Born in Istanbul, Turkey, received B.S. in Physics and Electrical Engineering in 1978 from Bogazici University, Istanbul.

Also received M.S. and Ph.D. from Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Joined RCA David Sarnoff Research Center, Princeton, NJ in 1984 as a Member of Technical Staff working on GaAs transistors and MMICs.

In 1988 he joined Compact Software and there involved in CAD tool development, active and passive component models, load-pull hardware and software development and set up a microwave test and characterization lab.

In 1991 he joined M/A-COM as an engineering manager responsible for development of high performance and wide-band GMIC and MMIC circuits for various military, commercial and space applications. Later as a Senior Principal Engineer in Corporate R&D Center, involved in technology transfer to product lines, COB/MCM, amplifiers, advanced manufacturing and technical lead on various programs.

From 1997 to 2003, was the Director of Engineering at Ericsson Amplifier Technologies (formerly Microwave Power Devices Inc.), Hauppauge NY, where he has been involved in development of high power linear amplifiers for Wireless infrastructure.

From 2003 to 2004 he was with Powerwave Technologies, from 2005 to 2012 with Miteq and he joined Wireless Telecom Group (www.wtcom.com) in 2012.