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Dr. Istemi F. Ozkan is a professional engineer and engineering leader with more than 20 years of experience spanning industry, applied research and the public sector. His career combines technical leadership, multidisciplinary program development and advanced engineering expertise in critical infrastructure.

Prior to founding Ozkan Engineering Inc., Dr. Ozkan served as a Senior Research Officer, Program Lead and Theme Lead at the National Research Council Canada. His leadership roles included the Critical Concrete Infrastructure Program, focused on aging infrastructure, durability, rehabilitation and structural performance, as well as the development and leadership of research addressing climate-resilient dams. He led multidisciplinary initiatives involving infrastructure owners, government organizations, industry, universities and technical specialists.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Ozkan held engineering, project management and facility-management roles at C-FER Technologies, where he delivered applied engineering and research programs for major pipeline operators. His work included pipeline integrity and strain-based design, full-scale experimental testing, advanced nonlinear finite element analysis, and the development of large-scale pipeline testing capabilities. He also led the development of a large-scale pipeline leak-detection testing facility supporting the development and evaluation of leak-detection technologies.

His technical experience spans bridges, pipelines, dams and other critical infrastructure, with particular expertise in structural assessment and rehabilitation, advanced finite element analysis, infrastructure deterioration, pipeline integrity, satellite-based infrastructure monitoring, experimental research and technology development.

Dr. Ozkan founded Ozkan Engineering to bring together engineering practice, technical leadership and research-driven innovation to address complex infrastructure challenges.

Dr. Bessam Kadhom is a Senior Structural Engineer with Ozkan Engineering Inc. with more than 25 years of experience in structural engineering, research and infrastructure construction. His expertise includes reinforced concrete structures, bridge assessment and rehabilitation, structural strengthening, durability and deterioration, advanced structural analysis, and climate-resilient infrastructure.

His experience includes structural performance and load-carrying capacity assessment of existing bridges, reinforcement corrosion and freeze-thaw deterioration, FRP strengthening of reinforced concrete and metallic structures, full-scale structural testing, and advanced finite element modelling. He also brings specialized expertise in seismic, blast and impact analysis, including experimental investigation of reinforced concrete structures subjected to extreme loading and the development of protective and strengthening techniques.

Dr. Kadhom's background combines advanced research and analytical work with practical field engineering, construction and project-management experience. His career has included bridge construction and field engineering, structural laboratory leadership, major civil construction projects, and more than a decade of infrastructure research at the National Research Council Canada.

This complementary expertise strengthens Ozkan Engineering's capabilities in reinforced concrete structures, bridge engineering, seismic and extreme loading, structural rehabilitation and the life extension of existing infrastructure.