Özgün KARA

Experience

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  TEMİTAŞ A.Ş

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Electrical Engineer

  • Designing and commissioning of substations;o 2500 KVA 34,5 kV / 380 V CENKABLO Fiber Optic Cable Factory substation layout design and commissioning.o 1250 KVA 34,5 kV / 380 V Residence substation layout design and commissioning.• Mobile phone (GSM) cell site survey preparation (AVEA).• Mobile phone (GSM) cell site installation (TURKCELL, AVEA).

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  Lipman Electronics

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Test Specialist

  • Managing Quality Assurance Team and providing test support for Application Development Team.• Providing stability, stress and security tests of POS terminal softwares for Turkey’s leading banks (YKB, Finansbank, etc.) in Application Development Team. • Software application version tracking and organizing of Q&A Team test schedule.• Peparing software test documentation and reports.• Planning and executing hardware test of new products, regular and periodical hardware tests with new software application versions. • Providing support to technical services department for POS terminal softwares.• Initial and beta testing of POS terminal management softwares and technical support. • Providing support to customers for POS terminal management softwares and integrations to their systems. Show less

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  VeriFone (formerly Lipman Electronics)

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  R&D Test Engineer

  • Providing stability and security tests for POS terminals within the new released software infastructure in R&D team.• Preparing R&D test documentation and reports.• Planning and organizing of R&D software test schedule.• Performing R&D hardware tests of new released products (POS terminals, POS terminal management softwares) and products with new hardware versions.• Supporting to technical services department for new released products.

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  Schneider Electric

  Sept 2007 - Oct 2021

  • Analyzing and reviewing the customer specifications and preparing the best optimized project at tendering design stage for Medium Power Transfomers, Cast Resin Transformers and Oil Type Distribution Transfomers.• Defining the suitable equipments and accessories for the transformers and determining the quantity, revising and analysing the cost before order or preparing the tender cost sheet.• Attending the technical meetings with customers if necessary, clarifying the technical issues with the customers during tendering stage, preparing reports requested by customers.• Providing support to the mechanical designers for clearing up customer needs and for preparing cost effective mechanical design.• Searching for new products in the market for transformers and following up the standards.• Following up of material offers for the tenders requested from sub-suppliers, clarifying the technical issues with subsuppliers for the right material and material offer. Show less • Preparing electrical design of Cast Resin Transformers (CRTs) and special CRTs (rectifiers, concentric transformers, double storey transformers, autotransformers, earthing transformers, mono phased transformers, phase shifting transformers, wind turbine transformers) in accordance with customer specifications and international standards. • Preparing CRTs’ winding instructions, inrush current calculations, efficiency calculations and short-circuit calculations.• Preparing CRTs’ detailed winding manufacture drawings and supporting to CRT mechanical department and preparing Bill Of Materials.• Responsible for clarifying the technical issues with the customers, during design and production processes.• Following up of production plan and sub-supplier delivery deadlines within the production schedule. • Providing engineering support to CRT production workshops for ongoing productions.• Ordering and following up of accessories and materials for CRTs, providing technical support to subsuppliers.• Providing support to Customer Care (After Sales) Department for defective CRTs, technical issues, accessories, defective parts and technical tenders (accessories, defective part replacements).• Supporting Technical Tendering Department for technical issues and preparing tenders for special CRTs.• Supporting QA/QC Department for completed productions on the test bay. Show less

  • Technical Tendering Engineer

    Sept 2014 - Oct 2021

  • Cast Resin (Dry Type) Transformers Electrical Design Engineer

    Sept 2007 - Sept 2014
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  Anadolu Elektrik A.S.

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Electrical Site Supervisor

  • Supervising Navy harbour port electrical installations' revisions.• Ensuring that electrical installation works are carried out in accordance with the construction planning.• Coordinating the team in order to ensure the progress of the work.• Testing and commissioning the completed electrical systems.• Determining equipment supply needs.• Ensuring that work is carried out in accordance with occupational health and safety procedures within the construction site.

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  Socomec Group

  Jul 2022 - Apr 2024

  Project Manager and LTS

  • Managing customer oriented projects for Uninterruptible Power Supplies. • UPS Product management • Prescription of specific projects• Providing technical support to sales team and customers• Organizing commissioning process for customers• Providing specific solutions for customers

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  Energoin Trafo

  Apr 2024 - now

  Project Manager

  • Leading and managing distribution and power transformer projects, to assure successful execution and delivery of assigned projects on time, within budget, as per contract agreement, with on quality & safety.• Scoping, scheduling, and controlling the project during the entire project life cycle after taking over from the sales team.• Leading the communication with the relevant stakeholders around the project including the subcontracting parties, the sales and commercial team, the Factory team, and the customers.• Identifying issues and risks of the project.• Controlling the documents – design, quality, progress report, and all the contractual project deliverables.• Supporting tendering activities. Show less