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CURRICULUMVITAEETHEM PEKIN15 March 1981 Izmir Tel: +32 496 59 93 16 www.ethempekin.comBelgian ethem@ethempekin.comMarried

SUMMARYI am the Environmental Economist of CER | the Voice of European Railways.I am currently responsible for files such as the Transport White Paper, rail noise, EU ETS.

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE2013-now Environmental Economist CER

Responsibilities:

Covering inter-modal policy topics Transport emissions, rail freight noise, external costs

Drafting Position Papers Coordinating CER Environment Group

2010-2013 Post-Doctoral Research Associate Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Responsibilities:

Involved in European INTERREG project management Feasibility and audit of transport infrastructure Developed optimisation solutions for intermodal transport

Achievements:

Twin Hub Network 2012-2013

Challenge is to establish a transnational rail service network Performed market analysis and drafted a business plan

Multimodal Flemish Brabant project 2011

Implementation of an interactive web-based tool

2005-2010 PhD Research Associate Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Responsibilities:

Acted as subcontractor for consulting firms Drafted European Framework project proposals Organised conferences and workshops

Achievements:

DSSITP project 2007-2008

Developed a decision support system for transport policies Ex-ante analyses of transport subsidies on market competition

2004 Management Intern Lufthansa Cargo

Prepared weekly sales reports for a teleconference meeting Improved a global sales cockpit

OBJECTIVEBased on a solid economic reasoningprovide a significant contribution to ourmembers by analytical skills, problemsolving skills and a lateral approach.

EDUCATIONALTRACK2005-2010 Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels, BelgiumPhD in Applied Economics 2003-2006 Vrije Universiteit BrusselBrussels, BelgiumMaster in Advanced ManagementStudiesMaster in European EconomicIntegration1999-2003 Dokuz Eylul UniversityIzmir, TurkeyBachelor in International Relations1992-1999 American Collegiate InstituteIzmir, TurkeyHigh school diploma

CORESTRENGTHS Analytic skills ArcGIS, Cognos, PostgresSQL, TSP Excellent networker EU policy analysis Business strategy

LANGUAGESKILLS English Excellent Dutch Intermediate German Intermediate French Intermediate Turkish Native

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SKILLS

Communication skills Managerial skills Job-related skills Computer skillsAttentive listener Project management Auditing & analysing ArcGIS (GIS)Creative presentation Initiating new ideas Solving problems PostgresSQL (DBMS)Excellent networker Counseling Attending to detail TSP (Econometrics)Facilitator of discussions Selling ideas Meeting deadlines MS Office (Office Suit)Negotiating Decision making Enforcing policies WordPress (CMS)

MEMBERSHIPS

AIESEC: Association internationale des tudiants en sciences conomiques et commerciales BIVEC : Benelux interuniversitaire vereniging van transport economisten NECTAR: Network on European communication & transport activities research

CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS I ORGANISED

ESM'2010 Member of Conference Committee, Decision Models for Intermodal Transport 25-27 October 2010, Hasselt, Belgium: 110 participants

DSSITP Day: which intermodal transport policy for Belgium ? 11 December 2008, Brussels, Belgium: 85 participants

TRALOTRAtraining day: introduction to intermodal transport 10 October 2008, Brussels, Belgium: 54 participants

CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS I TALKED

2013 World Conference on Transport Research : Izmir, Turkey : Rio, Brasil 2011 Euro working Group on Transportation Meeting : Poznan, Poland 2010 European simulation & modelling conference : Hasselt, Belgium 2010 World Conference on Transport Research : Lisbon, Portugal 2007 International logistics & supply chain congress : Istanbul, Turkey

ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES

Collecting : amateur super8mm holiday movies, cameras and vinyls Film making : short documentaries using super8mm analogue film Photography : photo-blogging using toy film cameras Reading : history and biographies Tennis : licensed player