Fabio Enes Karabıyık

Industrial Engineer

San Diego, California · Open to relocation nationwide · U.S. Citizen / Permanent Resident — no sponsorship required

+1 619-386-3033 · eneskarabiyik@hotmail.com

Summary

Industrial Engineer with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering (ABET-accredited) and hands-on experience across aerospace manufacturing and research operations. Skilled in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma (DMAIC), root cause analysis, simulation modeling, and data analysis. Adept at identifying bottlenecks, reducing waste, and improving material flow and workflows. Also brings hands-on IT support experience and growing software development skills, currently applied to building a cloud application for the manufacturing floor.

Experience

IT Analyst III — Scripps Research Aug 2024 – Feb 2025

San Diego, CA

  • Coordinated a full laboratory relocation and IT setup, keeping research operations running with minimal disruption.
  • Partnered with research teams to assess and improve day-to-day workflows and operational needs.
  • Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues, providing responsive troubleshooting support.
  • Documented recurring system issues and drove process-based problem resolution.
Career Break — E-Commerce & Relocation 2020 – 2024

Turkey → United States

Ran my own e-commerce business and warehouse operation, alongside relocating to the U.S. and completing the permanent residency / citizenship process.

Industrial Engineer — Turkish Airlines Technic Jun 2018 – Jan 2020

İstanbul, Turkey

  • Built inventory simulation models in Arena to test material-flow and stocking scenarios.
  • Collected and analyzed operational data using Excel and SQL to locate bottlenecks across material flow.
  • Identified process constraints and proposed inventory improvements to leadership.
Lean Engineer — Kale Aerospace Jun 2017 – Apr 2018

İstanbul, Turkey

  • Supported Lean Manufacturing and 5S rollouts across production areas.
  • Contributed to Kaizen workshops that streamlined processes and reduced waste.
  • Participated in Value Stream Mapping sessions to surface improvement opportunities.
  • Applied root cause analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone) to recurring quality and process issues.

Projects

LeanX In development

One cloud app for the whole Lean toolkit.

LeanX is an AI-assisted, cloud-based platform that brings the everyday tools of Lean manufacturing into a single workspace — instead of juggling spreadsheets, whiteboards, and disconnected software for every improvement activity. The goal is one login for root cause analysis, 5S / 6S audits, Kanban boards, and warehouse layout optimization, with the AI layer surfacing patterns and suggesting next steps as teams work. Built to be modular, so new tools can be added as new needs come up on the floor.

Root Cause Analysis5S / 6S Audits Kanban BoardsWarehouse Optimization SPC DashboardsAI-Assisted Insights+ extensible
Turkish Technic Inventory Control Project Completed

A senior capstone study of MRO inventory bottlenecks at Turkish Airlines Technic.

A capstone project conducted on-site at Turkish Airlines Technic's Sabiha Gökçen Airport facility. I mapped every department in the maintenance chain — planning & engineering, material supply, R&D, process improvement, the workshop, warehouse, aircraft maintenance engineering, health & safety, and quality — then ran a SWOT analysis on the operation as a whole. Root-cause work on recurring material-supply delays used a Fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram and a Pareto analysis to rank causes such as overseas sourcing, a mid-migration software system, customs delays, and stock that wasn't tracked live. From there I reviewed literature on just-in-time production and inventory lot-sizing, compiled a critical-materials list, and built an Arena simulation of the warehouse to fit real demand distributions and test stock-control policies.

SWOT AnalysisFishbone / Ishikawa Pareto AnalysisLiterature Review Arena SimulationInventory Control

Skills

Lean & Continuous Improvement
Lean Manufacturing5SKaizen Value Stream MappingKanbanJust-in-Time Standard WorkTakt TimePDCAGemba
Six Sigma & Quality
Six Sigma (DMAIC)Root Cause Analysis 5 WhysFishbone / IshikawaFMEA CAPASPCPareto Analysis
Industrial Engineering
Process ImprovementBottleneck Analysis Time & Motion StudiesCapacity Planning Facility LayoutSimulation Modeling (Arena)
Data & Software
Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP)SQLPython (basic) AutoCADArena SimulationPower BIMS Project
IT & Systems
Hardware & Software TroubleshootingHelp Desk / IT Support Network FundamentalsWindows & macOS Administration Git & GitHub

Education

Computer Science In progress

San Diego City College — San Diego, CA · 2023 – Present

B.S. in Industrial Engineering (ABET-accredited)

Dogus University — İstanbul, Turkey · dogus.edu.tr/en · 2012 – 2016

Certifications
OSHA 30-Hour General IndustryComplete
Six Sigma Green BeltIn progress
Project Management Professional (PMP)In progress

Languages

English (Fluent)Turkish (Native)Arabic (Intermediate)