CURRICULUM VITAE GÖKHAN BERKER Personal Information Date/Place of Birth : 09.07.1982/Izmir-TURKEY Contact Information Address: Mustafa Kemal Str. Nationality Marital Status Driving license Military Obligation : Turkish Citizen : Single : B : Finished No: 20/B-3, Bornova,Izmir, 35040,TURKEY Phone : +90-505-525-08-74 E-mail: gokhan.berker@gmail.com EDUCATION Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Izmir, Turkey Ph. D, Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Since February,2011 Lab: Iztech Robotic Lab. IRL Academic Advisor: Ass. Prof. Dr. M.İ. Can Dede Thesis Abstract: Multi-Mode Rehabilitation Robot Dokuz Eylul University (DEÜ), Izmir, Turkey M.Sc, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduated in June,2010 Lab: Computer Aided Analysis, Design and Manufacturing Lab. BATÜL Thesis title: Integrated Design Analysis and Control of an Hexapod Academic Advisor: Prof. Dr. Hira Karagulle Dokuz Eylul University (DEÜ), Izmir, Turkey B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Graduated in June, 2006 Thesis title: Design and Building Motion-Based Flight Simulator Academic Advisors: Ass. Prof. Dr. Zeki Kıral & Prof. Dr. Erol Uyar Yunus Emre Anadolu High School, Izmir, Turkey Education Language: German, Graduation: June, 2000 1
INTERNSHIPS Çimentaş A.Ş., Izmir, TURKEY, 2005 BMC A.Ş., Izmir, TURKEY, 2003 Çınarlı Technical and Industrial Vocational High School, Izmir, Turkey, 2001 FELLOWSHIPS The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Fellowship for Project Assistant (01.2007-01.2009) Korean scientific cooperation network with the European Research Area (KORANET) Fellowship for Ph.D. project student (03.2011-10.2011) CONTESTS DEÜ Team Member, Formula G Solar Car Contest, organized by TÜBİTAK, 2005-2006 DEÜ Team Leader ABU ROBOCON Robot Contest, organized by Asia -Pacific Broadcasting Union, 2004 ACADEMIC RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL WORK AREAS Industrial Robotics/Mechatronics Medical / Rehabilitation Robotics Mechatronics Motion-Based Simulators Haptic system design Computer Aided Engineering ACADEMIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE PROJECT: Multi-Mode Rehabilitation system design and production Institution/Date: Funder : IZTECH IRL / 03.2011 - Project Researcher Dr. M. İ. Can Dede IZTECH BAP (Scientific Research Project Grant) CAD/CAE design, creating hybrid force/position controls 2
PROJECT: Control of Assistive Robot with Facial Expressions CAROFEX Institution/Date: IZTECH IRL / 03.2011 10.2011 Partners: Funder: Ph.D. Student Member Dr. -Ing. Axel Graeser, IAT, Germany Dr. Myung Jin Chung, and Dr. Pyung-Hun Chang,KAIST, Korea, and Dr. Mehmet Ismet Can Dede, IZTECH, Turkey Korean scientific cooperation network with the European Research Area - KORANET Joint Project Technical Visits, Workshops and Small Projects in Germany, Korea and Turkey. PROJECT: Micro-Positioning Robot Design and Prototype Building Institution/Date: DEÜ BATÜL / 06.2006 12.2008 Funder: Project Assistant Dr. Hira Karagulle, Prof. TÜBİTAK 1001 Research Program for Universities CAD/CAE design, taking part of creating integrated design software, creating controls for trajectory following, CMM & Laser measurements for validation tests. PROJECT: Design and Building Motion-Based Flight Simulator Institution/Date: DEÜ / 10.2005 06.2006 4th Grade Student Prof. Dr. Erol Uyar & Associate Prof. Dr. Zeki Kıral Funder: - Graduation Project Design and building 2 DOF motion platform 3
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Years: BANA TEKNOLOJI GELISTIRME A.Ş. - BANATECH 11.2014 - Founder Selected Projects: HAPTIC DEVICE DESIGN COMPLIANT INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS Sanlab Simulation R&D Company Years: 03.2013 11.2014 Head of Robotics Department Creating general scheme of the systems for projects. Project and Team Management CAE of Simulator Motion Platforms Motion Cueing Works of Simulator Motion platforms Selected Projects: 6 DOF Excavator Training Simulator 3 DOF Forklift Training Simulator 6 DOF Entertainment Simulator 3 DOF Entertainment Simulator Harmonik Robotics and Industrial Automation Company Years: 01.2009-02.2013 Co-Founder, Project Manager Creating general scheme of the systems for projects. Dynamic and Static analysis for selections and validations Selection of actuators and other products to be used in projects. Detailed CAD design of the system Industrial PC-Based Control of Systems, if system requires higher control then PLC 4
Selected Projects: Industrial Robot Projects Industrial Automation Line Projects 6 DOF Motion Base for 5D Simulator 3 Axis PU Sealing CNC, Johnson Control Inc. SCADA & BARCODE system, PENTİ Gum Packaging System, ÜLKER LANGUAGES AND COMPUTER SKILLS Turkish native, fluent in English, intermediate in German Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint Excellent command of computer packages such as SolidWorks, CosmosWorks, CosmosMotion, Good command of Matlab, Simulink. Extensive use of Visual Basic languages, knowledge in C languages. PROFESSIONAL AFFILITIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS CHAMBER OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS AEGEE - Association des Etats-Generaux de L'Etudiants de L'Europe EAYK Aegean Open-Sea Sailing Club HOBBIES AND INTERESTS Sailing, Traveling, Tennis, Cinema, Music Prof. Hira KARAGULLE, Ph.D., REFERENCES Phone:+90 232 3883138-212 E-mail : hira.karagulle@deu.edu.tr Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University,35100,Bornova, Izmir, TURKEY Personal Website : http://people.deu.edu.tr/hira.karagulle Ass. Prof. M. I. Can DEDE, Ph.D. Phone:+90 232 7506778 E-mail : candede@iyte.edu.tr Mechanical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology,35430,Urla, Izmir, TURKEY Personal Website : http://web.iyte.edu.tr/~candede/ 5