◆ Professional Experience

40+ years
on the field.

Professional journey through Turkey's largest tire, margarine and aluminum factories — from electronic maintenance engineering to chief positions, training to internship in Japan.

Career Timeline 11 organizations / positions

SÖNMEZ MÜHENDİSLİK

2003 — Present
Founder / Engineer

Industrial automation, PLC applications, technical consultancy and aluminum heatsink manufacturing services with Total Quality Management philosophy.

PLC Otomasyon Heatsink İmalatı TKY

MKE ELROKSAN

Post-2001 — Project-based

Rocket Factory — Elmadağ/Kırıkkale

Automation Engineer

Automation of rocket fuel pressing equipment. Three companies coordinated to renew hydraulic, electrical and electronic control systems with PLC-PC architecture.

PLC-PC Hidrolik Isıtma Sistemi

İLKERSUNTA

Post-2001 — Project-based

Chipboard Factory — Bursa/İnegöl

Automation Engineer

Complete automation of 22m × 3m chipboard press line. Electrical engineering, material selection, OMRON PLC configuration, programming and commissioning.

OMRON PLC Pres Otomasyonu Konveyör Sistemleri

BRİSA

17 Years · Retired: Feb 8, 2001

Bridgestone-Sabancı Tire Factory

Electronic Maintenance Chief

Joined as LASSA Tire Factory, became BRİSA in 1989. Won European Quality Award — Turkey's first. Electronic maintenance and modernization of mixers, extruder lines, calender lines, bead making machines, tire building machines and curing presses. Numerous improvements with Allen Bradley PLCs.

Allen Bradley PLC Mitsubishi PLC Hitachi PLC Omron PLC TKY KAIZEN

EMO İZMİT

2 Semesters

Chamber of Electrical Engineers — Izmit Branch

PLC Instructor

Allen Bradley SLC-500 series PLC training delivered. Wrote the Turkish user manual for PLC-5 series.

Allen Bradley SLC-500 Eğitim Yayın

JAPONYA STAJI

1 Month

Bridgestone Tire Factories

Improvement & Development Training

12 Bridgestone factories visited, systems and machines examined. From most primitive to advanced technological equipment — work techniques, continuous improvement and development observed.

KAIZEN Uluslararası Tecrübe

ÜNİROYAL

3 Years

Tire Factory — Adapazarı

Instruments & Electronic Maintenance Chief

DC motor speed controls, factory maintenance, boiler control systems, mixers, extruders, tread conveyor lines, calender lines, cutting lines, bead making, bias-cutters and tire curing presses.

DC Motor Hız Kontrolü Kazan Kontrolü Pres Sistemleri

ÜNİLEVER-İŞ

1 Year

Margarine Factory — Bakırköy/Istanbul

Precision Instruments & Electronic Maintenance Chief

Precision instruments and electronic maintenance management of Vita, Sana and Rama margarine production lines.

Hassas Ölçüm Gıda Üretimi

ETİBANK SEYDİŞEHİR

3 Years

Aluminum Factory

Chief Instrumentation & Control Engineer

Precision Instruments Chief. Periodic maintenance of flow, pressure, level, temperature and weighing instruments. Pneumatic device maintenance.

Proses Ölçüm Pnömatik Sistemler

ETİBANK ELAZIĞ

18 Months

Ferro Chrome Plant

Maintenance Engineer

Plant established by Japanese engineers. Factory energy distribution and control, raw ore conveyor lines, silos, ore weighing systems, metal crushers, smelting furnace control, 3-phase 34500A current electrode control.

Yüksek Akım Endüstriyel Fırın Konveyör Sistemleri

ASKERLİK

Military service

Naval Forces Derince Machinery School

Electronics Instructor

Electronics teaching at Naval Forces Command.

Eğitim

Put our 40+ years of experience to work on your project.

Total Productive Maintenance, energy savings, control system retrofits — whatever you need.

Contact us →