M. Kemal Atesmen completed his high school studies at Robert Academy in Istanbul, Turkey in 1961. He received his B.Sc. from Case Western Reserve University, his M.Sc. from Stanford University, and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University, all in mechanical engineering. He is a life member of ASME. He initially pursued an academic and an industrial career in parallel and became an associate professor in mechanical engineering before dedicating his professional life to international engineering project management and engineering management for 33 years. He helped many young engineers in the international arena to bridge the gap between college and professional life in automotive, computer component, data communication, and offshore oil industries.

Dr. Atesmen has published five books, 16 technical papers, and has four patents. His books include: Global Engineering Project Management (CRC Press, 2008); Everyday Heat Transfer Problems-Sensitivities to Governing Variables (ASME Press, 2009); Understanding the World Around Through Simple Mathematics (Infinity Publishing, 2011); A Journey Through Life (Wilson Printing, 2013); and Project Management Case Studies and Lessons Learned: Stakeholder, Scope, Knowledge, Schedule, Resource and Team Management (CRC Press, 2014).