Devrim Karademir was born in Karabük, Turkey, in 1975. He received a B.E. degree in forest industry engineering from the University of İstanbul, in Turkey, in 1996. He completed his doctorate in forest industry machinery and business administration in the Istanbul University, and he graduated as a doctor in 2014. His main research areas are work environment, physical environment, occupational health and safety, and business administration. He has extensive experience in the field of industrial business management. He has been working at the University of Ordu as a lecturer for twenty years. He is married and has a daughter.