RESUME (LONG VERSION)   

SERHAT OZDIYAR, BSME, MBA

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: Cemil Topuzlu Cad. Basaran Apt. No: 119/1

            Caddebostan, Istanbul 81060 TURKEY

Home phone number: (011-90) 216-385-2164

Cell phone number: (011-90) 532-413-6748

E-mail: serhatozdiyar@serhatozdiyar.com

Web: www.serhatozdiyar.com

EDUCATION

August 2001 – May 2003:

            San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

            Master of Business Administration. Emphasis: Information and Decision Systems.

            Grade Point Average: 3.00/4.00.

            Courses Completed: Managerial Economics, Statistical Analysis, Organizational Behavior, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Operations Management, Financial Management, Managerial Accounting, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems, Decision Making in the World Economy, Information Systems Hardware and Software, Information Systems in Organizations, Seminar in Quality and Productivity Management, Integrative Business Analysis, E-Business Technologies, Data Communications and Distributed Data Processing, Database Management Systems.

September 1996 – June 2000:

            University of Istanbul, Istanbul, TURKEY

            Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Emphasis: Heat and Energy + Fluid Mechanics.

            Grade Point Average: 3.66/4.00. Honor student.

            Courses Completed: Mathematics 1&2&3&4, Physics 1&2, Experimental Physics 1&2, Chemistry, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Linear Algebra, Computer Programming, Statics, Technical Drawing, Thermodynamics 1&2, Materials Science 1&2, Dynamics 1&2, Strength of Materials, Introduction to Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Project 1&2&3&4, Numerical Analysis, Fluid Mechanics 1&2, Dynamics of Machinery and Mechanisms, Machine Design 1&2, Manufacturing Processes 1&2, Measurement Lab, System Dynamics and Control, Heat Transfer, Machine Lab 1&2&3, Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering, Thesis, Environmental Aero-Hydrodynamics, Hydraulic Machinery, Aerodynamics, Engineering Economics, Thermal System Analysis 1&2, Climatization and Mass Transfer, Computer Aided Manufacturing.

September 1989 – June 1996:

            Private Acibadem High School, Istanbul, TURKEY

            Emphasis: Science and Mathematics

            Grade Point Average: 3.94/5.00. Honor student.

September 1983 – June 1989:

            Goztepe Boarding Elementary School, Istanbul, TURKEY

            Grade Point Average: 5.00/5.00. Honor student.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2002 – January 2004:

            Consultant

            The Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology, San Diego, CA

            A joint venture by San Diego State University, University of California San Diego, U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Command, and Orincon Technologies, Inc., funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.

            Supervisor: Murray E. Jennex, Ph.D., P.E., (619) 594-3734, mjennex@mail.sdsu.edu

            Conducted horizontal and vertical market analyses and feasibility studies for new homeland defense technologies. Identified target markets and assessed market size, share, and maturity of these markets. Conducted competitive and regulatory analyses. Identified licensees, technology partners, and federal grants for further research and development, prototyping and testing, and product development of these technologies. Developed marketing plans for the intellectual property-owners to spin in/out their innovations. Designed, developed, and distributed product brochures to promote these innovations. Identified potential end-users, contacted these end-users, and prescreened them through interviews and surveys to identify interested parties. Projects worked on include an automated oil content monitor developed by the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Command, for which four international licensees were identified, a chemical agent decontamination system developed by Amaratek Decontamination Solutions, for which a potential customer and two federal grants were identified, a hyperspectral X-ray explosive detector developed by Nova R&D, Inc., for which a technology partner was identified, an optical bioagent detector developed by the University of California at Riverside, for which a federal grant was identified, a signal processing and classification software for sonic and spectroscopic data analysis developed by Softmax, Inc., and a metallic-intermetallic laminate composite material for structural heat sink applications developed by the University of California at San Diego.

April 2003 – July 2003:

            Intern

            Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA

            One of the largest wireless technology and telecommunications firms worldwide.

            Supervisor: Sam Agia, (858) 658-5866, sama@qualcomm.com

            Developed a marketing plan for the launch of the new Human Resource Management software developed initially for in-house use by Qualcomm. Coordinated related marketing tasks in the HRMS Department. Developed the Help pages for the system. Conducted financial analyses of the competitors to identify business trends and of prospective customers to identify business opportunities. Forecasted industry trends for the next two years. Designed product brochures for the software. Identified, arranged, and attended networking events, industry trade shows, and conferences on behalf of Qualcomm.

January 2003 – June 2003:

            Consultant

            Hawthorne Machinery Co., Power Systems Division, San Diego, CA

            Largest Caterpillar distributor in San Diego, CA.

