Berat Balmış

About

I am studying Mechanical Engineering at the Izmir Institute of Technology, while also pursuing a minor in Computer Engineering. In the spring of 2024, I took part in the Erasmus exchange programme at Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia; during that time I added speaking skills to my existing reading and writing English. I completed internships at the General Directorate of Highways and CMS Wheel Industry, and gained hands-on CAD experience with Creo Parametric by working part-time for about 8.5 months in the R&D department of Groupe Atlantic. In the summer of 2026, I interned at Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ). Given my age and experience I am not highly knowledgeable yet, but I am always passionate about learning. Engineering is a true passion for me — discovering the engineering behind every device and every structure we use in daily life never ceases to amaze me.

Locationİzmir, Turkey
LanguagesTurkish (Native), English (B2)
InterestsFootball, Basketball, Chess, F1, Watching Series/Movies

Driver's License

Class B

Education

September 2021 - Present

Izmir Institute of Technology

Mechanical Engineering, Major

September 2022 - Present

Izmir Institute of Technology

Computer Engineering, Minor

January 2024 - June 2024

Tallinn University of Technology

Mechanical Engineering, Erasmus Programme

Experience

20 July 2026 - 21 August 2026

Intern · Turkish Aerospace Industries

Working in the Landing Gear department
Mathematically modeled an aircraft arresting system

October 2025 - May 2026

R&D - Part-Time Engineer · Groupe Atlantic Izmir

Using Creo Parametric for 3D design and technical revisions
Working on SAP and BOM (Bill of Materials) management processes
Developed a small-scale program to make BOM data pulled from SAP more functional
Using Excel, VBA and Python for engineering data analysis and automation

September 2025 - October 2025

Machining - Intern · CMS Wheel Industry

Completed a 20-day internship in machining operations.

August 2024 - September 2024

Summer Intern · General Directorate of Highways

Completed a 20-day internship on machine supply and production processes at the Machinery Supply Workshop.

Skills

CAD

SolidWorks
Siemens NX
CATIA
Creo Parametric

CAE / Simulation

ANSYS

Programming

Python (data analysis)
VBA
MATLAB
HTML/CSS (basic front-end)

Tools

MS Office (advanced Excel)
SAP
Git
Effective Use of AI Tools

Projects

3-Stage Gearbox Design for a Wind Turbine

Izmir Institute of Technology · 2026 Hover for details

Designed a two-stage gearbox with 3 fixed speed ratios that connects the wind turbine's rotor shaft to the generator
Checked tooth root (bending) and surface (contact) strength of the teeth using AGMA procedures
A helical gear alternative was also evaluated, but a more economical configuration of 8 gears using standard full-depth spur gears was preferred due to its lower cost
Targeting a minimum service life of 80,000 hours and 98% reliability, the overall safety factor was kept in the 1.8-2.0 range

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Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Design

Izmir Institute of Technology · 2025 Hover for details

Designed a shell-and-tube heat exchanger to transfer 840 MWt of heat from a sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) to water
Applied the Seban & Shimazaki correlation to determine heat transfer coefficients; evaluated flow regimes with Reynolds/Prandtl/Nusselt calculations
Improved heat transfer efficiency with a counter-flow layout and triangular tube arrangement
Compared 3 different configurations by varying tube count, tube diameter and shell diameter; selected the design providing 44% effectiveness with 316 stainless steel

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Sand Casting Experiment

Izmir Institute of Technology · 2025 Hover for details

Examined the solidification process and mould cooling with embedded cooling pipes
Analysed surface defects, dimensional tolerances and mechanical properties
Applied machining as post-processing to evaluate production feasibility

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Belt-Pulley System Design

Izmir Institute of Technology · 2025 Hover for details

Designed and analysed a power transmission system using a V-belt mechanism
Calculated transmitted power, belt speed and required pulley diameters
Determined belt length, shaft centre distance, tension forces and safety factors
Selected the belt type suitable for the load and operating conditions

Chain Drive System Design

Izmir Institute of Technology · 2025 Hover for details

Determined the design power for a chain system driving a centrifugal compressor by calculating service, temperature and speed factors per the SKF catalogue
Selected standard sprockets according to the target transmission ratio; verified the output speed within a 7% tolerance range
Compared single-row (28B-1) and double-row (24B-2) chain alternatives; the finer-pitch double-row design was recommended as it reduces the polygon effect
Calculated the chain length with the K-factor method and determined the appropriate lubrication type

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Contact

Email balmisberat2135@gmail.com Phone +90 546 955 69 21 LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/berat-balmis GitHub github.com/jrberat