Biography - CV

Curriculum Vitae (.pdf)



Biographical Data

Birth date 29 / 03 / 1973
Place of Birth Istanbul
Citizenship TURKEY
Marital Status Divorced

Education

Degree PhD Electronics Engineering
Specialization Microelectronics
University The University of Texas at Dallas
Department The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Date 2006
   
Degree M.Sc. Electronics and Communication Engineer
Specialization Microelectronic and VLSI
University Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, TURKEY.
Department Electronics and Communication Engineering Department
Date 1999
   
Degree B.Sc. Electronics and Communication Engineer
Specialization Microelectronic and VLSI
University Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, TURKEY.
Department Electronics and Communication Engineering Department
Date 1996

Dissertation & Theses
1. Design and Implementation of Second Order Sigma-Delta Analog to Digital Converter
B.Sc. Thesis,1996. Supervised by Dr. Duran Leblebici, ITU.

2. A Programmable CMOS Analog Vector Quantizer Chip,
M.Sc. Thesis,1999. Supervised by Dr. Ugur Çilingiroglu, ITU.

3. 11-bits sub-ranging analog to digital converter and SSA tool,
PhD Thesis 2006. Supervised by Dr. Franco Maloberti, UTD.

Major fields of study :
                Semiconductor physic, Semiconductor modeling, IC Manufacturing, Analog sub-block designs, Analog IC design, Signal Processing, VLSI, Digital System design, HDL and Communication System design.

Work Experience
Since 2004, Analog design engineer and project leader at Texas Instruments Incorporated Dallas TX USA with CMS (custom mixed signal) HVAL (High Volume Analog and Logic) business. Worked on high performance data converters, power management ICs.

ASIC Design Engineer and ASIC Project Manager at ITU - ETA ASIC Design Center, Istanbul, TURKEY. From 01.01.1996 through 01.01.2001.

Teaching Experience
1. Research Assistant at University of Texas at Dallas, from 2002 – 2004.
2. Research Assistant at Analog & Mixed Signal Center, Electrical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University.
3. Research and Teaching Assistant at Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University.

Relevant Computer & Tool Experience

Operating Systems :
                 MS-DOS, Windows (versions 3.1, 95, 98,2000) Unix, Linux, SunOS, Solaris
CAD :
                 Cadence
                       Tools: SKILL language
                                     Virtuoso
                                     Cell Ensemble
                                     Block Ensemble
                                     Parameterized Cell
                                     Compactor
                                     Diva (DRC, Extraction, LVS)
                                     Composer
                                     Mixed-Signal
                                     Synergy

                                     Simulators:
                                                   
SpectreS
                                                    HspiceS
                                                    Verilog-XL
                                                    SpectreSVerilog
                                                    HspiceSVerilog
              Synopsys
              MATLAB & Simulink
              Mathematica

Hardware Description Languages
VHDL
Verilog-HDL
SpectreHDL (AHDL)

Memberships
IEEE
IEEE Solid State Society - JSSC
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society - CAS-I, CAS-II
TMMOB Chamber of Turkish Electrical Engineers
Association of Galatasaray Lyceum
Galatasaray Folk Dance Club

Communication Skill
Turkish, French, English

Personal Interest & Hobbies
Reading about history, economy and philosophy. Skiing. Sailing. Swimming. Ping-Pong. Fishing. Playing classical guitar. Listening music. Dancing Flamenco, Tango and Turkish traditional folklore dances. Ebru. Voyages.