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Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

For many years I have successfully managed my own business and clientele as a freelance English language copyeditor, content writer, tutor and consultant.

Istanbul, Turkey

As Co-owner and Operations Manager, my primary duties are negotiating sales, handling administrative and bureaucratic concerns, obtaining export licenses and general marketing, advertising and business development. I helped build a small design and architecture firm from the ground-up while successfully executing exhibitions, international partnerships and collaborations and expanding our customer market base across Turkey and Europe.

Izmir, Turkey

In my role as a ship broker, I served as an intermediary between ship owners and cargo owners and making the necessary arrangements and negotiations for liquid and solid cargos (palm oil, chemicals, bulk ores and metals, etc). My duties included communicating and relaying information between cargo owners and ship owners located in nearly every conceivable coastal country, understanding the needs of our clients and finding ships with the correct specifications, timetables and routes to match… Show more In my role as a ship broker, I served as an intermediary between ship owners and cargo owners and making the necessary arrangements and negotiations for liquid and solid cargos (palm oil, chemicals, bulk ores and metals, etc). My duties included communicating and relaying information between cargo owners and ship owners located in nearly every conceivable coastal country, understanding the needs of our clients and finding ships with the correct specifications, timetables and routes to match these needs. As part of the global shipping and trade network, I developed an understanding of different products, shipping routes and the complexities of international shipping, specifically in regards to geo-political events and economic regimes instituted across the world. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Relations And Affairs, 4.0

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations And Affairs, 3.26

Activities and Societies: Delta Phi Epsilon Foreign Service Fraternity, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, GWU College Democrats, GWU Turkish.