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Personal information

First name(s) / Surname(s)

First name(s) Surname(s) Umut Yilmaz Cetinkaya

Address(es)

55/3 Ugur Mumcu Cad. G.O.P Cankaya Ankara Turkey

Telephone(s)

+90 312 437 4303

Mobile:

+90 532 748 4258

Fax(es)

+90 312 437 4308

E-mail

uycetinkaya@gmail.com

Nationality

TC

Date of birth

03/20/1978

Gender

Male

Desired employment / Occupational field

Work experience

Dates

2010-

Occupation or position held

YNR Consultancy - Project Development Coordinator

Main activities and responsibilities

Preparation and/or management of local, regional, national and international projects implemented by SMEs, NGOs, and public and semi-public organizations.

Name and address of employer

Ozlem Yonar / 55/3 Ugur Mumcu Cad. G.O.P Cankaya Ankara Turkey

Type of business or sector

Private company

Dates

2009-2010

Occupation or position held

Project personnel in the SEERA-EI (South East European Research Area for e-Infrastructures) in EU FP7 project

Main activities and responsibilities

TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) / ULAKBIM (The Turkish Academic Network and Information Centre)

- To analyze best practices for national programme formulation & management

- To formulate the template for national e-Infrastructure programme

- To identify regional activities

- To prepare national e-infrastructures document.

Name and address of employer

Cem Sarac / TUBITAK-ULAKBIM YOK Binasi B5 Blok 06539 Bilkent Ankara Turkey

Type of business or sector

Public institution

Dates

2007-2009

Occupation or position held

Anchora Consultancy

Main activities and responsibilities

Preparation and/or management of local, regional, national and international projects implemented by SMEs, NGOs, and public and semi-public organizations.

Name and address of employer

Project manager / E Blok B Kanat Daire: 48 Yuzuncuyil Cankaya Ankara Turkey

Type of business or sector

Private firm

Dates

2002-2006

Occupation or position held

Advisor to Member of TBMM (Turkish Grand National Assembly)

Main activities and responsibilities

- Analysis of Turkey’s socio-economical policies and report to the Member of Parliament (MP)

- Prepare  notices of question for the MP to raise in the parliament

- Respond to the needs of electors and voters as well as NGOs, maintain community liaison

- Policy preparation and development on specific issues (particularly on the education system and policies in Turkey, integration of innovation systems with social policies, etc.)

Name and address of employer

Mustafa Gazalci / TBMM Ankara Turkey

Type of business or sector

Public institutions

Dates

1999-2001

Occupation or position held

Mechanical engineer

Main activities and responsibilities

- Design and application of heating systems

- Marketing studies and sale of products

- Application and assembly of the products sold (ovens, air-conditioners, heaters/ radiators, etc.)

Name and address of employer

Ozkoseoglu Inc. / No: 82 Sanayi Caddesi Yenibosna Istanbul Turkey (address changed)

Type of business or sector

Private company

Dates

1997-1998

Occupation or position held

Part-time R&D Developer in different projects

Main activities and responsibilities

- Design and development of washing machines and dishwashers (e.g. Laundry intake capacity of washing machine increased)

 Design and improvement of refrigerators (e.g. door mechanisms of refrigerators renewed and improved

Name and address of employer

Arcelik Inc. / Tuzla Istanbul Turkey

Type of business or sector

Private company

Dates

1996-1996

Occupation or position held

Part-time R&D Developer in a project

Main activities and responsibilities

- Brake system improvement Research & Development studies

Name and address of employer

Mercedes Benz Inc. / Tem Otoyolu Hadimkoy Cikişi Mercedes Caddesi 34500 Bahcesehir  Istanbul Turkey

Type of business or sector

Private firm

Education and training

Dates

2007-

Title of qualification awarded

Dr.

