Kastamonu · Ilgaz
Licensing readiness and technical operations management.
Electronics Engineer · Founder, Egenil Teleferik
Safe, or just lucky?
Independent technical operations advisor. Together we see whether your facility is truly safe or simply lucky so far — your blind spots, before a crisis finds them.
About
The most dangerous operation isn't the one that runs smoothly every day; it's the one no one can explain why it runs.
I'm an electronics engineer; I entered the ropeway industry from the field, not the desk. In Bursa and Alanya I carried full technical responsibility — from the installation and commissioning of one of the world's longest lines and a castle ropeway, onward. The field taught me one thing: the most dangerous gap isn't where no one looks; it's where everyone says “this is how we've always done it.”
Today I'm the founder of my own engineering company and serve as Secretary General of the Cable Car Operators' Association. My work is to make visible the fragility your operation has been hiding with habit and a few experienced people — so the system doesn't stand naked the day those few are on leave, tired or gone. EN 1709, ISO and a properly kept audit trail are the difference between saying “we did it” and “I can prove it.”
Selected Work
Under Egenil, the company I founded; operating licensing, technical consulting, training and reporting for ropeway and funicular systems. Independent — I work for the facility, not for any single manufacturer.
Licensing readiness and technical operations management.
Compliance file and gap-closing support.
Technical operations and maintenance of a ski resort with 4 T-Bars, 2 baby lifts, 1 chairlift, 2 carpet lifts, 4 Snowtrack groomers and a snowmaking system.
Maintenance management and operational setup.
EN 1709-driven operating discipline.
Passenger-rescue drills and operator training.
Field-team capability and emergency readiness.
System assessment and independent technical opinion.
Field, operations and maintenance experience across ropeway and funicular systems from various manufacturers.
Expertise
Day-to-day operation, maintenance planning and running the operation with field discipline.
Standards compliance, risk management and periodic inspection — demonstrable safety.
Assessing drive, brake and control systems on an electronics-engineering foundation.
Licensing readiness, audit-ready technical files and documentation discipline.
Establishing and sustaining ISO 9001 · 45001 · 14001 at lead-auditor level.
Independent technical opinion and digitalization that moves processes onto a record-based, traceable footing.
Experience
End-to-end management of technical operations, licensing, compliance and inspection consulting for ropeway and funicular systems; design of the digital management portal.
Running the sector's shared safety culture, standards and regulatory dialogue.
Full technical responsibility from installation to commissioning; ISO 9001·45001·14001 internal auditing; safe operation on a high-traffic tourism line.
Installation support and operational maintenance on the Bursa–Uludağ line; field apprenticeship foundation.
The engineering foundation that underpins the work.
What truly puts you on the spot in a crisis isn’t the failure itself — it’s having no answer to “why didn’t you catch this earlier?”
Signature Work
When a ropeway stops, the real panic isn’t in the cabin — it’s when “who checked this last?” lands on the table. The management portal I designed answers that question with records, not memory: every inspection time-stamped and signed, every fault photo-documented and traceable. Even when staff change, the facility’s memory — and, when needed, your proof — stays.
Association & Sector
Holding the shared mind of the whole sector — not of any single operator.
I serve as Secretary General of the Cable Car Operators' Association. The role calls for impartiality, not sides — keeping the sector's safety culture, common standard and regulatory dialogue on the same ground for everyone. This is exactly where the value of independence and public trust lies.
The Person & Music
Nothing unrehearsed is safe. A good ropeway, like good harmony, runs quietly — the difference shows in the fault.
I have played the piano for twenty-five years; my compositions are on Spotify. For a time, with a group of musicians, we came together for the “Van için Rock” benefit concert (after the 2011 Van earthquake).
Contact
A ropeway project, a licensing process, or a quiet “what if” at the back of your mind — let's talk about your facility.