Yildirim (Bill) Omurtag
About Yildirim (Bill) Omurtag

     Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University

MS in Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University

PhD in Industrial Engineering, Iowa State.

Brought the 3D Printing technology as part of this concept to

RMU in 1999 making RMU an early leader in Teaching and

Research in this area.

     BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Science at Robert Morris University where he served as the Founding Dean of the School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, SEMS 1999-2006

The University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science & Technology) where he served as a Department Head and a Professor of Engineering Management

Directed and mentored over 50 PhDs in Engineering Management

Wichita State University in Kansas, Sultan Qaboos University in Oman

University of Tennessee Space Institute, Istanbul Technical University Engineering Management department

California State University-Sacramento School of Business, Iowa State University

Middle East Technical University

     BUSINESS EXPERIENCE Cont.

Engineering Management at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, 

Adjunct faculty member in Industrial Engineering at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville near his home in St Louis, Missouri

ABET accreditation visitor and member of university advisory boards

     MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Turkish Army as a reserve officer, 1966-68

Three service medals for distinguished educational services to the US Army