Celal Sami Tüfekçi

Address: 1.Devlet, Süleyman Emin Caddesi 6-7, 06420 Çankaya/Ankara
Telephone:
Fax:
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Nationality: Turkish

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dates (from – to)
Present
Name and address of employer
T.R. Presidency of Defense Industry, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Vice president
Main activities and responsibilities
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Present
Name and address of employer
HAVELSAN, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Chairman of the board
Main activities and responsibilities
Dates (from – to)
Present
Name and address of employer
Ankara Space and Aerospace Industry Zone, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Chairman of the board
Main activities and responsibilities
Dates (from – to)
Present
Name and address of employer
TeknoHAB Technology Development Zone, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Chairman of the board
Main activities and responsibilities
Dates (from – to)
Present
Name and address of employer
ULAK Communications Inc., Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Chairman of the board
Main activities and responsibilities
Dates (from – to)
Present
Name and address of employer
TRMotor Power Systems Industry Inc., Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Board member
Main activities and responsibilities
Dates (from – to)
Present
Name and address of employer
Gazi university, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Department of Mechanics engineering advisory board member
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Education
Dates (from – to)
Present
Name and address of employer
Bilkent university, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Department of Electric-Electronics engineering advisory board member
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Education
Dates (from – to)
Present
Name and address of employer
ODTU university, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Department of Aerospace engineering advisory board member
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Education
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
T.R. Presidency of Defense Industry, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Head of Space Department
Main activities and responsibilities
High resolution GÖKTÜRK-1 Satellite Program and Satellite Launch Programs executive
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
Pitney Bowes Inc., Shelton, Connecticut, USA
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Project engineer
Main activities and responsibilities
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
Thales Alenia Space, Cannes, France
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Satellite Design Specialist
Main activities and responsibilities
Production and technology transfer of TÜRKSAT 3A satellite
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
TÜRKSAT, Ankara, Türkiye
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Director
Main activities and responsibilities
National communications satellites program directorate
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
TUBITAK SPACE technologies research institute, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Working on RASAT and GÖKTÜRK-2 earth observation satellite projects
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Troy, NY, USA
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Research Assistant
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Education
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Mechanical engineering department vice president
Main activities and responsibilities
Administration, Research and Education
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Mentor
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Education
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Mentor
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Education
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
Atılım University, Ankara, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Mentor
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Education
Dates (from – to)
Name and address of employer
University of Yıldız Teknik, İstanbul, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Education
Occupation or position held
Lecturer in the department of Mechatronics engineering and director of the Central Research Laboratory
Main activities and responsibilities
Administration, Research and Education

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Dates (from – to)
Name and type of organization providing education and training
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA
Principal subjects/occupational
Mechanical Engineering Department
Title of qualification awarded
Ph.D.
Dates (from – to)
Name and type of organization providing education and training
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Principal subjects/occupational
Mechanical Engineering Department
Title of qualification awarded
M.Sc.
Dates (from – to)
Name and type of organization providing education and training
Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Principal subjects/occupational
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Title of qualification awarded
Mech. Eng. (Mechanical Engineer)

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

MOTHER TONGUE
Turkish
OTHER LANGUAGES
English
Reading skills
Very Good
Writing skills
Very Good
Verbal skills
Very Good
SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Living and working with other people, in multicultural environments, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), etc.
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc.
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
With computers, specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc.
OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Competencentioned above.
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