01 / 08Introduction
QUALITY · PROJECTS · SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT
Leading quality
Delivering value
12 years in automotive. Quality and project leadership grounded in manufacturing, from product launches to supplier development.
IPMA LEVEL CCQI / IRCA · ISO 9001
02 / 08Profile
Engineering discipline
A complete view of quality
Utkay GöğebakanBURSA, TÜRKİYEAutomotive quality and project management professional with 12 years of experience spanning product launches, supplier development, production quality and customer assurance. Established an end-to-end project quality function from the ground up; skilled in APQP, PPAP, Core Tools, supplier audits and cross-functional problem solving. Career delivery includes 200+ supplier relationships, 1,000+ launched sub-components, 100+ OEM parts and 100+ process audits. IPMA Level C Certified Project Manager and CQI/IRCA Certified ISO 9001 Lead Auditor.
03 / 08Measurable results
Measurable results
Reduction in warranty claim volume and cost at Grup Antolin
Suppliers engaged
Quality collaboration with local and international suppliers across the career
Sub-components supported at launch
Contribution to product launch activities across the career
OEM parts supported
Contribution to OEM part launches across the career
Process audits
Total process audits performed across the career
Process audits at Rollmech
On-site nonconformity closure and quality KPI monitoring
Suppliers under quality management
Management of local and international supplier performance at Grup Antolin
Without customer claims
Contribution to a zero-claim period and sustained Renault worldwide green status at Grup Antolin
Project quality function built from scratch
Responsibilities, procedures, work instructions, approvals and operational controls established at Rollmech
04 / 08Experience
Experience from the factory floor
Rollmech Automotive
Project Quality Chief
- Built the complete project quality process from the ground up, establishing responsibilities, procedures, work instructions, approvals and operational controls.
- Achieved approximately 100% customer approval of project presentations and delivered PPAP / feasibility packages on time.
- Conducted 60+ process audits, closed nonconformities on site, maintained quality KPIs within targets and supported a demanding customer audit.
- Trained employees and suppliers in automotive Core Tools; coached the team and coordinated launch-quality interfaces.
Martur Fompak International
Senior Supplier Quality Assurance Engineer
- Managed supplier pre-SOP readiness, including tooling and trials, for seat-textile and plastic-injection components.
- Led serial-production supplier quality and logistics, process audits, development actions and cost improvement with Purchasing.
Grup Antolin – Diniz Holding
Quality Specialist
- Managed 70 local and international suppliers across electrical / electronic, sheet metal, die casting, plastics, mirrors and fasteners.
- Led APQP, CQI and process audits, change control, escalations, PSW / re-PSW, reverse FMEA and supplier- development actions.
- Reduced warranty claim volume and cost by 50% through structured root-cause closure and process improvement.
- Implemented MES quality data capture; sustained two years with zero customer claims and Renault worldwide green status.
Ermetal Inc.
World Class Manufacturing Specialist
- Applied WCM (steps 1–4) to spot and robotic welding to reduce defects and waste.
- Led Kaizen and 5S activities, maintained production documentation and delivered WCM training.
05 / 08Expertise
Structured thinking
Hands-on delivery
Quality & launches
APQP, PPAP / PSW, ISIR, IATF 16949, PFMEA, reverse FMEA, MSA, SPC, control plans, supplier readiness.
Supplier & operations
Supplier quality / development, CQI audits, VDA 2 / 6.5, 8D, change management, root-cause analysis, WCM, Kaizen, 5S.
Digital systems
SAP QM, QDMS, Minitab, Teamcenter, SolidWorks, vSRM, Microsoft Office.
Manufacturing domains
Electronics, automotive interiors, seat textiles, fasteners, sheet metal, die casting, plastic injection, welding.
Selected certifications
- CQI / IRCA Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor (BSI) | 2026
- ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor (Exemplar Global) | 2025
- IPMA Level C Certified Project Manager | 2023
- Certified Project Director (GAQM) | 2025; Certified Agile Project Management (GSDC) | 2025
- ISO 29993:2017 Learning Services Lead Auditor | 2026; APQM Project Quality Manager | 2025
- VDA 6.5 Product Auditor | 2025; VDA 2 PPF/PPA Process Management | 2022
- CQI-9 Heat Treatment, CQI-23 Plastic Injection and CQI-15 Welding training | 2020–2021
06 / 08Education
Always learning
MSc, Mechatronics Engineering (Thesis)
Bursa Technical UniversityEnglish-medium program
MSc, Industrial Engineering and Management
Sakarya UniversityGPA: 3.17/4.00
Master’s Degree, Business Administration
Bursa Technical UniversityGPA: 3.75/4.00
BEng, Mechatronic Systems Engineering
Atılım University100% merit scholarship
Languages
English – Advanced | German – Intermediate | French – Basic
07 / 08Publications
Sharing knowledge
ARTICLE · 2019
Efficient Supplier Quality Management and Portal Usage in Supplier Relations: A Case of vSRM
Gögebakan, U. N. & Nacar, R. · Turkish Journal of Marketing, 4(2), 81–110.
Read the article ↗BOOK · 2019
Tedarikçi İlişkileri Yönetimi ve Uygulamaları
Gögebakan, U. N. (2019). Supplier Relationship Management and Applications (book; original title: Tedarikçi İlişkileri Yönetimi ve Uygulamaları).
08 / 08Contact
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