PINAR PARLAK
Istanbul/Turkey +90-532-***-**-** adh3xy@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE (SUMMARY)
Experience in Talent Management, understanding business needs, acquire, develop, and retain employees by identifying competency
& technical development needs aligned with job description and identified training matrix; designing/delivering the required programs accordingly.
Experience in Business Analysis to determine the situation, define the root causes, find solutions, and launch projects for Performance Improvement, target achievement with experience & practice in Project Management, Process Improvement and Training. Developing, implementing, delivering training for Air/Cargo Operations for both technical and soft skills. Certified instructor for developing and delivering Dangerous Goods and Restricted Commodities by Air & Road, as well as performing audits and reporting.
Assets: Strategic and analytical thinking, creativity, systemizing, problem solving, training WORK EXPERIENCE (SUMMARY)
QAS 2015-2020
QAS Qatar Aviation Services, Training Manager – Cargo 09/2015 - 09/2020 DHL Worldwide Express 2003-2015
DHL TR, DGSA & IATA DG Instructor 02/2013 - 07/2015 DHL TR, Operations Trainer & IATA DG Instructor 06/2012 - 02/2013 DHL Europe Headquarters (Belgium), Regional Operations Performance Analyst 04/2008 - 08/2009 DHL TR, Operations Coordinator & DG Instructor 04/2006 - 06/2007 DHL MEDNA, Operations Area Coordinator & DG Instructor 11/2005 - 04/2006 DHL TR, Operations Coordinator & DG Instructor 05/2004 - 11/2005 DHL TR, Customer Services Day-Shift Agent 03/2003 - 05/2004 IBM 1999-2001
IBM, ibm.com, Sales Specialist & Client Rep. of Learning Services 11/2000 - 07/2001 IBM, Italy, Sales Productivity Centre – Project Leader 05/1999 - 11/2000 KLM 1996-1999
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Passenger Services Employee 07/1996 - 05/1999 THY 1994-1996 & 2008
THY Turkish Airlines BRU, Sales and Traffic Agent 01/2008 - 03/2008 THY Turkish Airlines, Passenger Services Employee 02/1994 - 07/1996 EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION & TRAINING (SUMMARY)
2003 Marmara University (Istanbul) – Economics
1993 Florya Bilge Kagan College (Secondary & High School) 01/2015 Certified DGR Instructor in Turkey
11/2014 First Choice Master Bronze Training (Lean Six Sigma Green Belt) 11/2014 IATA Professional Skills for DGR Instructors Category 1, 2, 3 & 6 08/2014 Fire Training
04/2014 Trainer’s Training Course
03/2014 ERG Training
01/2014 GembaWalk Training
01/2014 DGSA Certification by SQA in UK
12/2013 DGSA Training
07/2012 NOEP HGO Training
06/2012 Internal Quality Auditor
LANGUAGE & COMPUTER SKILLS
• Fluent written & spoken in English; native in Turkish
• Advanced level in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
WORK EXPERIENCE
09/2015 – 09/2020 QAS, Training Manager - Cargo
• Managed training team and training budget
• Performed training (business) need analysis, analysed employee performance evaluation results & needs, created & implemented training matrix for both technical & soft skills
• Designed & developed, implemented, and delivered training & learning objects for both classroom & online accordingly
• Kept training requirements up to international standards as per regulations and legislations and ensured 100% compliance
• Provided regular reporting for compliance monitoring
• Developed manuals, procedures, work instructions in cooperation with quality, safety and security and operations 02/2013 – 07/2015 DHL Turkey, DGSA & DG Instructor and Operations Trainer
• Performed DGSA activities and Audits
• Designed and delivered IATA & ADR Training
• Delivered Airside Training
• Reporting, record keeping, follow up certification period and deliver refresh training as necessary 06/2012 – 02/2013 DHL Turkey, Operations Trainer:
• Determined the needs
• Delivered IATA DG Training
• Prepared and delivered operational training
• Reporting, record keeping, follow up certification period and deliver refresh training as necessary 04/2008 - 08/2009 DHL Europe Headquarters (Belgium), Regional Operations Performance Analyst
• Prepared operational performance measurement reports and distributed to countries and regional management
• Performed performance analysis and investigated root causes
• Set annual country & regional targets and updated accordingly
• Calculated country annual bonus results
• Provided help/solutions for the regional countries 01/2008 - 03/2008 THY Turkish Airlines BRU – Sales and Traffic Agent:
• Performed passenger services activities; check-in, boarding, ticketing 04/2006 – 06/2007 DHL Turkey, Operations Coordinator & IATA Dangerous Goods Trainer:
• Implemented operational performance managements tools and delivered training
• Initiated operational projects and Off-Net solutions and delivered training
• Prepared operational performance measurement reports and distributed to countries and regional management
• Performed performance analysis and investigated root causes
• Managed operational cost in cooperation with finance
• Deployed Transportation Harmonization Program (THP) and performed THP audits
• Calculated incentive scheme results
• Delivered IATA Dangerous Goods Certification trainings locally & internationally.
• Perform Internal Quality and Dangerous Goods Audits. 11/2005 – 04/2006 DHL MEDNA, Operations Area Coordinator & IATA DG Trainer:
• Prepared operational performance measurement reports and distributed to countries and regional management
• Performed performance analysis and investigated root causes
• Calculated incentive scheme results
• Structured all operational communications & projects between area countries and regional management
• Delivered IATA Dangerous Goods Certification trainings locally & internationally.
• Perform Internal Quality and Dangerous Goods Audits. 05/2004 – 11/2005 DHL TR, Operations Coordinator & IATA DG Trainer:
• Implemented operational performance managements tools and delivered training
• Initiated operational projects and Off-Net solutions and delivered training
• Prepared operational performance measurement reports and distributed to countries and regional management
• Performed performance analysis and investigated root causes
• Calculated incentive scheme results
• Delivered IATA Dangerous Goods Certification training locally & internationally
• Perform Internal Quality, THP and Dangerous Goods Audits 03/2003 - 05/2004 DHL TR, Customer Services Day-Shift Agent:
• Provided service information, bookings, tracing inquiries for customers
• Prepared customer services reports and distributed to the local management
• Supervised team over the weekend shifts
• Performed after sales activities
• Member of Dangerous Goods team
11/2000 - 07/2001 IBM, ibm.com - Sales Specialist & Client Rep. of Learning Services:
• Organized training and seminars locally and internationally for internal and external requests
• Determined the needs for IBM local customers and informed worldwide updates and/or new training,
• Prepared proposals and contracts between IBM and Customers
• Designed and compiled annual learning services catalogue
• Generated revenue
05/1999 - 11/2000 IBM, Italy Sales Productivity Centre – Project Leader:
• Performed financial analysis for the requests coming from IBM Italy's customers and business partners
• Prepared evaluation reports and decided to approve/disapprove the credit situation requested 07/1996 - 05/1999 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – Passenger Services Employee:
• Performed passenger services activities and ticketing
• Procured office needs
• Trained new staff
• Supervised team when necessary
02/1994 – 07/1996 THY Turkish Airlines – Passenger Services Employee:
• Managed ground passenger services operations of all Domestic Lines flights during the shift
• Prepared schedules
• Communicated necessary and update information to relevant departments
• Followed all operational cases and intervened when needed
• Compiled collected tickets and forwarding to relevant department PERSONAL INFORMATION & INTERESTS
Was born in Istanbul/Turkey, in 1976. 1 child – single mother. Played volleyball professionally in Istanbul and mainly interested in skiing and swimming. Hobbies are crosswords and Sudoku.