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Employment Experience

July 2006- Present

City and County of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Assistant Engineer
  • Working as an office engineer for 3 big city projects.
  • Inspecting the installation of transmission, distribution, and sewer pipelines.
  • Designing valve houses and vaults for the new Bay Division pipeline.
  • Developing the system schematics for the operation strategy during the construction of the pipeline and the tunnel in order to configure the construction sequence and shut down.
  • Determining the manpower plan and the budget for the pipeline project.

  • August 2007- August 2009

    San Francisco State University

    San Francisco, CA

    Professor
  • Teaching the lab session of Surveying and Soil Mechanics Courses.
  • Grading the lab reports.
  • Assisting the instructor during the course.

  • December 2005– July 2006

    City and County of San Francisco

    San Francisco, CA

    Junior Engineer
  • Assisting and keeping the database of condo conversion applications.
  • Checking maps regarding parcel map, new construction, and condo conversions.
  • Supervising student interns.
  • Designing and administrating the database for mapping division.

  • June 2005– December 2005

    City of Oakland Oakland

    Oakland, CA

    Interim Assistant Engineer
  • Investigating bus shelter locations, designing bus shelters.
  • Processing citizen and speed bump requests. Designing speed bumps.
  • Researching and analyzing grant applications for pedestrians and bicycle projects.
  • Assisting with submissions of reimbursement requests and project updates.
  • Designing bike lanes, maintaining database of bicycle parking racks, and assisting in re-striping of bicycle lanes.

  • February 2004– June 2005

    City of Oakland Oakland

    Oakland, CA

    Bicycle/Pedestrian Engineering Intern
  • Researching and analyzing grant applications for pedestrians and bicycle projects.
  • Assisting with submissions of reimbursement requests and project updates.
  • Designing signage for bicyclist, maintaining database of bicycle parking racks, and assisting in re-striping of bicycle lanes.

  • January 2005– June 2005

    NY Engineering

    Fremont, CA

    Junior Engineer
  • Designing joints for wood structures.
  • Calculating the cost of construction.
  • Researching and analyzing the construction schedule.
  • Drafting AutoCAD drawings.

  • July 2004– May 2005

    San Francisco State University

    San Francisco, CA

    Graduate Assistant
  • Interact with various levels of administrators, students and public.
  • Adhere to all safety guidelines established by the university.
  • Instruct a lab course for interpreting blue line prints to undergraduate engineering students.

  • August 2004– May 2005

    San Francisco State University

    San Francisco, CA

    Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • Teaching the lab session of Surveying Course.
  • Grading the lab reports.
  • Assisting the instructor during the course.

  • August 2003– May 2005

    San Francisco State University

    San Francisco, CA

    Grading Assistant
  • Graded homework, exams, quizzes for Engineering Courses.
  • Scanned solutions and designed Web page for student access.
  • Created Excel file, assisting Professor in keeping track of grades.

  • August 2002–January 2004

    National Park Service

    San Francisco, CA

    Volunteer Coordinator
  • Arranged activities and meetings for international volunteers, icebreakers and spare-time arrangements.
  • Coordinated international volunteers on job site for a variety of assignments, maintaining roads and trails.
  • Managed dormitory, prepared site assignment and oversaw travel allowance budget.

  • May 2001– September 2001

    ARISU Engineering

    Ankara, TURKEY

    Summer Intern
  • Drafted sewage and utility system projects and computed design calculations.
  • Designed the sewage system project of a big town.
  • Coordinated municipality approvals.

  • May 2000–September 2000

    OYAK Construction

    Ankara, TURKEY

    Summer Intern
  • Worked in the construction of four high-rise buildings.
  • Coordinated the construction of roofs.
  • Reported accounting and budgeting of the construction project.

  • October 1998–May 2002

    Self-Employed

    Ankara, TURKEY

    Science and Mathematic Tutor
  • Taught more than 100 students ranging from primary school to college level in natural sciences and mathematics.
  • Prepared individualized exams and quizzes for student assessment.
  • Planed study schedules for students.

  • July 1998-May 2002

    Infakto Research Workshop

    Ankara, TURKEY

    Surveyor
  • Selected individuals from the general population for surveys administered by client firms.
  • Interviewed professionals for the surveys.
  • Conducted over 1000 surveys.

  • Education

    2003–2005

    San Francisco State University

    San Francisco, CA

  • Masters of Science in Earthquake and Structural Engineering.
  • GPA is 4.0/4.0.

  • 1998–2002

    Middle East Technical University

    Ankara, TURKEY

  • Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
  • Majored in Transportation Engineering.
  • Studied Highway Design and Bicyclist Transportation.

  • 1994–1997

    Gulhane Military Medical Academy

    Ankara, TURKEY

  • Pursued Medical Doctorate.

  • Publications, Awards, Certification, and Memberships

  • 2007 Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering (C 71620).
  • 2006 4WCSCM Conference Proceedings: “Optimal Design and Configuration of Seismic Dampers”.
  • 2005 ASME PVP Conference Proceedings: “Case Study: Seismic Rehabilitation of a Historical Building Using UCBC 97 & FEMA 356 Guidelines”.
  • 2004 Certified Engineer-in-Training (Cert. No EIT 120542).
  • 2004 Defensive Driver Training Program Certificate.
  • 2004 Golden Gate National Recreation Area Safety Award.
  • 2003 Golden Gate National Recreation Area Safety Award.
  • 2003 American Institute of Steel Construction.
  • 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
  • 2002 CPR for Professional Rescuer: American Red Cross.
  • 2000 International Association of Civil Engineering Students, METU.

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