Aclan Sukaya

About Aclan Sukaya

Aclan is responsible for driving operational transformation in the portfolio companies at Platinum Equity. Prior to Platinum, Aclan was in a similar role at Gallant Capital. Prior to Gallant, he was a Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) advising Technology, Media, Retail, Biotech and Aerospace/Defense clients at all growth stages in Finance Effectiveness. Prior to PwC, Aclan was an Industrial Engineer and Process Improvement Specialist in manufacturing, supply chain and finance operations at The Boeing Company. Aclan has also held positions at Samsung Electronics in Accounting and Oracle in Sales and Marketing. Through Aclan’s diverse experience, he has worked closely with all levels of an organization to drive revenue growth, operational effectiveness, and profit improvement. Aclan is currently pursuing his Executive Doctorate at the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, has obtained an M.B.A. from Seattle University’s Albers Business School, holds a B.B.A. in Finance & Accounting from the Rotterdam Business School, is a Stanford Certified Project Manager and is a certified Lean Kaizen Coach and Practitioner.

Experience

1. Platinum Equity Operations Lead and Operating Council Member

   Unical Aviation Inc.

   Sep 2023 — Present · Glendale, AZ, US

   Unical is Platinum Equity Portfolio Company.

Education

• Seattle University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2011 — 2014

• Stanford University

  Masters Certificate, Advanced Project Management

  2012 — 2012

• Pepperdine Graziadio Business School

  Executive Doctorate of Business Administration

  2018 — 2019

• Stevens Institute of Technology

  Masters Certificate, Project Managment

  2011 — 2011

• Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance & Accounting

  2005 — 2009

• Istanbul International Community School

  International Baccalaureatte Diploma

  1997 — 2004

Skills

• English
• Lean Manufacturing
• Access
• Project Planning
• French
• Analytical Skills
• Consulting
• Financial Analysis
• Industrial Engineering
• Erp
• Cost Management
• Aircraft Interiors
• Kaizen
• Microsoft Office
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Sap R/3
• Engineering Management
• International Project Management
• Databases
• Change Management
• Credit Analysis
• Capacity Planning
• Finance
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Accounts Receivable
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Sharepoint
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Aerospace Manufacturing
• Sap Erp
• Negotiation
• Forecasting
• Credit Risk
• Financial Reporting
• Dutch
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership