Yakup AS graduated from Kocaeli University, Department of Industrial Engineering. He completed his master's degree in engineering management at Old Dominion University in the USA. He served as a research and teaching assistant at the same university for a while. In 2013, he started his PhD program at Yıldız Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering and he is still continuing his PhD education. Previously, he worked in various positions in project, program and process management, contract management in institutions and projects such as Marmaray and Turkish Airlines A.O. He is also a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB).