Erkan Cakir

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

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ABOUT ERKAN CAKIR

In charge of Mission Equipment & Systems totalling over $150+ million for Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy vessels under new construction at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards• 12+ years of post-secondary experience in Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering Research & Development including 8 years of Mission Equipment Engineering with Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards• Proven competency in leading others and/or working independently for developing solutions to sophisticated technical problems• Ability to anticipate issues and proactively resolve problems with a proven record of accomplishments bringing projects to successful completion by influencing and coordinating others to implement solutions• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills gained through three years of research and honed within five years of shipbuilding industry experience• Well versed in not only shipbuilding process and procedures, but also customer relations thanks to five years of cooperation with the Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Navy• Comprehensive technical knowledge and first-hand experience in equipment design review, spatial and functional integration, installation and commissioning of Mission Equipment and Class I piping systems obtained through extensive exposure to various NSS non-combat vessel construction projects in Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards• Have an aptitude for achieving the best marine solutions while holding a high standard for safety and meeting project deadlines• Bachelor’s Degree (B.Sc.) in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding from Istanbul Technical University• Master’s Degree (M.Eng.) in Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland• Well equipped with a strong theoretical background of ship structures, fluid dynamics, and various other Naval Architecture topics, capable of reviewing structural (FEA) and fluid dynamics (CFD) technical reports• Published engineer specialized in Fluid-Structure Interaction of Flexible Submerged Structures with extended experience in ANSYS Fluent for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Abaqus and ANSYS Structural for Finite Element Analysis (FEA)• Excellent written and verbal communication skills developed through working in a fast-paced, dynamic and diverse industry in addition to mentoring and volunteering, published engineer and experienced presenter at technical conferences• Highly proficient in computer-aided engineering (CAE) software packages including Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Ship Constructor, Inventor, OrcaFlex, MS Office and Windows