Ogul Elar Email & Phone Number

Fishers, Indiana, United States

İzmir, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Manisa, Turkey

Izmir, Turkey

• Managing the design, engineering, bidding and construction stages of an earthwork and utilities package of a 30 hectare expansion area for the 220 hectare free zone in the heart of İzmir.
• Developing a brand new 230 hectare free zone investment located on the North end of Aegean region.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Directed the New Jersey, USA based firm’s Istanbul Office; including providing liaison services for all local accounting; legal and financial operational activities.
• Provided business development support in Turkey and surrounding geography with existing and new clients with an aim to foster existing relationships as well as developing new contacts, with a focus on obtaining new.
• Managed and worked on multiple land development projects in the region including Turkey, CIS region, Russia and Eastern Europe with support to MENA region and other Langan offices as well; including maintaining client.

• Managed the Business Development activities of one the leading construction firms of Turkey by working directly with the company’s CEO, analyzing all local and international opportunities in MENA region especially.
• Directed and supervised all activities focusing on all prequalification process and documentation preparation.
• Prepared all critical written contractual documents, proposals, consultancy agreements and crucial correspondence.

• Supervised and managed the Tender Department consisting of 6 tender engineers of an ENR Top 400 Contractor.

• Prepared the “Guaranteed Maximum Price” budget with 3 other tender engineers for Indiana’s 4th largest construction project, Community Hospital North Expansion.
• Worked as the on-site Cost and Scheduling Manager on the above project by preparing bid packages, receiving and reviewing sub-contractor proposals, managing all sub-contracts and purchase orders totaling more than $170M.
• Created a +2,000 activity, multi-phased P3 construction schedule and updated per site progress on a bi-weekly basis all throughout the project duration.

• Promoted from “Proposal Engineer” to “Tender Engineer” after the 3rd month of employment; and worked as the “Tender Manager” from March 2001 to November 2004 managing a Tender Department of 5 Tender Engineers.
• Handled all submittals, RFI’s, PCO’s, CO’s, necessary additional proposal estimates on a large industrial project for Eli Lilly and Company which was successfully completed under budget and on schedule.

Ms, Construction Management

GPA 3.7/4.0

Bs, Civil Engineering

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