Haluk Max Bilge

OBJECTIVE:
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Result-Oriented Highly skilled Executive with outstanding professional experience, Consultant with particular emphasis on marketing, sales and finance searching for C-Level management position
400+ Cities
90+ Countries
35+ years IT,
25+ years International Trade
15+ years Telecom and Troubleshooting experience
20+ articles mentioning me were published in business media.
3+ cover pages on business magazines.
15+ years Telecom and Troubleshooting experience
20+ IT companies represented(Wordperfect etc.)
2500+ persons recruited
500M+ USD revenues
2,000+ different products including services between 1982 to 2007.
Ability to communicate with all levels of management and employees
Strong team-building and personnel training/development ability
New project development and roll out
Ability to define, communicate, and fulfill the project.s goals using analytical solutions, innovative genius ideas
Planning, organizing, and managing budgets
Sale of products and services to diverse industries
Driving business operations to profitability in startup, turnaround, and high-growth situations
Problem solving
L/C transactions, Intl L/G, Syndication Loans, executing business contracts
Ability to easily learn and adapt the conditions, customs and language of any workplace or country, (within 2-3 months)
Worked as International Finance, Management and Export Consultant for Turkey, Turkish Republics and EMEA Markets since 1981 to several finance, IT and food companies
Previously opened offices in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
Extensive experience in private and state tenders including military; in Turkey and throughout former Eastern European Countries and Russia and China, representing European and US companies.
Visited 90 countries, had valuable experience and network of business contacts
Through knowledge of PC, Internet and e-business.
During his education worked in various but challenging capacities in large corporations.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
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DATES EMPLOYED JOB TITLE COMPANY
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7/2005 - Present Founding Partner & President Timenet Inc
Denver/Colorado
USA CONTACT OFFICES:
Denver - Los Angeles

TURKEY CONTACT OFFICES:
Istanbul - Ankara - Izmir - Antalya - Adana - Bursa

CHINA CONTACTS:
Shenzhen - Dongguan - Guangzhou - Shunde - Shantou - Hangzhou
Ningbo Shanghai - Beijing - Xiamen - Quindao - Jinan
Chongqing - Nanning

5/2001 - Present Partner & GM TAN Construction Machinery Ltd
Istanbul/Turkey
Start up company.
Discussing for the representation of some Construction
machinery manufacturers.
Planning to start building 1300 Apartments worth 275 Million
USD during the 2008 and planning to finish by 2010 for TOKI
(Mass Housing Administration)

5/2001 - Present Partner & GM RAN Tourism Transport Textile Ltd
Istanbul/Turkey
Start up company.
Planning to finish redecoration and run a 200 room 5-Star
Hotel in the south coast of Turkey.

5/2001 - Present Partner & President ECOS Telekom AS
Istanbul/Turkey
Start up company.
Succeeded in gaining distributorship of NACT, CLARENT (VERSO)
and NSGDATA and some other Telecom companies in Turkey.
Marketing their products to 55 Licenced and 100 grey market operators.
Have excellent relationships with the Turkish Telecom,
Cellphone Operators and Military.

5/2001 - Present Partner & GM MISS Organization Advertising, Tourism,
Media Services Publishing and
Broadcasting Ltd
Istanbul/Turkey
Start up company.
Representing Hawaiian Tropic International and American Dream
Girl Beauty Pageants in Turkey. Organized Turkey Preliminaries
for Hawaiian Tropic International.
Also representing some US HDTV Companies.

8/1995 - Present Partner & GM ASNET Internet Cafe Data Processing Services Ltd
Istanbul/Turkey
Start up company.
Sold internet time, internet packages, gave internet
consultancy, sold web pages and designed web pages and web
applications.
Signed aggreement with US Telecom companies for Call
Termination and VoIP.
Performance highlights:
* Opened the first Cyber Cafe in Turkey. Then turned it into a
small Italian Spaghetthi House when the competition
increased.

