Profile
MEHMET FATIH KARA MSc
Mehmet Fatih KARA, who was born in Trabzon in 1967, graduated from Istanbul Technical University, the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He earned the Master’s in Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University. He continues his MBA program in the University of Houston at present. Mr. Kara worked in various projects in corporations which operate in the petroleum oil field services and manufacturing sectors such as Schulumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes between the years 1992-2002. He provided valuable services to the information technology sector acting as the chairman of Yukatech LLC which is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA between the years 2002-2005. He continues his work in the Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Housing Development Administration (TOKI) since August of 2005. Acting as the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, he has been responsible for the activities of Research-Development, TOKI IT Department & Data Processing Center, foreign relations and business development activities with worldwide investors as well as the rating, mortgage, bond issue, securitization and housing finance activities in the frame of the development of the investment and borrowing strategies of TOKÝ. He is a key advisor to the board chairman and all members of the executive board on business strategy execution for devising and implementing strategic road maps and expansion plans to improve firm’s reputation for performance as well as being in charge of defining and implementing strategies to significantly improve the direction of the administration. He is currently living in Ankara with his wife and two children.
PERSONAL PROFILE
An energetic, incisive and highly dynamic EXECUTIVE VP with established strategic and operations management skills and extensive experience developing new business and projects together with proven success devising and leading strategy at board level to achieve commercial goals within a broad cross-section of highly competitive sectors including real estate development, construction, IT and energy services
A proactive leader with a passion to deliver and extensive managerial, networking and negotiation skills, and an outstanding track record developing and delivering innovative and highly effective top-level business, financial and operational plans and strategy to improve performance, efficiency ratios and profits.
An innovative and results-orientated, customer-focused professional, with extensive interpersonal, communication and motivational skills and proven ability to initiate and forge strong relations with clients and partners and lead and drive teams to ensure outstanding business and personnel performance levels
CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
VICE PRESIDENT STRATEGY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, ANKARA, TURKEY / 2005 -
JOB ROLE
- Top-level strategic vision, planning and business development
- Advising and presenting recommendations to the board and executive members
- Formulating short and long-term strategies to ensure revenue goals
- Forging executive level client relationships and partnerships at national and international level
- Financial management and devising top-level strategy to achieve all revenue and performance targets
- In charge of high level staff training, development and performance management
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Executive Vice President, in charge of directing strategy and business development initiatives at board level
- Key advisor to the board chairman and all members of the executive board on business strategy execution
- Formulated and implemented 3 year strategic road map and expansion plan to drive business forward
- Personally defined and successfully implemented new strategy to improve administration direction
- Introduced radical new business and operational strategies to improve business growth, sales and increase profits
- Devised and implemented innovative financial models to improve sales and production unit marketing results
- Strategic decision maker and lead consultant across all major projects and business functions
- Project managed and delivered numerous high-profile credit and rating due-diligence projects for major clients
- Highly instrumental in key securitization transactions for a portfolio of $6,5 billion of installment sales contracts
- Developed and implemented key strategies consistently in line with company policies, procedures and objectives
- Analysed & implemented operational strategies, making several organisational recommendations to improve profits
- Introduced an effective Q&A mechanism for the construction & control group, saving over $10 million in 6 months
- Key protagonist in establishing a new quality investigation and acceptance department to improve efficiency ratios
- Personally networked at executive level to forge strong lasting strategic alliances, relationships and partnerships
- Established strong lasting strategic alliances for major mixed-use property development projects valued at $2,5 bn
- Streamlined the tender process and engineering conceptual design of a major project valued at over 170m euros
- Spearheaded and successfully led the design and implementation of a new IT BPM scheme based on a SOA
- Identified needs and led top-level negotiations with financial institutions to achieve debt-structuring goals
