Kadir Girici
Industrial Engineer | AI & Data
Antalya, Türkiye • kadir.grc7@gmail.com
kadirgirici.com • github.com/kadirg7 • linkedin.com/in/kadirgirici7 • huggingface.co/kadirg7
Summary
Industrial engineering taught me to see problems as processes, to plan and optimize them. I bring that mindset into data science and AI, using AI tools to simplify and speed up the work I take on.
Experience
Management Intern, Project Department
Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
Cantek Group, Antalya
- Completed a management internship at Cantek Group, a cold-chain and refrigeration systems manufacturer, spanning the Project, Quality and Production Planning departments
- Worked with Excel-based data analysis and reporting tools, ERP reporting (IFS) and production planning processes
- Reviewed quality control processes, including input inspection and sampling, across panel/door and evaporator production lines
Intern Engineer (Production)
Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
Büşra Makina, Isparta
- Documented workflows on generator production lines
- Worked on compressor and generator production processes; gained hands-on exposure to industrial machines such as laser cutting and steel bending
TÜBİTAK 2209-A Project Coordinator
Apr 2025 – Jun 2026
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi
- Developed an AI-powered Material Requirements Planning (MRP) module for panel radiator production
- Compared several time-series models, with an XGBoost-based combined model performing best, and deployed the Streamlit demo on Hugging Face Spaces
- Selected for the Faculty Dean's Project Exhibition
Founder & E-commerce Manager, Etsy Store (US Market)
Nov 2023 – Feb 2026
Serbest Girişim, Remote
- Founded and managed an Etsy-based e-commerce store; sold gold jewelry to US customers with international shipping
- Performed SEO optimization for product titles, tags and descriptions; conducted competitor and pricing analysis
- Analyzed Etsy Ads and sales metrics; managed social media and Pinterest traffic strategies
Bar Waiter (Seasonal) — Club Kastalia Hotel, Alanya
2021 – 2024
Projects
Building an AI-Powered MRP Module
2026
Python, XGBoost, Streamlit
- My graduation and TÜBİTAK 2209-A project: AI-driven demand forecasting and material requirements planning (MRP) for panel radiator production.
- Selected for the Dean's Exhibition
- Link: huggingface.co/spaces/kadirg7/yapay-zeka-mip-modulu, github.com/kadirg7/tubitak-2209a-mip-modulu
Foundry Local RAG
2026
Python, Foundry Local, phi-3.5-mini, qwen3-embedding, SQLite
- A fully offline RAG system built on Microsoft Foundry Local; a retrieval similarity threshold (0.35) blocks hallucination before the LLM is queried.
- Link: github.com/kadirg7/foundry-local-rag
Logo Forge
2026
Next.js 15, TypeScript, Supabase, fal.ai, Claude
- An AI logo generator SaaS that gets Turkish characters right. I built it solo from scratch with AI-assisted development, without writing the code myself.
- Working, not yet live (payment integration blocker)
Çetin Transfer
Next.js, Tailwind CSS, next-intl, Sanity, Vercel
- A live commercial booking site I built to give my uncle's transfer business a practical solution. My goal was to show I can ship an end-to-end working answer to a real problem.
- Link: cetintransfer.com
Education
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi
2021 – 2026
B.Sc. Industrial Engineering
Anadolu Üniversitesi
2025 – Present
Associate Degree, Tourism & Hotel Management
Skills
AI & Data: Python, Pandas, XGBoost, LSTM, Random Forest, RAG, Streamlit, SQL
Engineering: Operations Research, MRP / Production Planning, Quality Control, Optimization (GAMS/CPLEX), Excel, Matlab
Web: AI-Assisted Web Development
Certifications & Programs
AI Innovators Internship Program — Microsoft (2026)
Intro2Astro (Introduction to Astronomy Research) — Caltech (2025)
Başarı Belgesi: Yapay Zekâ Destekli MİP Modülünün Oluşturulması — Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi (2026)
Build Smarter AI with Embeddings — IBM (2026)
Make Agentic AI Work for You — IBM (2026)
IBM ile Kodluyoruz: AI4Future - İleri Seviye — Kodluyoruz (2026)
Online Intern, QNB 101 Internship Program — QNB Türkiye (2026)
Languages
Turkish (Native) • English – A2-B1