TARKAN TAN

Personal Information

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Birth	Mersin, Feb 05, 1972
Gender	Male
Marrital Status	Single
Address:	353 Sok. Menekşe Apt. No: 2/15 Ümitköy 06530 Ankara, Turkey
Telephone	++90-312-4602020/5351 (office)
e-mail	tan@atilim.edu.tr

Education

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June 1997 – ongoing	Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Engineering Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Aug 1996 – May 1997	Ph.D. studies in Management Science / Operations Research Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, New York, NY, USA
Feb 1996 – Aug 1996	Ph.D. studies in Industrial Engineering Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Jan 1996	M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
June 1993	B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Experience

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Apr 2001 – ongoing	Instructor, Atılım University, Ankara, Turkey Course Taught: Simulation
Mar 2000 – Apr 2001	Quality Assurance Specialist and System Analyst at OPUS – TEPE Teknolojik Servisler A.Ş. (OPUS – TEPE Technological Services Inc.), Ankara, Turkey
June 1997 – Feb 2000	Teaching and Research Assistant at Middle East Technical University, Industrial Engineering Department, Ankara, Turkey Courses Assisted: Operations Research I Operations Research II Inventory Planning Problems Network Routing Decision Analysis
Aug 1996 – May 1997	Teaching Assistant at Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, New York, NY, USA Courses Assisted: Managerial Statistics Operations Management Decision Models
Sep 1993 – Aug 1996	Teaching and Research Assistant at Middle East Technical University, Industrial Engineering Department, Ankara, Turkey Courses Assisted: Engineering Statistics I Engineering Statistics II Work Study
July 1992 – Aug 1992	Summer Practice at Miskolc Liquor Factory, Miskolc, Hungary
July 1991 – Aug 1991	Summer Practice at Efe Industry, İzmir, Turkey.

Projects and Publications

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Aug 1998	Feasibility Study for an Orthopaedics and Traumatology Hospital to be built in Ankara: A report submitted to “Total Medical Services Co.”, Ankara, Turkey
Mar 1998	Turkish Industry: A report submitted to “National Infrastructure Planning for Information Technologies in Turkey” project office, Ankara, Turkey
Jan 1996	“Modeling and Experimentation for Lot Splitting in Flow Shops”, M.Sc. Thesis, METU, Ankara, Turkey

Conference Presentations

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Aug 1999	Tan, T., Güllü, A. R., and Erkip, N., “The Impact of In-Advance Demand Information on Inventory Policies”, Fourth ISIR Research Summer School on Inventory Modelling, Exeter, UK
Aug 1996	Tan, T., and Kayalıgil, S., “Modeling and Experimentation for Lot Splitting in Flow Shops”, Finnish-Turkish Workshop on Operations Research, Ankara, Turkey

Training Programs Attended

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July 2000	“ISO 9000 Quality Assurance System”, KalDer (Society for Quality), İstanbul, Turkey
July 2000	“Internal Quality Auditor”, KalDer (Society for Quality), İstanbul, Turkey
June 1999	“Oracle Applications: Oracle Financials for Partners”, Oracle Co., İstanbul, Turkey

Awards

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· Fulbright Scholarship for Ph.D. studies at Columbia Business School.

· Hacı Ömer Sabancı Scholarship during undergraduate studies at METU.

· Aşama Yayınları award for obtaining the 54^th best score in ÖYS '89 (Central Placement Exam for Universities).

· First Prize at METU Intellect Competition.

· Some TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) awards in elementary sciences during high school studies.

Languages

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· Turkish (Native Language)

· English (Fluent)

· German (Intermediate)

· Hungarian (Intermediate)

Interests

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· Choral music

Choirs Attended:

· Orfeon Chamber Choir, Ankara, Turkey (currently attending)

· Anadolu Selen, Ankara, Turkey (currently attending)

· Ankara Polyphonic Choir, Ankara, Turkey (1990-1996)

· Hassler Choir, Miskolc, Hungary (1992)

· Notre Dame Church Choir, New York, USA (1996-1997)

Choirs Conducted:

· Anatolian Singers, Ankara, Turkey (currently conducting)

· METU Industrial Engineering Department Choir (1995-1996)

Took part in numerous national and international choir festivals and competitions and received some awards with these choirs.

· Playing Bridge (Been a member of METU Bridge team in 1993)

· Sports

· Travelling

Other Remarks

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· Completed military service

· Has driving licence