Prior to joining BGN Energy, held managerial positions in the private sector and pursued academic career with 35 years of experience in E&P companies working as the Subsurface Manager (2014-2020) of Genel Energy Plc, London listed Anglo-Turkish Company; Reservoir Manager (2011-2014) of BEOC, JV of Greenfields Petroleum Corporation, Houston, USA and Baghlan Group Azerbaijan Companies; Principal Scientist (2007-2011) of Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures-Company, Alberta, Canada; Evaluator (2010- present) of EU-Renewable Energy Projects, Belgium and as Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, teaching Reservoir and Production Engineering courses at METU, TUDELFT, UPM, and CIU Universities (1988-2022).
Upstream professional with broad reservoir engineering experience at Oil and Gas practices
(Simulation, Enhanced Oil Recovery, CO2 Sequestration and Underground Gas Storage projects) with
strong background in Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, Geosciences, and Finance. International
sense of business acquired in multi-cultural and multi-national companies involving operating, service
and consulting sectors of Upstream Oil and Gas industry. Performing Reserve & Resource
Assessment and Valuation projects for Oil and Gas companies based on SPE-Petroleum Resources
Management System.
Holding BSc (1981), MSc (1983) and PhD (1988) degrees in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Türkiye.