Merve Saydan

Experience

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  Nurol Makina

  Jul 2007 - Jul 2007

  Production Department Intern
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  Havelsan Teknoloji Radar (HTR) San ve Tic A.Ş.

  Jul 2008 - Jul 2008

  Quality Department Intern
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  Undersecretariat of Treasury, Republic of Turkiye

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2008

  Foreign Economic Relations Department Intern
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  Turkish Aerospace

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2023

  ProjectTF-X Turkish Fighter Jet (KAAN): Develop 5th Generation Fighter Jet with an indigenous design in collaboration with BAE Systems at the same facility in Turkey.Main Duties:• Managed Airframe Integrated Product Team (IPT) and Production Operations IPT and lead the work packages of these IPTs.• Coordinate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure all tasks are in progress• Create and manage the project schedules by monitoring project progress and reporting.• Monitor costs and controlled expenditures according to the budget.• Identified and managed risks & opportunities, forecasts and accordingly developed mitigation plans. Show less Projects:T129 Atak Helicopter: Develop and equip indigenous attack helicopters.T625 Gokbey Helicopter: Design and manufacture the first indigenous general-purposehelicopter using Turkish national means and capabilities. Other projects supported: T70 Turkish Utility Helicopter Project and Bahrein Cobra HelicopterModernization.Main Duties:• Highlighted potential problems and provide full support to the Program Management team for reporting, rescheduling and risk management.• Frequent coordination with Leonardo S.P.A for supplying furnishing equipments and materials and sharing reports.• As the heart of the project team, investigated process issues arising from any supply chain problems, operational & assembly problems, shortages liaison with other parties / departments.• Lead the process of rework, repair, repurchase and return damaged and failed parts or equipment to vendor.• Observations and applications on the assembly line and the manufacturing process to improve efficiency - Kaizen Techniques, Six Sixma, VSM and other relevant applications.• Supported to new constituted Integrated Logistic Support Team for providing parts or equipment for Service Bulletin operations.• Trained new beginners of the team. Show less Projects:PO-III: Serial Avionic Modernization of 163 F-16 (Block 40-Block 50) Fighter Jets of Turkish Air Force.PO-IV: The Assembly and Flight Operations of 30 Block50+ F-16 Fighter Jets for Turkish Air Force.Main Duties:• In accordance with the master project schedule, managed the creation and released of production orders in ERP, SAP and to updated BOM on a daily basis.• Highlighted potential problems and provide full support to the Program Management team for replanning, rescheduling and risk management.• As the heart of the project team, investigated process issues arising from any supply chain problems, operational & assembly problems, shortages liaison with other parties / departments.• Collaborated with Lockheed Martin team for supplying furnishing equipment or material and sharing reports.• Managed aircraft kit collection and kit selling activities to the customer with the program management team.• Lead the process of rework, repair, repurchase and return to vendor for damaged and failed parts or equipment. Show less

  • Senior Project Lead Engineer

    Sept 2019 - Jun 2023

  • Leader / Production Planning & Project Planning and Control

    Nov 2014 - Aug 2019

  • Production Planning and Control Engineer

    Mar 2010 - Nov 2014

  • Quality Assurance Intern

    Jan 2009 - Mar 2010
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  Safran

  Jul 2024 - now

  Program Manager