4/1987 - 9/2001 Founding Partner & President HALEKS Industrial Products
Foreign Trade Inc
Istanbul/Turkey
Start up company.
By opening liaison offices, visited and marketed sugar, food
items, dairy goods, white goods and textiles to Azerbaijan,
Turkmenistan, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kyrghizia, Georgia,
Latvia, Litvania, Byelorussia,Ghana, Nigeria, Ireland, Norway,
Iceland, Albania and Kazakhstan markets.
Performance highlights:
* achieved $350 Million USD export sales in 15 years in more
than 500 products most of them being FMCG to markets in 4
continents.
* Achieved $12 Million USD re-export sales revenue food items
from USA and Europe to Middle East, Africa and CIS in 1994
and first half of 1995.
* Also visited England, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland,
Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Poland,
Hungary, Romania, Sweden, Finland, Israel, Pakistan, China,
Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand,
* Representing more than 20 European and American companies,
including Ericsson Telephone Exchanges, Hardall Linen Chutes
and other construction materials, marketed their products to
Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel Istanbul and other hotels
* Marketed funds of British, American, French, Swiss and
German finance companies to companies in search of project
finance in Turkey, Central Asian Republics and Middle East
market.
* Representing dairy group Mid-American Dairyman Inc. (largest
the Dairy Group in the world) now DFA Dairy Farmers of
America, Schills Food and some other European Dairy
Companies, marketed dairy products to Turkey, Central Asian
Republics, Middle East and Africa markets.
* Finance, Management and Export Consultancy for companies in
Turkey, Turkish Republics and Middle East Market.
* Exclusive Agent of British BCMS LTD Company (largest export
Consultancy company in the world) in Turkey, Central Asian
Republics and Middle East Markets.
Just before the economic crisis in 2002 sold the company.

Past:
? Founding Partner & GM at EKOS Energy Communication Optical Systems Inc
? Founding Partner & GM at ENKOTEK Energy Communication Technology Inc
? Founding Partner & GM at CDM-DATA AS of GRUPPO CDM of ITALY
? Founding Partner & GM at INSAT Construction Industry Inc
? Founding Partner & GM at MARSAT Motor Vehicles Trading Inc
? Founding Partner & GM at ATHOS Aerospace Industry Trading AS
? Partner at INTER Energy Ltd
? Account Manager New Acoounts at NCR Computer Co. of NCR Inc (Fortune 500 Company)
? Regional Sales Manager for North Africa at IMEKS Industrial Products Export Co. of Dogus Holdings (No 4 Group in Turkey-Fortune 500 Company)
? Export Specialist at ENKA Export Company (Sister Company of ENKA Construction-Largest Construction Company in Turkey)
? Finance and Administration Manager at BAYTUR Construction Co. of Cukurova Holdings (No 3 Group in Turkey-Fortune 500 Company)
? Founding Partner at Trans-Anadolu Airlines
? Trainee Programmer-Electronics Technician at KOC-Burroughs of KOC Holdings (No 1 Group in Turkey-Fortune 500 Company)
? Assistant Internal Auditor at General Elektrik Turk A.O. of General Electric Corp. (USA) (Fortune 500 Company)
? Simultananeous Translator at AKEL Textiles
? System Programmer at Remivac A.S.
? Restaurant Manager at WIMPY Restaurant (Fast food Franchise Chain Restaurants)
? System Programmer at Cable & Wireless
? Barman-Waiter at Market Wine House
? Machine Floor Atendant at Carnaud Metalbox Engineering Plc
? Salesman at Linguaphone Master Licensee for Turkey

EDUCATION
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Dates Attended School Degree Location
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9/1980 - 1/1986 Bosphorus University Bachelor's Degree Istanbul/Turkey
(Bogaziçi Üniversitesi)

CERTIFICATION
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Dates Attended Institution Degree Location
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5/1986 - 6/1986 NCR Computer Co. Management Skills Certificate Istanbul/Turkey
5/1985 - 7/1985 NCR Computer Co. Sales Skills Certificate Istanbul/Turkey

LANGUAGES PROFIENCY LEVEL
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Arabic Conversational
Bulgarian Basic - Familiar
Chinese-Mandarin Basic - Familiar
English Fluent - Full Knowledge
French Conversational - Limited
German Conversational - Limited
Greek Basic - Familiar
Italian Conversational - Limited
Russian Basic - Familiar
Spanish Basic - Familiar
Turkish Fluent - Full Knowledge
Uzbek Conversational - Advanced

REFERENCES
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4 X Fortune 500 Company VP level references will be disclosed later.

ADDITIONAL INFO
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20+ articles mentioning my name were published in business media.
3+ cover pages of business magazines.
Was writing in a business publication periodically in 1997.

Have 10 years multiple entry business Visa to USA. 2 years multiple entry business Visa to all the countries in Europe. Can get required permissions to work in USA within 2 months and getting an O1 Visa

Traveled, did business and have contacts in 90 Countries.(Alphabetical)

=In Africa (21)
Algeria, Cameron, Chad, Congo, Dem. Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia

=In Asia (30)
Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China (37cities), Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan (6 Cities), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia (14 cities), Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, UAE, Uzbekistan

=In Europe (36)
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, Ukraine

=In America
Canada, USA (26 Cities)