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CMatP Profile: Deniz Yalniz services that provide professional development and career advancement opportunities for welders, as well as greater quality assurance throughout the welding industry. Weld Australia offers a broad range of engineering services that help substantially increase the operational life of plants and equipment and reduce the maintenance and repair overheads. We are the Responsible Member Society of the International Institute of Welding in Australia. My role is to make sure that our entire system complies with Australian and International Standards, and IIW technical guidelines. I also advise Weld Australia team members and engineers regarding procedures and processes. Materials engineering is an integral part of my role as welding is closely related to materials science. It is a dynamic, exciting and a challenging role.
Deniz Yalniz is a Quality Engineer at Weld Australia—the peak body representing the welding industry in Australia. Deniz commenced his career at Jacon Technologies, first as a Design Draftsman, before progressing into various positions, including Technical Sales Engineer, Design Engineer and Quality Control Engineer. Prior to joining Weld Australia, Deniz was a Service Support Coordinator at Jacon Equipment.
What inspired you to choose a career in materials science and engineering? I was very familiar with materials engineering from an early age. That’s why I pursued it as a profession. My first job was as a Design Engineer at a materials engineering company, so I decided to switch my focus more to quality as I found this area fascinating.
Who or what has influenced you most professionally?
With an adaptable nature and in-depth understanding of quality assurance and Australian Standards, Deniz holds a Bachelor in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, as well as a Graduate Diploma in Master of Engineering.
My professors when I was studying my bachelor’s degree. They showed what a great area the materials engineering field is. Their technical expertise provided me great knowledge to become a materials engineer.
Where do you work? Describe your job.
Which has been the most challenging job/ project you’ve worked on to date and why?
I work at Weld Australia as a Quality Engineer. Weld Australia offers a broad range of services including, company certification according to a range of Australian and International Standards. These certification processes enable fabrication businesses to improve their technical knowledge, bolster productivity and profitability, and reduce the risk of failure and rework. We also offer individual certification 18 | DECEMBER 2021
To be honest, when I was working as a design engineer, every project I worked on was a challenge—each project had its own unique requirements and material needs. One particular project was more challenging than the others. As a design team, we were working on new machinery for coal mines. After the brainstorming stage, the critical components of design and material selection for the structural elements BACK TO CONTENTS
were vital to ensure the mechanical integrity of the product. Selecting the correct material with the right mechanical properties and behaviour under statics, dynamics, vibrations, wear resistance and fatigue was a challenge—we always have to consider the environment in which our design will operate. However, the mine regulations and Australian Standards were limiting us to design freely. After we started to design our machinery in computer aided design software, our stress analysis calculations and FEA results were showing structure failure. Therefore, we had to approach our design from a new perspective completely. After the new design and few steps of design optimisation, our new machine design had no problems. As a result, our customer was more than happy.
What does being a CMatP mean to you? Being a CMatP means recognition that I have achieved a high professional standard as a materials engineer in Australia. It is the only professional qualification in the world, of which I am aware, that is specifically for materials people.
What gives you the most satisfaction at work? As a quality engineer in the materials field, I get a great deal of satisfaction by navigating the systems and processes to achieve the correct outcomes, thus providing others with the tools and knowledge to become more independent throughout the quality journey.
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? For me, the best advice comes in the form of encouragement and acknowledgement—where someone has recognised your contribution in making a pattern of work better, or improving something for others. However, everyone makes mistakes. You learn more from your mistakes than from your successes. The important thing is, never make the same mistake twice.
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