Experience

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  Credit Europe Bank N.V.

  • Team Member

  • Treasury Back Office Operations

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
    • Team Member

    Part of small and flexible team conducting treasury back office operations services at Credit Europe Bank's head office.

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  Convex Limited Şirketi (Projelendirme ve Danışmanlık)

  • İstanbul

  • Project Manager

    • May 2008 - Jul 2009
    • İstanbul

    Project Manager for Thermal Power Plant Project in Adıyaman in Eastern TurkeyLead complex multidiscipline international project: including engineering and academic consultants, international suppliers and even the Turkish Military relating to the site location on behalf of Austrian Energy Company. Uncovered issues and introduced solutions until project was halted due to the repercussions of the 2008 crisis.

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  Citibank Switzerland AG, Citigroup

  • Zürich Area, Switzerland

  • Chief of Staff, Credit officer, Relationship Management

    • Jan 1998 - Jun 2002
    • Zürich Area, Switzerland

    March 2000 - June 2002 Chief of Staff to Chief Corporate Officer and Corporate Bank HeadAssured efficient and timely delivery of tasks given by headquarters. Initiated and lead rationalization, centralization and cross sell product awareness projects. Analyzed and generated MIS to identify business opportunities and revenues. Participated in global quality task force.March 1998 - June 2002 Credit OfficerUSD 2.5 million credit approval limitMarch 1998 - March 2000 Corporate Relationship ManagerTeamed with the Parent Account Manager to serve the global financial needs of large Swiss Industrial Clients. Managed international network of subsidiary account managers across 60+ countries. Improved the effective use of credit portfolio to over 90% and increased the return on assets by 20% from below par to above par. Performed thorough Credit Analysis to identify the client needs and developed a strategy to become the clients' main banking partner with the Parent Account Manager.January 1998 - March 1998 Quality and Strategic Projects

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  Citibank A.Ş. Türkiye

  • İstanbul

  • Payment Systems Coordinator, User Coordinator for Cards Business

    • Aug 1995 - Dec 1997
    • İstanbul

    August 1996 - December 1997 Payments Systems Co-ordinatorIdentified and developed payment alternatives for the credit card holders.Opened Citibank's third and fourth consumer bank branches in Turkey, in Ankara and in Izmir, starting from the feasibility study, down to hiring and training planning.Managed Citibank's second consumer bank branch as back-up manager.Initiated and actively participated in a branch service quality improvement project for the first Istanbul consumer branch which significantly improved both efficiency and staff morale.Initiated and managed relationships with ally banks accepting credit card bill payments on behalf of Citibank. Improved the service level for our customers by initiating recognition programs for the staff of these banks.August 1995 - September 1996 User Co-ordinatorDeveloped Policies and Procedures for the entire credit card operation with the relevant stakeholders.Developed System Specifications to meet the needs of the Credit Card Business and assured that the systems were fully tested by the users. Managed the Relationship between the system developers in Singapore and the users in Turkey.

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  Global Menkul Değerler

  • İstanbul

  • Sector and Equity Analyst

    • Aug 1994 - Aug 1995
    • İstanbul

    Equity and Sector Analyst for Energy (Utilities), Metals and Tourism Sectors in Turkey.Provided coverage, research and evaluation support to the corporate finance team.Uncovered and reported depletion of shareholder value at one of the companies covered which led to the Turkish Securities and Exchange Commission's suing the company.

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  University of San Francisco

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Research Fellow

    • Sep 1992 - May 1994
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    September 1992 - May 1994 USF Mc Laren School of Business Fellow - Research AssistantProvided Research on Quality ManagementAssisted in the development of the first Quality Management Course. Served as a Teaching Assistant for this course.January 1993 - May 1994 USF Physics Department - Teaching AssistantDoubled the ratio of students passing physics 101 by implementing tutorials and providing detailed feedback on quiz papers.