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Cevdet Mumtaz Berkan

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Innovative and results-driven design professional with a Master’s degree in Design Products and a strong background in mechanical engineering.

About

Innovative and results-driven design professional with a Master’s degree in Design Products and a strong background in mechanical engineering. Passionate about storytelling, prototyping, and crafting user-centric, sustainable, and aesthetically compelling solutions that bridge creativity and function.

  • 9 years' experience
  • Joined September 2025

Languages

  • TurkishFluent
  • EnglishFluent
  • GermanIntermediate

Industry experience

  • Manufacturing
  • Consumer Goods
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment

Work experience· 5 roles

Body Interior Seats & Restraints Design and Release Engineer · Ford OtosanMay 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

Responsible for project management of design and process validation, timing, finances, physical tests, vehicle-level homologation tests and tracking of quality metrics in medium commercial vehicle projects. Led cross-functional collaboration with finance, purchasing and suppliers to ensure all parts were developed and manufactured in line with the latest program schedule, requirements and standards. Supported design and engineering sign-offs; led on-site launch activities for medium commercial vehicle programs.

Specialist Engineer / Project Engineer · BEKODec 2022 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Worked on subsystems of a confidential home appliance project. Designed parts in Siemens NX, manufactured them by rapid prototyping and tested them. Researched benchmark products for comparison and searched patents to avoid similarities; prepared invention forms from ideas generated during development that may evolve into patent applications.

Process Development Intern · EVASFeb 2018 – Sep 2025 · 7 yrs 8 mos

Designed control work benches using Autodesk Inventor; drew and listed parts of vacuum work bench for cost analysis; observed the production process of gas cylinder.

IT Advisory Intern · Ernst & YoungMar 2017 – Sep 2025 · 8 yrs 7 mos
Production Intern · Şişe CamJul 2016 – Sep 2025 · 9 yrs 3 mos

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering · Boğaziçi University2014 – 2019
Master of Arts in Design Products · Royal College of Art, London2024 – 2025
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering · University of California San Diego2019 – 2020

Certifications and awards

Patent: Coffee Maker2024 – 2025
Patent: Coffee Maker with Automatic Dosing Function2024 – 2025

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