PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor of Operations Research and Statistics 10/2013 –
Department of Quantitative Methods
School of Business Istanbul University – AACSB Accredited
(promoted and the title obtained in)
Dean & Founding Dean (06/2015 – 09/2015 & –)
Faculty of Transportation and Logistics – IRU Accredited
Istanbul University
Director (09/2013 – 09/2015)
School of Transportation and Logistics – IRU Accredited
Istanbul University
University Senator (09/2013 – 09/2015)
Istanbul University Senate
Member of the Board of Directors (09/2013 – 09/2015)
Istanbul University
Vice Dean (11/2010 – 11/2013)
School of Business Istanbul University
Associate Professor of Operations Research and Statistics (02/2008 – 10/2013)
Department of Quantitative Methods
School of Business Istanbul University – AACSB Accredited
Member of the Board of Directors (11/2010 – 11/2013)
School of Business Istanbul University – AACSB Accredited
Member of the Board of Directors (10/2011 – 03/2015)
Institute of Business Economics Istanbul University – AACSB Accredited
Member of the Board of Directors (06/2010 – 11/2014)
Research Center for Capital Markets (SERPAM) Istanbul University
Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Statistics (10/2006 – 02/2008)
Department of Quantitative Methods
School of Business Istanbul University
Research & Teaching Assistant (10/2002 – 10/2006)
Department of Quantitative Methods
School of Business Istanbul University
Mathematics Teacher (09/2000 – 10/2002)
Ministry of National Education & Private College
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Member of the Board of Global Advisors (2010 – Present)
International Federation of Nonlinear Analysts (IFNA)
Member of the Advisory Board (2010 – 2015)
Istanbul University Technocity
Director (2014 – 2015)
TURQUALITY- Executive Development Program
(joint program with Istanbul University and Ministry of Economics, Turkey)
Designer & Director (2012 – 2012)
Health Care Management Certificate Program
(joint program with Istanbul University and Istanbul Local Health Authority)
Director (2013 – 2015)
Chartered Accountancy Education Certificate Program
(joint program with Istanbul University and Public Oversight-KGK)
Program Designer (2013 – 2013)
Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics in School of Business at Istanbul University
(undergraduate diploma program to be offered by the School of Business at Istanbul University as the first undergraduate program in Turkey)
SELECTED VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Member of the Board of Trustees (2010 – 2014)
Alarko Education and Culture Foundation
Member of the Selection Committee (2010 – 2014)
CIO of the Year Awards by CIO Magazine
HONORS & AWARDS
Listed in Who’s Who in the World, 2009 Edition
Rector’s Scientific Research Award and Grant (2006 – 2009)
TUBITAK Research Support Awards (2006 – 2009)
PROJECTS & CONSULTANCY
Management Consultant & Business Analyst (2004 – Present)
Private companies and state corporations
Project Researcher & Consultant (2004 – Present)
National and European Union projects
MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Magazine
Newspaper
TV [Record & Live]
MEMBERSHIPS
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Turkish Society of Operational Research
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Quantitative Methods, 2001- 2004
School of Business Istanbul University, Turkey
Dissertation: Developing a Portfolio Optimization Model Using Stochastic Programming.
Master of Business Administration, 2000
School of Economics and Administrative Sciences
European University of Lefke, Northern Cyprus
Graduate Courses in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, 1999
Eastern Mediterrenian University, Northern Cyprus
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education (in English), 1998
Marmara University, Turkey