Mert Tunc

Mert Tunc began their career in 2009 as a Trainee at Yilmaz Reduktor. In 2010, they were a Trainee at Ford Otosan, where they learned Hypermesh basics and optimized exhaust manifold designs using Hypermesh software. In 2012, they were an Internship at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and in 2013 they were a Master Thesis Student, where they used C++ to simulate a molten salt thermal storage tank. From 2014 to 2021, Mert Tunc worked at GE Aviation as a Manufacturing Engineer, Lead Manufacturing Engineer, and Edison Engineer. As a Manufacturing Engineer, they received the 2017 GE Engineering Recognition Day award for the contributions to the Blisk repair project. As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, they were responsible for repair development for Blisk airfoils and its industrialization, development and implementation of machining operations for new Blisk designs, and prototyping jet engine components for engine tests. As an Edison Engineer, they developed on-machine 3D probing for Blisk repair project, process development (including fixturing, toolpath generation) for adaptive machining of Blisk airfoils, and stock optimization prior to airfoil milling for new product introduction. Currently, Mert Tunc is a Mechanical Engineer at Wingtra.

Mert Tunc obtained their BS in Mechanical Engineering from Boğaziçi University between 2006 and 2011. Mert then went on to pursue a Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Energy Technologies at Eindhoven University of Technology from 2011 to 2012, followed by a Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Energy Technologies at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya from 2012 to 2013. In addition, Mert Tunc has obtained various certifications from LinkedIn and GE, including a Lean Six Sigma 2.0 Greenbelt Training from GE in 2015 and a SELECT Spring School from AGH University of Science and Technology in 2013.