Serhan Sezer
Senior Project Manager & Project Finance Lead
Experience
Senior Project Manager & Project Finance Lead
Valmet Automotive GmbH (IONCOR GmbH)
- Responsible of managing project business case and cash-flow (from 2023-10)
- Responsible of Housing Task Force that focuses on supplier as well as project management in terms of all aspects of a business, from timing to costs (2023-06 to 2023-10)
Director Interior Systems | Crash & Safety
Sono Motors GmbH
Formation of a new department including headcount planning, bill-of-materials with cost and weight determinations, engineering development from surface creation phase till tool-ready CAD completion for commodities like hard/soft trims (I/P, center console, door panels, carpets, luggage compartment) as well as full-service-supplier commodities like seats, restraints, interior lights, headliner, inside mirror and sunvisor; package integration in vehicle environment
Supplier pool creation, supplier-chain proposals and active role in supplier sourcing; agreeing vehicle level targets with departments like NVH, DMU, functional safety, quality, manufacturing, logistics
Establishing craftsmanship targets; setting up component virtual and physical validation plans; ensuring ergonomics checks are completed and analyzed; leading failure mode avoidance (FMEA, CC/SC) activities; performing benchmarking activities and setting up product targets
Setting up technical scope of work and personnel needs; defining structural, occupant safety, pedestrian protection, high-voltage component targets with respect to UN, EU, Euro NCAP requirements; positioning vehicle targets regarding low/high speed including insurance rating estimations
Creating CAE quality handbook for future programs; creating technical design guidelines for system components like curtain airbag, passenger airbag, seats; defining clearance zones for CAD development; establishing virtual and physical safety validation plans
Supplier research, engineering scope creation for RFQ, cost analysis, negotiations and implementation of a PLM/PDM system for the first time in the company
Implementation of homologation requirement database for all employees
Implementation of vehicle benchmarking database for all employees
Creation of common engineering deliverables for engineering service provider RFQs for other engineering departments
Supporting recruitment of a new CTO by conducting technical interviews
Supporting establishment of complete vehicle timing plan by creating unique proposals
Seats & Restraints Supervisor
Ford Otosan (JV Ford Motor Company)
- Managed cost, timing, development and launch of passenger and commercial vehicle seats, seatbelts, airbags, steering wheel and sleeping beds for EU, USA, Asia and South America markets
- Onboarded, mentored and led team members
- Developed and managed full-service suppliers
- Created team development plans, performance evaluation methods and team ranking workstreams
- Motivated team for additional R&D projects and patents, resulting in multiple awards for innovations
Seats & Restraints Engineer
Ford Otosan (JV Ford Motor Company)
- Developed and launched first-row seats, steering wheels, frontal and side protection airbags and occupant classification systems for EU and USA M1 vehicle programs
- Completed product development processes from target settings to launch
- Managed, trained and optimized various full-service suppliers
- Explored and applied technical requirements of European and North American markets for seats, steering wheels and airbags
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Experienced in Automotive.
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Experienced in Product Development, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, Finance, and Project Management.
Summary
- International background and job experience
- Development of restraints, seats and interior related EU and USA vehicle specifications
- Familiar with all phases of vehicle development from concept to start of production
- Experience in passenger and commercial vehicles
- Realistic, fact-based and valid cost, weight and time estimations
- Knowledge in agile project management
- Cooperation with all well-known automotive suppliers and engineering service providers
- Advanced knowledge of full vehicle development processes and specifications such as homologation and certification
- Competence in self-reflection, feedback and conflict management
- Initiator with a continuous improvement mindset
- Result and goal-oriented manager
- Ambitious and motivated to take on new tasks and to further develop himself and processes
- Short processing times, quick implementation with good output
- Focuses on resolving issues and is internal/external customer-oriented
Skills
Vehicle Interior
Vehicle Safety
Seats & Restraints
Complete Vehicle
Finance Controlling
Ms Office
Cae Post-processors Like Hyperworks, Animator (For Model/result View Only)
Kisters/teamcenter Cad Viewers
Catia/solidworks (For High-level Use)
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Education
Louisiana State University
MS in Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Baton Rouge, United States · GPA 3.50 / 4.00
Yildiz Technical University
BS in Mechanical Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Istanbul, Turkey · GPA 3.34 / 4.00
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