 His career at TPAO mostly included implementation and management of a number of national and international petroleum research projects until 1998 when he became advisor to the president of Turkey.During his industrial career, with the help of United Nations Development Programme Fellowship, he gained great experience on R&D project management during his visits to oil companies and universities in the USA.In addition to research administration and management, he is personally initiated, participated, and coordinated several research projects on petroleum exploration.