CIRRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surname, Name : AKDENIZ GUREL, IZEL
Nationality : Turkish (TC)
Date and Place of Birth : October 5th , 1991 / Ankara
Phone : +90 535 085 28 35
Email : akdenizizel@gmail.com
EDUCATION
- 2005 ‐ 2009, TED Ankara College Foundation Private High School (Education in English)
- 2010 ‐ 2015, Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree (1‐year preparatory class in English) (2,64 CGPA)
- 2015 ‐ 2018, Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Master’s Degree, Civil Engineering Department, Coastal and Ocean Engineering Division
(3-Dimensional Numerical Circulation Modeling: A Case Study on the Coastal Processes in Göcek and Fethiye Bays, Turkey) (3,71 CGPA)
- 2019- Ongoing, Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Ph.D.
AWARDS
- Honor Student (2014‐2015 Fall Semester, 3,48 GPA)
WORK EXPERIENCES
- Noah’s Ark Water Park (Wisconsin Dells, USA) (2012 Summer)
Participated in “Work and Travel” Program for 3 months
Worked as “Certificated Life Guard” in the park
- ITO Investment Energy Construction – One Tower (2013 Summer)
Internship (20 Workdays) as a Civil Engineer
Responsible For: Site Engineer Responsibilities
- YÜKSEL Project International Incorporated Company (2014 Summer)
Internship (30 Workdays) as a Civil Engineer
Responsible For: Design calculations and cost estimation
- DERINSU Underwater Engineering and Consulting Services (Ankara, Turkey ‐ March 2016 ‐ Ongoing)
Hydrodynamic Modeling
Design and 2D – 3D modeling of offshore discharge and marine facilities using MIKE 21 – MIKE 3 so that marine structures can be properly designed.
Design and analysis of underwater discharge pipelines using SAGE Profile 3D such as subsea pipeline installation, simulation of pipe-laying process
Design and Project Management
Management of several design projects such as;
Nuclear power plant discharge system calculations such as circulation and dilution analysis
With respect to model results, decision of location and layout of the breakwater
Preliminary design of breakwaters
Preparation of model reports
Meeting up with the clients
Documentation with respect to any kind of tender documents, quantity takeoff
SKILLS
MIKE
MIKE 3 (3D MODELING OF COAST AND SEA)
MIKE 21 (2D MODELING OF COAST AND SEA)
SAGE PROFILE 3D (PIPELINE MODELING)
NAMI DANCE (TSUNAMI MODELING)
SWAN (SIMULATING WAVES NEARSHORE)
SURFER (2D and 3D MAPPING)
AutoCAD
MATLAB
BIM – BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (REVIT, NAVISWORKS)
MS PROJECT
MICROSOFT OFFICE
ATTENDED COURSES, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
Marine Science Conference Turkey – JUNE 2016
MIKE 3 HD FM and MIKE 21 BW Training Certificate – OCTOBER 2016
5th International Conference on Coastal Engineering (ICCE) – NOVEMBER 2016
“Legal, Technical and Commercial Roadmap for Supporting Offshore Wind Investments in Turkey” Workshop – FEBRUARY 2017
“Workshop on Offshore Wind and Wave Energy for Turkey” – SEPTEMBER 2017
SAGE Profile 3D Training Certificate – JANUARY 2018
REFERENCES
- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet YALÇINER (Middle East Technical University)
yalciner@metu.edu.tr
- Prof. Dr. Mustafa Talat BİRGÖNÜL (Middle East Technical University)
birgonul@metu.edu.tr
- Prof. Dr. Rifat SÖNMEZ (Middle East Technical University)
rsonmez@metu.edu.tr
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
- English, Fluent (TOEFL IBT Score: 91, METU EPE Score:81.5)
- German, Beginner (Taught in High School)
- French, Beginner (Taken two courses during 2nd and 3rd year of Undergraduate Education)
EXAMS
- GRE Revised General Test (Quantitative Reasoning: 159)
- TOEFL IBT (TOEFL IBT Score: 91)
- METU English Proficiency Exam (Score: 81.5)
PERSONAL INTERESTS
- LEGO / Puzzle Addict
- Ultimate Frisbee (Currently playing in ODTUPUS team for 2 years)
- Dancing (Participated in Latin Dances Club for 3 years)
- Jogging (Participated in Orienteering Club for a year)
- Wind Surfing
- Wave Surfing
- Photography
- Playing Clarinet
- Traveling