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Emrecan Polat

Design Manager & Civil Engineer, P.E.

Qualified Civil Engineer (MSc, P.E.) with 17+ years of experience in project/design management and civil works design for complex international infrastructure programs.

Emrecan Polat
17+ Years of Experience
About

Background & Focus

Emrecan Polat is a Civil Engineer (MSc, P.E.) with over seventeen years of experience in project and design management for complex international infrastructure programs. As General Manager, Founder, and Senior Civil Engineer at DENZAY Architecture & Engineering, he leads design review, engineering, and construction supervision for military, aviation, and marine infrastructure projects across Lithuania, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kosovo, Haiti, Saudi Arabia and beyond — including airfield, ammunition storage, aviation fuel base, and health facility programs delivered for NATO, U.S. government, and United Nations agencies. He holds a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the State of North Carolina and previously served as Board Member and President of the Underwater Research Organization of Turkey.

Career

Experience

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May 2012 — Present
General Manager / Founder / Partner & Senior Civil Engineer
DENZAY Architecture & Engineering
Leads design review, engineering, and construction supervision for major international infrastructure programs — including NATO airbase and ammunition storage facilities, aviation fuel infrastructure, health facilities, and marine structures — across Lithuania, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Haiti, Kosovo, Hungary, Latvia, Saudi Arabia and Grenada.
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Sept 2010 — May 2012
Design Manager
STATICA Project & Engineering
Managed design for major U.S. military infrastructure programs in Afghanistan, including the Camp Bastion phased strategic airlift ramp, rotary wing ramp, and runway expansion (construction cost approximately $165 million) and the Kandahar Air Base strategic and tactical ramps.
Recognition

Publications & Achievements

License
Professional Engineer (P.E.)
State of North Carolina — License No. 061445, issued September 12, 2025
Leadership
Board Member & Former President
Underwater Research Organization of Turkey
Certification
Dive Instructor
PADI — Professional Association of Diving Instructors
Membership
Member
Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers
Skills

Areas of Expertise

Civil & Structural Engineering Design Airfield Planning & Design Marine Structures Design Reinforced Concrete Structures Steel Structures Design Transportation Structures (Bridges & Roads) Stormwater & Wastewater Systems Military Range Design Project & Design Management US Codes, AASHTO & UFC Standards AutoCAD, Civil3D & Revit SAP2000 & ETABS
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