Yilmaz has been involved within the telecoms industry since 1998. He initially started as a service provider by manufacturing structural steel works to telecom operators and subcontractors, including design.
Yilmaz has studied civil engineering and project management and he has many years of experience in construction and project management in both the telecoms and construction industries. He also served a major telecoms company for eight years as Senior Construction Engineer and also played a key role on many projects, working with various service providers on complex and challenging projects in Ireland and abroad.