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Secaucus, New Jersey, United States

Serve in leadership capacity for this family-owned container transportation provider active in American, European, Mediterranean, and Black Sea markets. Drive performance, professional development, and growth of 10+ staff. Collaborate cross-functionally to maximize operating performance and achieve profitability goals. Manage and report on budget for booking, import, and export departments. • Managed migration from SAP R/3 to S4/Hana – CSL module as North America region project manager. Served as SME and trained team in Turkey to reduce time by capitalizing on key attributes of new system. • Spearheaded effort to streamline organization, including implementing ad-hoc logistics projects related to on-time delivery, estimation reports, and inventory management. • Introduced operating best practices to reduce wait times for customers to less than 24 hours; eliminated redundant processes; and introduced organizational oversight that facilitated improved response times. • Digitized and automated vessels’ scheduling using Python; verified arrivals, piece count, load lift, bills of lading, and manifests.

Secaucus, New Jersey, United States

Managed Turkon’s share agreement with NileDutch, including driving sales and customer engagement. Liaised with resources in Rotterdam and Turkey related to container sharing to reduce costs. Trained teams in shipping and vessel and logistics management.• Leveraged Datamine Software to conduct research and present customers with business-building opportunities. • Increased profit margins and promoted market share expansion by assisting NileDutch to establish business in US market using Turkon’s vessels to transport goods that delivered $2M to NileDutch on import cargo and drove $9M from export business.

Analyzed daily operations to minimize errors and improve productivity. Established processes and oversaw team’s daily performance to ensure zero custom fees for 3 consecutive years. Assisted management with projects and special assignments. Managed preparation of international shipping documents aligned with international customs regulations. Trained nationwide employees and provided ongoing user support. Applied new import rules and regulations as import – operations analyst.

Secaucus, New Jersey, United States

New York, New York, United States

Managed administrative analyst regarding logistics and supply chain management for Gratis department stores in Turkey. Worked with vice president on business development and procurment efforts.

Istanbul, Turkey

•Developed a working knowledge of HR information databases and searchable resource.•Reviewed applicants’ resumes to determine suitability for positions within the company.•Developed negotiating and public speaking skill.

Istanbul, Turkey

•Observed and assisted Finance Department Manager with transactions related to Cash Flow, Accounts Payable, Credit Policy, and Cash Investments.•Gained a comprehensive understanding of the basic financial processes within a chain of department stores.

Istanbul, Turkey

•Conflict management related to team players, guardians, and faculty.•Served as the liaison regarding daily communication protocol between the Tennis Federation and the TAC Sport Club.•Managed Human Resources, member relations.•Organized amusements for players and their parents to make strong relations between players and Club.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Business/Corporate Communications

Thesis: Nuances between Low-Context and High-Context Communication. Intercultural Differences between Turkey and USA

Caps, Finance And Investment

Activities and Societies: American Business Practices

Ba, Economics

Thesis: Age Effects on Health Expenditure

Ba, Economics

Thesis: Age Effects on Health Expenditure

High School Diploma, Turkish-Mathematics