Project Assistant

BALCA KORKUT

*** ****** ******, ***. * Cambridge, MA 02139

617-***-**** ***********@*****.***

EDUCATION

MBA, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA May 2009

Concentrations: Marketing, Internet Marketing, International Management, Information Systems

• Contributing solutions to organizational problems with excelled problem solving and critical reasoning skills,

enhanced oral and written communication skills

• Ability to work well within a team, demonstrate organizational and time management skills

B.S. Manufacturing Systems Engineering, June 2007

Sabanci University, Istanbul - Turkey

• Analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and developing strategies for improving or

further leveraging these systems

• Gained strong analytical skills, and an understanding to use technology as a tool of effective management

WORK EXPERIENCE & INTERNSHIPS

University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA 9/08-Present

Graduate Assistant

• Help Professor Ozkazanc-Pan with research (e.g. entrepreneurship and development)

Eduventures, Boston, MA 9/08-12/08

Research Intern

• Conduct research for Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative for industry leader in education

consulting

University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA 1/08- 5/08

Graduate Assistant

• Helped Professor Bharati with research and coursework systematically (e.g. Computers and Information

Systems)

Logo Business Solutions Istanbul, Turkey 9/06-6/07

Graduation Project

• Helped developing e-learning environment for an ERP software

Hotel Izmir Palas, Istanbul, Turkey 9/05-6/07

Istanbul Marketing Representative

• Developed marketing strategies to increase company revenue

• Self starter, conducted company visits to different travel agencies, national and multinational companies

Arkas Logistics, Izmir, Turkey 6/06-8/06

Logistics Intern

• Held summer internship project (i.e. “Increasing the Company Revenue” at Arkas Logistics Izmir

Headquarters, for the content of the Project Course (PROJ 302)

Tetra Pak, Izmir, Turkey 6/05-7/05

Manufacturing Planning Intern

• Held summer internship at Tetra Pak Izmir Converting Plant

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Computer skills: MS Office Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), ARENA (basic), GAMS (basic)

• Language Skills: Turkish (native), English (advanced), French and Spanish (basic)

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