DR. M. CETIN GUMUSOGLU
Profession : Civil Engineer , CEng, MSc, PhD, DIC
Languages : Turkish,English,German
Marital Status : Married
Communication : cg@gumusoglu.com
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
· Approximately 30 years’ experience in engineering and management of major
projects within the infrastructure sector
· Experience in design and construction of buildings, transportation, water
and environmental schemes, both in consultancy and contracting.
· Project management experience in major rail and metro contracts,including
design-built programs,implemented under FIDIC complaint rules and
regulations.Particular experience also includes value engineering, contract
management and risk analysis.
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General management and strategic planning
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DEIK Turkish-American Council Board Member (
1998-2002)
· Coordinator for 10th Transportation Forum,Ministry of
Transport,Turkey (2009)
· Lecturing as visiting Prof. Dr., on “ Development and Programme Management
of Metro Schemes “, at Lousanne EPFL, as part of annual MSc. Course on
Tunnelling (2010-13)
· 18 professional publications
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS
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BSc |
Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University |
1977 |
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MCCE |
Member, Chamber of Civil Engineers |
1977 |
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MSc |
Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University |
1979 |
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PhD, DIC Prof. Dr. |
Engineering, Imperial College, University of London Visiting Professor, EPFL Lousanne,Switzerland |
1986 2013 |
EXPERIENCE RECORD
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2015 – |
COO / Vice-President / International Business Director Siyahkalem (SKL) Engineering & Construction Inc. Chief Operating Officer in charge of major
projects and all international business including contracting and other trading
activities. |
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2013 – 2015 |
International Business Director Emay International Engineering and Consultancy Inc., Istanbul International Business Director for Emay’s
project development and management activities in Turkey and all international
territories.Managing Director of Emay Arabia,KSA, to govern the company’s
activities in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region. |
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2009 – 2013 |
Project Director ( Metro & Railways ) Emay International Engineering and
Consultancy Inc., Istanbul Istanbul Metro Phase 3 (Otogar –
Başakşehir Metro Line ): Responsible
as Project Director for Emay’s activities ( Engineer’s Representative ) in
Istanbul Metro Phase 3, incorporating : ·
2 Metro Lines ( 15.9km in length with 11 stations and 70,000 p/hr) , ·
1 LRT Line ( 5.8km in length
with 5 stations and 36,000 p/hr ) Phase 3
Program included civil Works,fit-out and entire electro-mechanical works,
from installation to commissioning and operation. Civil
works included total of 12.8km bored tunnel with TBM ; 1.9km tunnel driven
with NATM; 4.4km cut & cover tunnel; 500m viaduct; 200m at grade; 16
stations with 509,102 m2 covered area; depot built over 75 acres
of land with 12,000m2 closed area.The program funded by Istanbul
Greater Municipality by 1.35 Billion USD,have been completed in 60 months and
the line is now in operation with full capacity and within the defects
liability period. As PD, within Engineer’s representative capacity,all
aspects of the Program, including design,cost and time variations, major
claims and issues arising from the construction,have been monitored and
resolved. |
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2000 – 2009 |
Regional Director Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd (PB Group), New York Regional Director for PB Group’s business development and management
activities in Turkey and Eurasia. He has been
Principal-in-Charge (Project Director)
for the following major infrastructure projects: § DN2 Road Rehabilitation Project ( Romania ) : Engineer
Responsibility under FIDIC (2007-2009) Management of design and construction program for DN2 Motorway,main Route from Bucharest to Siret,at Ukrainian border. DN2 Motorway is 446 km (2x2 lanes) long and has been rehabilitated by utilizing 130 Million Euro
Fund made available by EIB. § Earthquake Urban Rehabilitation Project (Turkey): Engineer
Responsibility under FIDIC (2006 – 2008) PMCM Services for the construction of medium-scale 31 business
centers with a capital investment of 50 million Euro. The project
was part of a major urban rehabilitation program, funded by EIB. The scope of
works included design review and project management , including construction
supervision of all aspects of the construction. § 2nd Health
Project (Turkey) : Engineer
responsibility under FIDIC (2006 – 2008) PMCM Services for the construction of 23 training hospitals
over an area 1/3 of Turkey with a capital investment
of 50 million Euro. The project was a part of a social welfare
program of the Government, funded by the World Bank. The scope of works
included design review, project management and construction supervision,
including fitting-out of all related electro-mechanical equipment. § Automatic Fare Collection
System for Bucharest (Romania) :
Management Consultant ( 2004 – 2006) Management
of design, tendering and installation of a 30 million Euro investment to
integrate automatic fare collection for bus, tram and metro systems in
Bucharest. Entire transport program
and operation systems of rail and metro has been revised, in order to
implement an AFC System valid for the whole city. § Marmaray Rail Project –
Immersed Tube Crossing (Turkey) :
Project Director (2000 – 2004) Management
of PB’s activities including tender design and construction supervision of
immersed tubes in this 2.6 billion USD mega project, comprising of
