Engineering Management

MERT DOGAN

Houston, TX *****

****.*****@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS

. Master of Science candidate in an interdisciplinary engineering

management program

. Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from

Texas A&M

. Unique combination of expertise in engineering, finance and

strategy

. Thorough understanding of financial models(Excel, @Risk,

TopRank, Precision Tree) and valuations

. Registered Finance and Operations Principal (FINRA Series 27)

and

Investment Advisor (Series 7&66)

. Comfortable acting as a liaison between clients, technical

staff and attorneys

. Permanent Resident (Green Card holder)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

2007-2013 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE STATION,TX

2010-2013 Master of Science in Engineering Systems Management. GPA: 3.65.

. Coursework includes advanced courses in Project Management,

Systems Engineering, Finance, Strategic Management,

Marketing, Risk Analysis and Industrial Engineering.

2007-2011 Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering. GPA:

3.6.

. Business Management Certificate for Engineers, Certificate in

Business and Certificate in Entrepreneurship from Mays

Business School

. Conducted research on networks and error correcting codes

. Participated in group projects about commercialization,

entrepreneurship, and M&A

. Awarded full scholarship by Texas A&M Qatar

. Coursework includes advanced courses in Project Management,

Engineering Economics, Finance, Management, Accounting and

Electrical Engineering.

2003-2007 BILKENT UNIVERSITY

ANKARA,TURKEY

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

GPA: 3.65

. Awarded full scholarship for undergraduate studies

. Appeared in Dean's High Honor list for four consecutive years

. Conducted research on various image processing algorithms and

used Matlab for simulations

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

09/11-present CAPNET SECURITIES

HOUSTON, TX

01/12-present Chief Financial Officer

Reported directly to CEO and CCO of CapNet Securities, a

securities broker-dealer.

. Registered FINRA Series 27(Finance and Operations Principal).

Manage finance and operations activities in investment

banking and fixed income products surpassing $3M annually.

. Formulate strategic goals, manage budget, create quarterly

and annual reports and calculate net capital requirements

(risk management) for the broker dealer.

. Act as a liaison between legal counsels, CPAs and technical

staff and manage IPO process for portfolio companies.

. Manage SEC filings such as 10-Qs and 10-Ks for small cap

companies.

. Handle payroll and tax filings.

. Continue to perform Financial Analyst responsibilities.

09/11-01/12 Financial Analyst

. Help manage budget through Quickbooks, created quarterly and

annual reports and calculate net capital requirements for the

broker dealer.

. Developed enterprise valuations using comparables and

discounted cash flow.

. Produced private placement documents, support business plans

and get familiar with IPOs

. Due diligence for SEC filings (S-1, Super 8-K, 8-K, 10-K and

Form D)

. Analyzed patents, managed a portfolio of patents in oil&gas,

smart energy and electronics and helped companies apply for

international and US patents. Obtained a certificate in

patents from WIPO.

. Managed projects across different industries including

renewable energy, oil&gas, video gaming, smart grid and etc.

using Basecamp

06/11-09/11 HAMMERSMITH VENTURES COLLEGE

STATION,TX

Project Management Engineer

Reported directly to the President of Hammersmith Ventures, an

IP centric investment company.

. Managed projects in software, healthcare and irrigation

industries through Basecamp.

. Developed expertise in market research, business planning and

patent evaluation

. Advance use of business databases such as IBIS World,

Plunkett Research, Bloomberg, Mergent Online, Morning Star,

etc.

09/10-06/11 AGGIE ANGEL NETWORK COLLEGE

STATION, TX

Intern

Participate in the internship program of a Texas A&M related

Angel Network

. Found attractive deals for members via Angelsoft.net

. Developed project management skills in Basecamp and Highrise.

. Helped inventors throughout the business plan preparation and

presentation process.

. Provided market research and due diligence for prospective

investments

. Gained experience in Angel Funding procedures.

09/07-02/11 TEXAS A&M UNIVERISTY, ECE DEPARMENT COLLEGE

STATION, TX

Graduate Research Assistant

. Conducted research on peer to peer networks, network coding

on peer to peer networks

. Conducted Monte-Carlo simulations on Matlab and NS-2

. Used LaTeX to write reports

. Simplified complex networks using mathematical models.

06/09-08/09 ALCATEL LUCENT BELL LABS MURRAY

HILL, NJ

Summer Intern

Worked with a pioneer researcher in network systems.

. Conducted research in efficient and resilient methods for

peer to peer networks.

. Developed simulations in Matlab and C for validating foreseen

20-30% faster download times

2008-2009 TEXAS A&M AT QATAR(TAMUQ) DOHA,QATAR

Visiting Research Assistant

Visited TAMUQ three times in order to collaborate and give

presentations on peer to peer networks.

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