Mr. Ahmet Yavuz is a Senior Consultant with GLAS Consulting specializing in Oil Storage Tank Construction, Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals Industries.
He graduated from the Middle East Technical University of Turkey with a B.Sc. degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in 2003. He continued his professional training with International Welding Engineering diploma program, and Non-Destructive Testing Level 2, NEBOSH Occupational Health and Safety and NACE Coating Inspector Level II certifications. He is currently API Certified Tank Safe Entry Supervisor.
Since graduation, he has undertaken critical roles in major Construction projects in Refining and Steel Manufacturing Projects. He then moved to Total Oil Turkey where he was the Maintenance and Inspection Manager. Between 2012 to 2016, he was the Tank Farm Inspection Lead Engineer of Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation.
Ahmet then moved into Technical Training and Consultancy. He has completed numerous API 510 certification pre-exam courses in Australia, and has spoken at many technical conferences in Europe and the Middle East.
Areas of Expertise for Customized In-House
- Tank Construction, Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and Safe Entry operations
- Tank Integrity Management System Implementation
- Pressure Vessel, Inspection and Maintenance
- Piping Systems, Construction, Inspection and Repairs
- Corrosion and Damage Mechanism in Refining Industry
- Welding Applications, Methods, Types and Inspection, Dissimilar Welding
- Industrial Surface Preparation and Coating Applications
- QA/QC Management and Reporting for Construction Projects
- Non-Destructive Testing Methods and Applications in “Material-Welding Method- Defect” Triangle