rehabilitation of 70 km suburban rail, 1.2 km immersed tube crossing under
Bosphorus and 12 km bored tunnels. The project includes adding a new metro
line alongside suburban rail; all related electro-mechanical system and procurement
of 440 rolling stock. |
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1991 – 2000 |
Regional Director Hyder Consulting Ltd (Hyder Group), London General Management for international Hyder Group’s operations
in Turkey, including direct management responsibilities, as
Principal-in-Charge (Project Director)
for the following projects : § Istanbul Light Rail Project (Turkey) : Engineer
Responsibility under FIDIC (1991-1994) Provision of PMCM services for the construction of 24.8 km Light Rail
with a capital investment of 1.0 billion USD. The project comprises of civil
works for 22 stations; depot, control center and related facilities, 1.5 km
deep tunnel with NATM, 9.0 km cut-cover tunnel, 2.2 km viaduct, 10.6 km at
grade sections, fitting out of all stations and depot, trackwork, all aspects
of the electro-mechanical system from design review to procurement,
installation, testing, commissioning and trial operation. The E&M scope
included power supply, signalling, telecommunications, ventilation, escalators,
AFC, MEP and the rolling stock. § Ankara Light Rail Project (Turkey) : Engineer
Responsibility under FIDIC (1992-1994) Provision of PMCM services for the construction of 9.5 km Light Rail
System with a capital investment of 300 Million USD. The project comprises of
civil works for 12 stations; depot, control center; 1.8 km of deep tunnel
driven with NATM, 4.9 km cut-cover tunnel, 0.6 km at grade sections, fitting
out of all stations and depot, trackwork, all aspects of the
electro-mechanical system,from design review to procurement, installation,
testing, commissioning and trial operation. The E&M scope included power
supply, signalling, telecommunications, ventilation, escalators, AFC, MEP and
the rolling stock. § Kısıklı & Tantavi Motorway Tunnels, Istanbul (Turkey) : Design
Project Director (1992-1994) Management of design and construction monitoring of two motorway tunnels
(on Umraniye – Altunizade Motorway), 2 km in total length, with a capital
investment of 30 million USD. The tunnels were 13.6 m in diameter with low
overburden of around one ‘D’ and were driven by NATM. The scope of works
included preliminary, detailed design and construction monitoring on behalf
of the contractor. § Istanbul Metro Project Phase 1:
Taksim– 4th Levent M1 Line (Turkey): Project
Manager / Director - Engineer Resp.
under FIDIC (1994-2000) Principal-in-Charge for ‘ Engineer ‘ Hyder’s activities in Istanbul Metro
Phase 1 : Taksim – 4th Levent, comprising of preliminary design,
management of tender process, then construction supervision and project
management services, including all aspects of civil and trackwork
construction; electrical, mechanical, signalling systems installation and
procurement of the rolling stock. The metro system Phase 1 was built 8 km long,
with approximately 1.0 billion USD capital investment. The system included 8
km long twin-bored tunnels and 6 underground stations.The scope of works
included testing, commissioning, trial operation and final acceptance of the
entire system. |
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1989 – 1991 |
Metro & Rail Systems Coordinator STFA Construction Co (STFA Group), Istanbul Metro / Rail Projects Development Program: Responsible for the coordination and development of metro/rail projects
in Turkey, including Istanbul Metro and Ankara LRT System.
Responsibilities included establishing contacts and consortium agreements
with major international partners; responsibility in the preparation of
technical and financial proposals and negotiations with the Client. |
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1986 – 1989 |
Technical Manager STFA Construction Co (STFA Group), Istanbul Istanbul Sewerage System Project: Responsible as Technical Manager for the second stage construction
contract of the Istanbul Sewerage System – 170 million USD investment, along
the northern cost of Golden Horn. Comprising of 8 km bored tunnels, driven with road-headers and placing
simultaneously segmental linings; Φ 3200
diameter pipe-laying ,4 km in length. Responsibilities included contract
management, design management, methods of construction, cost control,
construction scheduling, preparation of progress reports and payment
certificates. |
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1984 – 1986 |
Consulting Engineer Golders Associates, London Analyses of various civil and geotechnical problems by using CGFEP Finite
Element Program for numerical modeling and engineering design. |
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1982 – 1984 |
Research Engineer Imperial College, London A research on the analysis of underground structures in strain-softening rock
masses has been carried out as part of a PhD programme. In this research a
finite element program (CGFEP), incorporating a special rock mass behavior
model, has been developed and the northern section of St.
Gotthard Highway tunnel has been analyzed. Later, using the
same software various civil engineering problems have been analysed. |
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1979 – 1982 |
Research Manager/ Lecturer Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul Responsible for the coordination of feasibility studies and geotechnical
design for the Kralkızı Dam on Tigris River, as well as lecturing
on geotechnical engineering and foundation design. |
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Selected Publications:
Gümüşoğlu, M.Ç. (2002)
“İstanbul Metro and Developing the Metro System” Proc.
of International Conference & Exhibition on Tunneling & Underground
Space Use, pp. 378-387, Istanbul.
Gümüşoğlu, M.Ç. (2005)
Gümüşoğlu, M.Ç. (2015)
“A Global Cost Estimation Model for
Mechanized Tunnels Based on In-situ Data”, Proc. of the ITA-AITES 41st World
Tunnel Congress, Dubrovnik Croatia, Vol.1, pp.530-532, Zambelli, Rijeka.