Senol Sergen
New Development Projects Lead Engineer
UAV Chief Engineer
Design and Engineering Department
TUSAS Aerospace Industries Inc.

Biographical Sketch
Has been working in TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc.) since 1996. Currently the New Development Projects Leader. Has conducted the functional and R&D projects as Chief of Flight Sciences Section. Has been conducting TURNA Target Drone program as UAV Chief Engineer since 1999. Participated in pre-contract and contract activities of the aerial target system (that is indigenously designed to meet the requirements of Turkish Armed Forces) and other UAV programs of TAI. Responsible for Turkish UAV program. Developed a ground control system software for a generic UAV, aircraft flight performance analysis tools, procedures for design quality assurance. Has worked in 901st Army Aviation Depot where depot level maintenance, repair and revision of utility and attack helicopters of Turkish Armed Forces are performed. Has prepared procurement specs and conducted R&D activities in the Projects Department. Has worked in SAGE (Defense Industries Research and Development Institute) on missile aerodynamics, external ballistics, flight mechanics and firing tests. Has performed research and development studies for weapon systems and developed flight mechanics codes for missiles. Worked in CASA-Spain in 1992-1993 on Computational Fluid Dynamics, 2D Euler codes, boundary layer solutions, viscous/inviscid coupling, multigrid techniques. Performed wind tunnel tests of jets in a crossflow in ITU (Istanbul Technical University). Has maintenance, manufacturing and scheduling training in THY (Turkish Airlines); assembly line, plant organization, employee and work administration training in BMC (British Motor Company); applied manufacturing technologies training in ITU workshop. Member of NATO-NIAG Air Group 7, Association of Photographic Arts and former Izmir Fencing Club. Personal interests are drawing, painting, industrial design, modelling, sports and inevitable Formula-1.

Senol Sergen is single, was born in Izmir, 1968 and graduated from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Aeronautical Engineering, BSc in 1989.

Contact Information:

Senol Sergen
Lead Engineer, New Development Projects
* PO.Box-18, Kavaklidere, 06692 Ankara Turkey
* Istanbul Yolu 30.km, Akinci 06936 Ankara Turkey
Tel: +90-312-811 1800 ext/2469 mobile/2598
Fax: +90-312-811 1425 and 1408
e-Mail: ssergen@tai.com.tr
web: http://www.tai.com.tr