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Science, technology and innovation systems; complex sytems; policy development

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Middle East Technical University (METU), Graduate School of Social Sciences, Science and Technology Studies

Level in national or international classification

Ph.D (candidate; preparing thesis) in Science and Technology Studies

Dates

2001-2005

Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Science, technology and innovation systems

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Middle East Technical University (METU), Graduate School of Social Sciences, Science and Technology Studies

Level in national or international classification

M.S in Science and Technology Studies

Dates

2001-2004

Title of qualification awarded

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Public development

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Middle East Technical University (METU), Graduate School of Social Sciences, Political Science and Public Administration

Level in national or international classification

M.S in Political Science and Public Administration

Dates

1995-1999

Title of qualification awarded

Mechanical engineer

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Istanbul University, Department Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Level in national or international classification

Mechanical engineers

Personal skills and competences

- Football, basketball, table tennis player and swimmer

- Acting (Theater)

- Musician

Mother tongue(s)

Turkish

ther language(s)

Self-assessment

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

European level (*)

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Language

En

4/5 (5 is excellent)

5/5 (5 is excellent)

4/5 (5 is excellent)

4/5 (5 is excellent)

4/5 (5 is excellent)

Language

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Social skills and competences

Organisational skills and competences

Technical skills and competences

Computer skills and competences

- Full Computer Literacy in Office applications

- Competence in AutoCAD applications

- Experience in C++ and applications

- Network analysis programs (Eviews 5.1, Pajek 1.19, Ucinet 6.164, NetDraw 2.045)

Artistic skills and competences

Other skills and competences

Driving licence

Ankara Class B

Additional information

Working Papers:

With Çetindamar Dilek "Greece: the oldest EU member country in BSEC", Strategies for the Development of Entrepreneurship and the SMS Sector in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Region, Konrad-Adenauer, Stiftung (ed.), Ankara: Konrad-Adenauer, May 2008, 251-268

With Çetindamar Dilek, "Turkey: The EU candidate country", Strategies of the Development of Entrepreneurship and SME Sector in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Region, Konrad-Adenauer, Stiftung (ed.), Ankara: Konrad-Adenauer, May 2008, 269-288.

- Innovation Systems and Environmental Policies, STPS 2005

Papers:

- A Model for Increasing Innovativeness of SMEs (forthcoming)

- Role of e-Infrastructures in System of Innovation Approach (forthcoming)

Thesis:

- Analysis of Turkey’s National Innovation System, METU, 2005

Certificates & Seminars

• Name of the Institution            METU- Computer Engineering and TUBITAK-ULAKBIM

• Date & Duration                    15-19.04. 2009

• Subject                                  High Performance Computing and Grid

• Name of the Institution            Small and Medium Industry Development Organisation (KOSGEB) and Open for Business under the auspices of Education and Training for Employment ETE-MEDA Regional Project

• Date & Duration                    05-09. 05 2008

• Subject                                  Training of Trainers on the Open for Business Approach to Entrepreneurship Development

• Name of the Institution            METU-Department of Environmental Engineering and Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production, Barcelona, Spain.

• Date & Duration                    31.03-02.04 2008

• Subject                                  Cleaner Production

• Name of the Institution            KALDER (Turkish Society for Quality)

• Date & Duration                    04.11. 2007 / 1 Day

• Subject                                  Total Quality Management Training

• Name of the Institution            TOBB (Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)

• Date & Duration                    22.09. 2007 / 1 Day

• Subject                                  Research for Innovation Policy and Development

• Name of the Institution            TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)

• Date & Duration                    20.09. 2007 / 1 Day

• Subject                                  Seventh Framework Programme

• Name of the Institution            Campus Innovation Organization

• Date & Duration                    9-10 January 2007

• Subject                                  TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving)

• Name of the Institution            Middle East Technical University / METU

• Date & Duration                    1/2.10.2004 / 2 Days

• Subject                                  International Conference on Technological and Economical Development Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights

• Name of the Institution            Chamber of Mechanical Engineers / MMO

• Date & Duration                    1/14.10.2000 / 15 Days

• Subject                                  Certificate Program on Natural Gas Engineering

• Name of the Institution            Istanbul University

• Date & Duration                    1/4.02.1999 / 3 Days

• Subject                                  Training on Roller Bearings

Annexes

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