Experience

Truckee Craft Ventures

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Sushi Chef

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Truckee, California, United States Sushi Guy @Drunken Monkey owned and operated by TCV Passionate about "whole fish" butchery, turning the least desired parts into gourmet food



The Speakeasy SF

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area The SpeakEasy is an immersive theatrical experience that will take anyone who can find the location back to 1920s.



University of California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mentor & Jury Member

  • Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

  California I mentor entrepreneurs that are enrolled in University of California. Commercialization strategy and roadmap for high tech products and services (Tech Transfer) Business design with a focus on impact Business validation - helping founders make their "first sale" Food, Ag + Health Entrepreneurship Academy National Labs Entrepreneurship Academy Big Bang! Business Competition



PLACE for Sustainable Living

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Advisor

  • Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area



Vira Enerji

• Türkiye
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Strategy and Business Development

  • Oct 2013 - May 2017

  Istanbul, Turkey • Developed an organizational transformation roadmap for an early stage Turkish wind turbine and hybrid renewable energy technology development company targeting $6 billion market in Turkey, including operations, HR, marketing. • Facilitated negotiations with potential investors to bring growth capital to build sales and marketing teams and increase manufacturing capacity in conjunction with developing and implementing effective business processes to reduce… Show more • Developed an organizational transformation roadmap for an early stage Turkish wind turbine and hybrid renewable energy technology development company targeting $6 billion market in Turkey, including operations, HR, marketing. • Facilitated negotiations with potential investors to bring growth capital to build sales and marketing teams and increase manufacturing capacity in conjunction with developing and implementing effective business processes to reduce working capital requirements Show less



Deloitte Consulting

• Italy
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Consultant

  • Mar 2010 - Jul 2013

  Istanbul, Turkey Strategy & Operations M&A advisory, Commercial Due Diligence, Growth Strategy in financial services, media & entertainment, leisure, hospitality, retail and consumer business



Impact Hub Network

• Austria
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Founding Member @ Istanbul Hub

  • Dec 2011 - Apr 2012

  Istanbul The Hub is a co-working space for change makers, social entrepreneurs trying to create an impact in the society using business as a tool. Acted as only local founding member for Hub Network to create a localized version of Global Impact Hub Network business model, built relationships with authorities at public and private institutions.



Smart Juices, LLC

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development and Operations Manager

  • Feb 2008 - Jun 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area Smart Juice is a 100% organic juice start-up company, pure fun! First company in the USA to introduce quince, black carrot, fig and mulberry juices and products are being sold at Whole Foods, Wegmans and many other leading local, regional and national retailers.


UC Santa Barbara
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2006 - Feb 2007

UCSB Department of Physics
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Research Assistant

  • Oct 2005 - Mar 2006