MERVE ATILGAN YAMANOĞLU

Product Development Senior Specialist

Türkiye

About

Experience

  • Ford Otosan (Full-time · 10 yrs 2 mos)
    • Product Development Senior Specialist
      Aug 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

      • Responsible for Product Development activities of serial production Transit • Lead 6 sigma project as a blackbelt • Organise 6 sigma training programs • Executes the Vehicle Body systems development studies for delivering program quality objectives as things gone wrong, warranty, customer satisfaction within the VFG study areas. • Being an active member of Plant Variability Reduction Team (VRT), focus on taking immediate action to contain internal & external customer issues. • Ensure customer satisfaction through quick follow up to problems/customer concerns, good root cause analysis and complete feedback. Define customer expectations and lead improvement actions by using core quality approaches. • Sustain Mass Production Quality through supplier, in-house production & quality system improvement activities. • Lead feasibility studies of engineering design changes by collaboration with suppliers and purchasing/manufacturing teams. • Integrate studies through Ford Quality systems and prepare weekly/monthly quality reports. Present status in related Quality meetings. • Lead test activities regarding design changes of serial production components according to engineering requirements. Coordinate field investigation processes. • Supports design and quality improvement studies needed for serial production units in liaison with Ford of Europe X-Carline Engineering Teams and Follow X-Carline VFG meetings to adopt changes & actions to Kocaeli plant. • Lead introduction of engineering changes in serial production by coordination with Manufacturing, Purchasing and MP&L departments. • Leading the Body Engineering OPD and TVM studies with cross-functional teams. • Develop workplans to meet GPDS deliverables on time. • Support Stopship Stopbuild processes

    • Agile Development Team Member
      Dec 2020 - Jan 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Working as a 1st pilot team of the Ford Otosan as a agile development team member Support team members to deliver Squad mission Planning PBI according to the PO & stakeholders feedbacks Attend daily meetings to follow up open issues & statues (Provide clarity on why & what i am doing) Do refinement if required Prepare sprint review and present outcomes to the stakeholders Do retrospective to celebrate the work & improve the team Work to define systematic implementation of the agile methodology on other teams

    • Product Development Specialist
      May 2016 - Aug 2021 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      • Responsible for Product Development activities of serial production Transit/Transit custom. • Responsible for team quality deliverables as a VRT leader of the team • Executes the Vehicle Body systems development studies for delivering program quality objectives as things gone wrong, warranty, customer satisfaction within the VFG study areas. • Being an active member of Plant Variability Reduction Team (VRT), focus on taking immediate action to contain internal & external customer issues. • Ensure customer satisfaction through quick follow up to problems/customer concerns, good root cause analysis and complete feedback. Define customer expectations and lead improvement actions by using core quality approaches. • Sustain Mass Production Quality through supplier, in-house production & quality system improvement activities. • Lead feasibility studies of engineering design changes by collaboration with suppliers and purchasing/manufacturing teams. • Integrate studies through Ford Quality systems and prepare weekly/monthly quality reports. Present status in related Quality meetings. • Lead test activities regarding design changes of serial production components according to engineering requirements. Coordinate field investigation processes. • Supports design and quality improvement studies needed for serial production units in liaison with Ford of Europe X-Carline Engineering Teams and Follow X-Carline VFG meetings to adopt changes & actions to Kocaeli plant. • Lead introduction of engineering changes in serial production by coordination with Manufacturing, Purchasing and MP&L departments. • Leading the Body Engineering OPD and TVM studies with cross-functional teams. • Develop workplans to meet GPDS deliverables on time. Projects: Seat cover assembly improvement 6 sigma Seat cover seam improvement 6 sigma Rear seat recliner improvement 6 sigma Steering wheel decopart improvement PD center project Driver seat foam comfort improvement PD center project

  • Project Design Engineer at PETES MAKİNA SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.
    Nov 2014 - Apr 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Reviewing the specifications and ensuring the project complies with ISO standards. Preparing material lists of the projects, guiding purchase department to procure these materials in compliance with customer’s requirements Preparing installation drawings of the equipment’s. Selecting equipment, performing project design and sizing piping process installation (compressed air, lubrication, waste oil, exhaust etc.) for automotive service stations. Doing negotiations, bargaining and contract management with the suppliers;Drawing 3D models of drawings. Following up on-going projects for assuring completing in due time. Inquiring imported products which are out of our product range for meeting customer’s requirements. Correcting errors (if required) after publishing drawings. Projects: Oman Airport Maintenance Buildings –ENKA Ford Trucks Gizerler installation and pit plans of the equipment projects Drawing 3D supplier equipments Otomotiv Lastikleri Tevzi Aş. (Continental) 3D Concept Design Etkili Servis BMW installation project 2015 Petes 3D fair design Akgün Ford Trucks installation and pit plans of the equipment projects

  • Research and Development (R&D) Engineer at DOMEKS MAKİNE
    Nov 2013 - Oct 2014 · 1 yr

    Revising of old designs with new tools (redrawing mechanical desktop designs with solidworks); Drawing installation plan of the machines according to customer requests; Searching new market for increase sales activities; Carry out domestic and international negotiations; Provide technical support before and after delivery; Preparing quotations and machine manuals which are include all technical details; Preparing packing list and setting the products into container effectively; Organizing necessary arrangements for customer visitation. Organizing of fair (invitations, logging, energy utilities etc.) Projects: 2014 Domeks 3D fair design Shrink Machine 3D design Borusan 3D mobile inspection vehicle design

  • ASSISTANT STUDENT at New Technology Research and Development Center
    Oct 2010 - Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    Assistant student at Marmara University

  • Local Organizing Committee Member at EUROSOLAR TURKEY
    Nov 2010 - Oct 2012 · 2 yrs

    Working at fair organization; Making an announcement about conference; Preparation of conference documentations; Organizing of the sessions for international conference. (IRENEC2011 (INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE) Session Leader)