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Neval Gunal

Neval Gunal

Scrum Master & Design Quality Specialist
Stockholm

Summary

Senior Engineer and Scrum Master with over 9 years of experience in the automotive industry, including 2 years at Scania. Skilled in agile workflows, delivery coordination, backlog management, and continuous process improvements. Strong engineering background combined with organizational and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration between engineering, styling, purchasing and SQA teams.

She has extensive experience in 27 exterior and 4 interior plastic parts (grained, painted, in-mold-in-color) covering the full lifecycle from design initiation to start of production. Expert in automotive project management and product development processes.

Holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Automotive Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, the top-ranked technical university in Turkey. Known for being ambitious, disciplined, and highly collaborative, with strong communication and organizational skills enabling effective teamwork.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Scrum Master and Design Quality Specialist

Alten
08.2023 - Current
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and ensuring effective communication among team members.
  • Managed the team’s backlog and ensured alignment with available capacity.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Tracked and visualized progress to stakeholders, ensuring transparency.
  • Performed all AAR (Appearance Approval Report) controls throughout the entire project lifecycle.

Scrum Master, Senior Product Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company
02.2021 - 08.2023
  • Managing all development phases of 15 plastic parts(front bumper)
  • Leading all activities between stakeholders (Design studio,CAD, CAE, Safety and Aero teams, Supplier)
  • Solving A and B surface problems according to moldflow and CAE results
  • Implementing sustainability and light-weight technologies for new body exterior parts.
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.

Senior Project Engineer

Farplas
11.2016 - 02.2019
  • Established strong working relationships with clients(Toyota) to ensure clear communication of expectations and requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Identified potential risks early in the process, allowing proactive mitigation measures to prevent delays or setbacks.
  • Enhanced team productivity with regular progress meetings, thorough task allocation, and prioritization of tasks based on urgency and importance.
  • Developing international customer relationship (Japan, China, Belgium, Turkey).

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul
09-2015

Skills

Sprint planning

Scrum framework expertise

Project management

Stakeholder management

Plastic part development

Software

Jira

Azure

Timeline

Scrum Master and Design Quality Specialist

Alten
08.2023 - Current

Scrum Master, Senior Product Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company
02.2021 - 08.2023

Senior Project Engineer

Farplas
11.2016 - 02.2019

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Istanbul Technical University
Neval GunalScrum Master & Design Quality Specialist