Berkant Üsen.

Oct 2023–present

B.Sc. Mechatronic Systems Engineering

Hochschule Rhein-Waal · Kleve, Germany

Ongoing, English-taught degree. Studies include programming, electronics and project management.

Sep 2022–Jul 2023

Undergraduate studies in Mechatronics Engineering

Bahçeşehir University · Istanbul, Türkiye

First year of undergraduate study before transferring to Hochschule Rhein-Waal.

Mar 2024 / Aug–Sep 2024 · Istanbul, Türkiye

Electrical manufacturing intern

Onur Elektrik

Eight weeks across two supervised placements.

• Assisted with measuring, marking, cutting, bending and fitting copper busbars for electrical-panel assemblies.
• Checked assembly fit and alignment; revisited bends with the team when installed components interfered with one another.
• Assembled industrial sockets, fuse-box parts and panel components, including cable preparation and cable-length checks.
• Traced a network connection fault to a cable, replaced it and helped organize the surrounding wiring.

University coursework · Documented Oct 2024

AVR digital I/O and Boolean logic

• Worked through an ATmega88PA-targeted C toolchain using avr-gcc, avr-objcopy, Makefiles and avrdude.
• Adapted supplied teaching examples for two-button input and LED output, including AND, NOR and XOR logic.
• Documented build and flash steps and related bit masks and register operations to behavior on the lab board.

Adapted coursework based on teaching examples by Thomas Grunenberg.

Personal project · AI-assisted implementation · 2026

Personal engineering portfolio

• Define the portfolio’s requirements and review content and interactions. Implementation developed with substantial ChatGPT/Codex assistance.
• Connect multilingual project documentation, client-side tools and educational engineering visualizations. Browser demonstrations are new work, separate from historical coursework.