- Successfully identified & capitalized on growth opportunities via proven commercial acumen/astute growth strategy
- Proven ability to successfully identify and capitalize upon business and sales opportunities to boost profits
- Executive board member and acting board member of multinational and multimillion dollar companies
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
YUKATECH LLC, HOUSTON, TEXAS / 2002 - 2005
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- Successfully managed and coordinated U.S. and Canadian sales and operations, R&D & human resources functions
- Designed and delivered numerous cost-effective, high performance IT solutions to complex business requirements
- Turned around sales revenue from loss to healthy profits of $2m via innovative leadership and marketing strategy
- Highly instrumental in restoring marketplace leadership worldwide via increased sales and superior product rollouts
- Key protagonist in successfully building a strong channel-sales system to rapidly expand sales in 48 states
- Developed & successfully implemented e-commerce strategy to ensure a 35% market share increase within 1 year
- Created line-wide market plans and strategies to successfully maximize target customer penetration worldwide
- Featured in magazines as one of the leading PC DAW innovators and technology “success stories” for 2004
- Directed strategies to successfully expand company operations in 16 states nationwide at major shopping malls
- Executive board member of Gulf Coast Ventures, Inc., responsible for boosting sales to over $9 million
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER / ENGINEER
BAKER HUGHES/SCHLUMBERGER OIL-FIELD SERVICES
CAT CATERPILLAR /TEXAS PRECISION MANUFACTURING /1992 - 2002
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- In complete charge of new branch performance including product development, services, and finances
- Solely responsible for monitoring and managing a $10,050,000 operating and capital budget for revenue growth
- Proven full project life cycle expertise from initial feasibility analysis, conceptual design to successful completion
- Regularly ensured smooth migration from product development to highly profitable commercialization
- Reduced lead-time for product introduction by two months resulting in the early announcement of products
- Team leader for the first world wide successful field installation of the Form-lock Expandable Hanger-Packer
- Led the first world wide successful field installation of the PSIP packer system for Enron-India
- District products champion for CMR - Computational Magnetic Resonance Imaging System
- Invented, patented and introduced a state of the art expansion apparatus to boost performance and drive business
- Proven hands on experience in manufacturing techniques, engineering design, testing, QC and production
QUALIFICATIONS & PERSONAL DETAILS
D.O.B. 27th November 1967
Nationality: Turkish and US
Health: In Excellent Health
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (IN PROGRESS)
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – SYSTEM DYNAMICS & CONTROL
ISTANBUL TEKNIK UNIVERSITY
AFFILIATIONS
- Founder Member of the Society for Design and Process Science
- Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Member of the American Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Member Turkish & American Assembly of Businessman
- Member National Association of Music Manufacturers (NAMM)
- Member Audio Engineering Society (AES)
HONOURS
- Honorary Citizen of the City of Lubbock, awarded by City of Lubbock, Texas
WORKSHOPS
- International Management Workshop, by Texas Tech University
- Total Quality Management (TQM) Quality Work Group, by Philip-Crosby &
- Teamwork Effectiveness, Smith Services by Impact
- Miscellaneous oilfield training and certifications: H2S, Offshore survival, etc
- Effective Teaching Techniques, Texas Tech University
SKILLS
- Extensive top-level strategic and operations management skills and experience
- Excellent CRM and business development skills
- Extensive board level expertise and experience
- Excellent leadership, management and motivational skills
- Excellent organisational and business development skills
- Excellent top-level networking and negotiation skills
- Excellent strategic and planning skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent team leading and team building skills
- Highly numerical with extensive reporting skills
- Natural ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent IT and technical skills
- Strong attention to detail
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Ability to engage at all levels, delegate and motivate teams to deliver
- Leading by example and calm leadership in sensitive or pressurised situations
- Confidence, industry, and ability to take on challenging roles
- Devising tailored strategies and implementing detailed action plans
- Ability to identify and capitalise upon business opportunities
- Calm and assured leader in sensitive and pressurised situations
- Pride in the provision of high standards of service
- Highly efficient, pragmatic and results-orientated
- Creative and lateral thinking
- Professionalism, ethics and integrity at all times
INTERESTS
- Football (coaching and playing)
- Singing, guitar playing , song writing, and producing
- Swimming
- Reading
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