Bilgin Kadayifci is an experienced Program Manager in Product Development, currently leading product initiatives at both A. O. Smith Corporation and Lochinvar, LLC since July 2018. Previously, Bilgin served as a Development Engineer and Value Engineer at AERCO International, Inc., where significant contributions included developing cost-saving solutions and managing product development teams. Bilgin co-founded and served as CEO of Epickk, Inc., focusing on an innovative mobile app platform, and has held engineering roles at Schindler Elevator Corporation, EDI-ECI, and Gabor M. Szakal Consulting Engineers. Educational qualifications include a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Yildiz Technical University.