Mehmet Gokcedaglioglu

A seasoned executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in management of quality, manufacturing, engineering and R&D departments in automotive industry, specialized in new product launch, change management, process optimization. Established and led government approved R&D center, participated in many international projects (Horizon, ITEA), established strong and successful collaborations with many well-known universities and companies all over the world. Skilled in stakeholder management, application of cutting-edge technologies such as IoT, machine learning, digital twins.

Winner of "ITEA Award of Exceptional Excellence 2022" for offering greater efficiency, safety and usability in future smart factories.

R&D Manager - Ermetal Otomotiv ve Esya San. Tic. A.S. - Bursa, TURKIYE

(2011-10 - 2023-12)

• Established and led Ermetal's R&D Center & managed a 60-person R&D team
• Participated in many international R&D projects
• increasing MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) value by %5
• reducing quotation submission time by 3 hours, achieving 9K labor saving annually
• receiving the "ITEA Award of Exceptional Excellence 2022" from ITEA
• Established collaboration with many world renowned international universities and companies

Engineering Manager - Ermetal Otomotiv ve Esya San. Tic. A.S. - Bursa, TURKIYE

(1999-07 - 2011-10)

• Managed +15 new automotive project including engineering changes, ensuring 100% on-time delivery within budget constraints, increasing PSW (Part Submission Warrant) Approval Rate by 13% on average, reaching 100% approval rate
• Improved the project documentation preparation and archiving system, resulting in a 20% increase in customer satisfaction
• Conducted weekly project meetings, resulting in an 18% increase in die approval target
• Ensured that all the necessary training were received, resulting in zero defect in internal and external audits

Bachelor - Mechanical Engineering - Uludag University (1993)