            Supervisor: Wes Campbell, (858) 674-7020, hmc@cts.com

            Conducted a market measurement and evaluation study through a county-wide marketing survey and developed a marketing plan to improve the sales of Caterpillar stand-by power generators and Hawthorne Customer Service Agreements in San Diego County.

January 2002 – June 2002:

            Graduate Assistant

            San Diego State University, College of Business Administration, Information and Decision Systems Department, San Diego, CA

            Largest state university in San Diego, CA.

            Supervisor: Donald L. Amoroso, Ph.D., (619) 594-4397, amoroso@mail.sdsu.edu

            Coordinated and analyzed the results of a county-wide e-business assessment survey. Conducted research on the e-commerce techniques used in the music industry. Coordinated a CCAT (Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology) team developing a business plan for Orincon Technologies, Inc.

August 1999 – August 2000:

            Project Engineer

            Muftuler Machinery, Ltd., Istanbul, TURKEY

            A sole-proprietorship that serves as a vendor of steam boilers to painting, central heating, and air conditioning industries.

            Designed and supervised the construction of solid-fueled Scotch-style steam boilers.

July 1999 – August 1999:

            Intern

            Borusan Integrated Tube Factories, Inc., Istanbul, TURKEY

            Largest tube, pipe, fitting, and profile producer in Turkey.

            Entered quality control and warehouse traffic data into the system. Conducted spectrometric quality control tests on tube samples.

July 1998 – August 1998:

            Intern

            Supsan Engine Valves, Inc., Istanbul, TURKEY

            Largest engine valve and guide producer in Turkey.

            Designed customized engine valves for special engines, such as those of monster trucks and fossil-fueled locomotives. Entered inventory traffic data into the system. Assisted the Production Manager in the design of the new factory layout.

June 1998 – July 1998:

            Intern

            Mesamat Casting, Ltd., Istanbul, TURKEY

            A sole-proprietorship that serves as a vendor of cast components to machinery and automotive industries.

            Designed molds. Trained personnel for effective molding.

PROJECTS

Undergraduate:

Spring 1999 – Avoiding Damages Caused by the Vibration of Machinery. Supervised by Necmi Gurdal, Ph.D., P.E.

Spring 1999 – Computer Program for Automated Selection of Nuts and Bolts for Statically-Loaded Applications. Supervised by Erol Uzal, Ph.D., P.E.

Fall 2000 – Computer Program for Automated Strength Analysis of Welded Joints. Supervised by Erol Uzal, Ph.D., P.E.

Spring 2000 – Handbook for Steam Boiler Selection. Supervised by Erol Uzal, Ph.D., P.E.

Spring 2000 – Production of Inlet Valves. Supervised by Ergin Kisakurek, Ph.D., P.E.

Fall & Spring 2000 – Design of a Scotch-Style Steam Boiler. Supervised by Erol Uzal, Ph.D., P.E.

Graduate:

Spring 2002 – E-Business Success Assessment Survey. Supervised by Donald L. Amoroso, Ph.D.

Spring 2003 – Market Measurement and Evaluation for Caterpillar Stand-By Power Generators and Hawthorne Customer Service Agreements in San Diego County. Supervised by Don Sciglimpaglia, Ph.D.

Professional:

Fall 2002 – Horizontal Market Analysis and Feasibility Study for the Automated Oil Content Monitor Developed by U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Command. Supervised by Murray E. Jennex, Ph.D., P.E.

Spring 2003 – Horizontal Market Analysis and Feasibility Study for the Chemical Agent Decontaminant Developed by Amaratek Decontamination Solutions. Supervised by Murray E. Jennex, Ph.D., P.E.

Summer 2003 – Vertical Market Analysis for the Hyperspectral X-ray Explosive Detector Developed by Nova R&D, Inc. Supervised by Craig Galbraith, Ph.D., MBA.

Summer 2003 – Vertical Market Analysis for the Optical Bioagent Detector Developed by the University of California at Riverside. Supervised by Craig Galbraith, Ph.D., MBA.

Fall 2003 – Horizontal Market Analysis and Feasibility Study for the Signal Processing and Classification Software for Sonic and Spectroscopic Data Analysis Developed by Softmax, Inc. Supervised by Murray E. Jennex, Ph.D., P.E.

Fall 2003 - Horizontal Market Analysis and Feasibility Study for the Metallic-Intermetallic Laminate Composite Material for Structural Heat Sink Applications Developed by the University of California at San Diego. Supervised by Murray E. Jennex, Ph.D., P.E.

