Abu Dhabi, UAE

Talya DenizŞenel

Founder at Aldana Tech International — high-precision manufacturing. Mechanical engineer, PADI Divemaster, sailor.

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High-precision manufacturingAerospaceFive-axis machiningPADI DivemasterKitesurfingSailingWelding
High-precision manufacturingAerospaceFive-axis machiningPADI DivemasterKitesurfingSailingWelding
High-precision manufacturingAerospaceFive-axis machiningPADI DivemasterKitesurfingSailingWelding
High-precision manufacturingAerospaceFive-axis machiningPADI DivemasterKitesurfingSailingWelding
Talya Deniz Şenel, portrait

01About

I started running manual machines when I was fourteen and never really stopped. Today I build companies in high-precision manufacturing aerospace parts, five-axis machining, and the machine tools that make them. I was born in Fethiye, so the other half of my life happens underwater or on a board.

Mechanical engineer, welder, PADI Divemaster, licensed shooter. Sailing since I was eight, kitesurfing since fourteen. I am not very good at sitting still.

47.6 m

Deepest dive

14

Age I started running machines

8

Age I started sailing

Only scared of not living the life of my dreams.

02Ventures

The things I am building

2026 — now

Aldana Tech International

Founder

My own company, founded in 2026 and run from Abu Dhabi. Business ownership and start-up leadership in high-precision manufacturing.

FounderUAEManufacturing

2022 — 2026

KARMA Yüksek Teknoloji

Company Owner

Owner of KARMA Yüksek Teknoloji Geliştirme Ar-Ge Mühendislik A.Ş. in Çiğli, İzmir. Mechanical engineering and 3D CAD for high-precision production.

Mechanical engineering3D CADİzmir

03Focus

What I work on

High-precision manufacturing

Aerospace & defence parts

Machine tool investment

Sourcing & global partnerships

R&D and 3D CAD

Mechanical engineering

04Off the clock

Below the surface

Diving, kitesurfing, sailing — most of what I care about happens within a few metres of the waterline.

Freediving over a reef

Wreck diving

Kitesurfing

Carrying a kite down the beach
Getting the tanks ready before a dive
On the dive boat
Sailing a dinghy on the Aegean
On deck
Suited up on the RIB

05Background

Where I have been

  1. 2026 — now

    Founder

    Aldana Tech International

    Business ownership and start-up leadership. Abu Dhabi, UAE.

  2. 2022 — 2026

    Company Owner

    KARMA Yüksek Teknoloji Geliştirme Ar-Ge Mühendislik A.Ş.

    3D CAD and mechanical engineering. Çiğli, İzmir.

  3. 2019 — 2025

    Research & Development Specialist

    KIOSK Self Servis Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş.

    3D CAD and design.

  4. 2023 — 2024

    BSc, Mechanical Engineering

    American University of Ras Al Khaimah

    Resumed engineering studies in the UAE.

  5. 2020 — 2022

    BSc, Marine Systems Engineering

    Maine Maritime Academy, USA

    Left in the second year to help the family business through a critical period.

  6. — 2020

    High School Diploma

    George Stevens Academy, USA

    Before that, İAOSB Nedim Uysal Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi in Türkiye, on a full scholarship from Norm Holding.

06Contact

Say hello

For work, collaborations, or a spare seat on the boat.

hello@talyasenel.com