Experience

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  Middle east technical university (metu), environmental engineering department

  Sept 1993 - Sept 1994

  Research engineer

  • Preparation of EIA Projects for the Marmara Ereğli and Bursa Combined Cycle Natural Gas Power Plants, Çadırtepe Landfill Site, Water Resources and Environmental Management Projects for Gölbaşı Mogan-Eymir Lakes and Çamlıdere Reservoir - Assessment of Impacts of Ankara By-pass and Ankara-Gerede Motorways.• Field data collection, laboratory analysis and monitoring programs of water quality (Ministry of Environment - Black See Water Pollution Measurement and Monitoring Program, Riverian Fluxes of Pollutants to the Black Sea along the Turkish Coast). Show less

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  Lafarge cement

  Apr 1996 - Mar 2007

  • Issued the first Strategy Paper for the solution of environmental and communication issues of Lafarge Turkey.• Developed the Environmental Training Module for Lafarge Cement Division Global.• Conducted environmental due-diligence and liability works for the handover of the Cyprus cement plant in 2003.• Led the elaboration of quarry rehabilitation plans, implemented two of them in Yozgat and Sivas.• Developed and implemented continuous emission monitoring reporting system as the first one in Turkish Cement Industry complying with the Industrial Air Pollution Control and Waste Incineration Regulation.• Represented TÇMB in European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU) WG2, in Brussels.• Led the Lafarge Turkey team in the MV Ulla crisis and acted as site coordinator in Iskenderun.• Conducted environmental audits in Turkey, Serbia, and Romania in 2005.• Worked in the development and implementation of the Safety Auditing and Risk Assessment System in Lafarge CE-CIS-Turkey Region.• Worked for the establishment of the Safety Culture in Lafarge Turkey inspired from DuPont. Safety frequency rate reached down to 2.62 in 2007 from 13.98 in 2002.• Conducted safety audits in Turkey, Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic in 2004.• Adapted Lafarge Turkey Cement Group to the requirements of new cement standards (EN 197s and EN 196s), CE Mark and ISO 9001:2000. Show less • Established the long-term health, safety, environment, and quality visions of the operational units in EU legislation scheme.• Obtained environmental licenses of plants, the first cement group assured legal compliance in Turkey.• Initiated the alternative fuel and raw material concept in the Group, made lime residues and bottom ashes of sugar beet plants in the hinterland of Yozgat Cement Plant recovered, reaching up to 15% in fuel saving.• Rehabilitated the water and wastewater infrastructures of the operational units. Show less

  • Quality and Environmental Manager

    Jul 2002 - Mar 2007

  • Environmental Manager

    May 2000 - Jun 2002

  • Quality and Environmental Engineer

    Apr 1996 - Apr 2000
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  Cimpor

  Mar 2007 - Jan 2014

  • Worked with Pirelli for the safe and secure energy recovery of Formula 1 P-Zero tyres in Yozgat Cement Plant.• Led Sivas Greenfield Cement Plant and its raw material quarries Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study.• Managed De-SOx, De-NOx, dedusting projects and assured compliance for the new norms.• Led Environmental Monitoring Systems Committee in TÇMB. • Integration of the ready-mix concrete & aggregate operations to the Cimpor Group safety & environment norms.• Prepared the First Master Plan about environmental and safety affairs of Cimpor Turkey to stay-in-business.• Developed Group Safety Training kit composed of 20 technical modules.• Audited safety in operations in Tunisia in 2007-2008, Egypt in 2007-2009, and Republic of South Africa in 2009.

  • Environment and Resource Recovery Manager

    Feb 2009 - Jan 2014

  • Health, Safety and Environment Manager

    Mar 2007 - Jan 2009
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  Votorantim cimentos

  Feb 2014 - now

  • Long term formulation of the company’s sustainability vision and operating principles, specifically in terms of CO2, renewables, and new products.• Development and implementation of a sustainable business plan for alternative fuel utilization.• 100% alternative fuel use licensing in Hasanoğlan Cement Plant in 2019 and Yozgat Cement Plant in 2020 as the first and second cement plants in Turkey.• Conducted the Environmental Site Assessment for the Çorum Cement Plant divestment in 2020.• Safety frequency rate including contractors realized as 0 in 2019 for the first time. No lost-time-injury in all operations including logistics operations for 758 consecutive days between 2018 and 2020. No fatality due to COVID-19 in the organization.• Led the risk assessment studies and satisfied technical and organizational needs for zones and equipment in explosive atmospheres, especially in alternative fuel use lines.• Led research and development studies with universities for use of microalgal cultures for the sequestration of CO2 emissions from cement plants using alternative fuel & use of biomass as fuel in cement plants.• Led creation of a corporate social responsibility report highlighting local needs related to education and training, economic development and alternative income generation, health and safety awareness building, improvements in infrastructure and access to basic services, potential partnerships, assessment of institutional capacity for project development.• Audited safety in operations in Spain and Morocco in 2018• Management Committee Member of Votorantim Cimentos Turkey, Chairman of Safety Council of Cement Industry Employers’ Union (ÇEİS), Members of Environment and Climate Change Committee of Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TÇMB), Environment and Safety Committee of Turkish Ready-Mix Concrete Association (THBB), Sustainability Work Group of International Investors Association (YASED), Global Environment Network of Votorantim Cimentos. Show less • Development and implementation of sustainability levers, to create a competitive edge for the strategic evolution of the company considering the long-term objectives.• Ensured all initiatives follow laws and regulations and are in-line with the company’s risk management doctrines.• More than 100 alternative raw material resources in hinterland identified and licensed. 15 different types of alternative raw materials used in clinker and cement production.• Implementation of safe practices for road transport.• Led Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management and Climate Change Committee in TÇMB. Show less

  • Director Of Sustainability

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Sustainability and Occupational Health & Safety Manager

    Feb 2014 - Dec 2017