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Fall 2003 – 2Connect, San Diego, CA. Workshop: How to Give Great Presentations.

Fall 2003 – Spring Strategies, San Diego, CA. Workshop: Developing Corporate Strategy.

Fall 2003 – San Diego State University, College of Business Administration, San Diego, CA. Workshop: Researching Business Opportunities.

Fall 2003 – San Diego State University, College of Extended Studies, San Diego, CA. Extension Course: Advanced Spanish.

Fall 2003 – The Simon Alliance Group, San Diego, CA. Workshop: Mastering the Art of Painless Networking.

Summer 2003 – San Diego State University, College of Extended Studies, San Diego, CA. Extension Course: Dreamweaver 4.

Summer 2003 – San Diego State University, College of Extended Studies, San Diego, CA. Extension Course: Spanish for Business Professionals.

Spring 2003 – San Diego State University, Entrepreneurial Management Center, San Diego, CA. Tutorial: Knowledge Express.

Spring 2003 – San Diego Regional Technology Alliance, San Diego, CA. Panel: Attracting the Capital.

Fall 2002 – San Diego State University, College of Extended Studies, San Diego, CA. Extension Course: Intermediate Spanish.

Fall 2002 – San Diego Regional Technology Alliance, San Diego, CA. Panel: Attacking the Market.

Fall 2002 – San Diego State University, American Humanics Society, San Diego, CA. Workshop: Fundraising.

Fall 2001 – San Diego State University, College of Extended Studies, San Diego, CA. Extension Course: Spanish for Beginners.

Summer 2001 – San Diego State University, American Language Institute, San Diego, CA. Certificate Program: Pre-MBA.

Spring 2001 – San Diego State University, American Language Institute, San Diego, CA. Certificate Program: English for Academic Purposes.

Fall 2000 – Marmara University, College of Engineering, Istanbul, TURKEY. Certificate Program: HTML & MS FrontPage 2000.

Fall 2000 – Istanbul Technical University, Continuous Education Center, Istanbul, TURKEY. Certificate Program: AutoCAD 2000 2D.

Summer 2000 – Istanbul Technical University, Continuous Education Center, Istanbul, TURKEY. Certificate Program: MS Windows 98 & MS Office 2000.

Spring 2000 – FAG Endas Co., Istanbul, TURKEY. Seminar: Selection, Installation, and Maintenance of Bearings.

Spring 1992 – University of Istanbul, College of Science, Istanbul, TURKEY. Certificate Program: MS-DOS, GWBasic & QBasic.

COMPUTER LITERACY

            DOS, Windows, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visual Source Safe, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Eudora, AutoCAD 2D, Minitab, SPSS, POM, My Source, My Log, Meeting Maker, Qualnet, Frontpage, Dreamweaver, Home Site, HTML, Access, SQL, GWBasic, QBasic, Fortran.

LANGUAGES

            Turkish: Native; English: Excellent; Spanish: Basic; German: Basic.

AWARDS & HONORS

Spring 2000 – University of Istanbul. College of Engineering. Ranked #3 in the College. GPA: 3.66/4.00.

Spring 2000 – University of Istanbul. Mechanical Engineering Department. Ranked #1 in class. GPA: 3.66/4.00.

Fall 1998 – University of Istanbul. Transferred to University of Istanbul from Kocaeli University. GPA: 76.05/100.00.

Spring 1998 – Kocaeli University. Mechanical Engineering Department. Ranked #1 in class. GPA: 76.05/100.00.

Spring 1996 – Private Acibadem High School. Ranked #3 among all ’96 graduates. GPA: 3.94/5.00.

Fall 1992 – Private Acibadem High School. Recipient of ¼ Scholarship.

Fall 1991 – Private Acibadem High School. Recipient of ½ Scholarship.

Fall 1990 – Private Acibadem High School. Recipient of ½ Scholarship.

Spring 1989 – Goztepe Boarding Elementary School. Ranked #1 among all ‘89 graduates. GPA: 5.00/5.00.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member. Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects, Chamber of Mechanical Engineers. Membership since 2000.

Member. American Marketing Association. Membership since 2003.

REFERENCES

Murray E. Jennex, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor of Information and Decision Systems

College of Business Administration

San Diego State University

5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92182-8234

Tel: (619) 594-3734

Fax: (619) 594-3675

Email: mjennex@mail.sdsu.edu

Sam Agia

Designer/Developer

MySource Development Group

Qualcomm, Inc.

5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121-1714

Tel: (858) 658-5866

Fax: (858) 651-1994

Email: sama@qualcomm.com

Last updated on 12/21/04.

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