulic system design, cooling system, suspension and other automotive systems experience. •Technical assistance to the Marketing Dept. for proposal and specification preparation for the military and law enforcement procurements. Worked closely with Aftersales, and Documentation Depts.

•FEA model preparation, results interpretation, and reporting activities for Sultan minibus series, Doruk citybus and military vehicle projects. •Structural design/analysis of vehicle body parts and assessment of complete body response to service loads. Hands-on project experience in CATIA v5, MSC.Nastran, and LsDyna. UNIX/Linux systems knowledge. •Supervision of ECE R66 certification of Doruk series bus. Preparation of LsDyna rollover models, conducting simulations and coordination with TUV for results

Technical consulting to automotive/manufacturing companies on process optimization, non-linear stress analysis, die design improvement and solution of related problems. •Worked as a member of Forging Division. Also attended to stamping, machining and hydro-forming projects.

• Specialization: Manufacturing process analysis and die design of automotive components • Thesis Topic: Finite Element Analysis of Trimming Dies (Development of a shearing algorithm for MSC.MARC)