EDUCATION
Ph.D., Logistics
and Supply Chain Management, 2011.
University of Maryland, R. H.
Smith School of Business /
USA
Minor: Operations Management
Comprehensive Exams passed:
Summer 2009
Graduate Diploma in
Purchasing and Supply, 2007,
The Chartered Institute of
Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
/ UK
M.S., Electrical & Computer
Engineering, 2000. Colorado
State University / USA.
Major: Computer Networks and
Simulation
B.S., Electronics Engineering,
1995. Hacettepe University /
TURKEY
Major: Telecommunications
RESEARCH INTERESTS
-
Behavioral
Supply Chain Management
- Logistics -->
Humanitarian Logistics
- Transportation --> Motor
Carrier Safety
- Online trust issues in
E-commerce
PUBLICATIONS
Cantor, D. E., Corsi M. T.,
Grimm M. C., Özpolat K. “A
driver focused truck crash
prediction model", Transportation Research Part
E: Logistics and Transportation
Review. Article in Press (2009)
RESEARCH PAPERS SUBMITTED
WORKING PAPERS AND RESEARCH IN
PROGRESS
Ribbink D., Özpolat K.,
Windle J. R. "Redesigning
the Emergency Relief Supply
Chain: An Assessment of
US AID", To be submitted to the
Journal of Supply Chain
Management.
Özpolat K., Gao G.,
Viswanathan S., Jank W. "Value
of Online
Trust Seals"
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Özpolat K., Gao G.,
Viswanathan S., Jank W. "Value
of Online
Trust Seals", Decision Sciences
Institute, Baltimore, MD,
November 2008
Özpolat K., Cantor, D. E.,
Corsi M. T., Grimm M. C., “A
Driver Focused Truck Crash
Prediction Model",
Transportation Research Forum ,
Portland, OR, March 2009
AWARDS
AND HONORS
2007 Teaching Excellence
Award - International
Ataturk Alatoo University,
Department of Management
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of
Maryland–College Park:
Logistics, Business & Public
Policy Department
College Park, Maryland, USA
Instructor
BMGT 373: Supply Chain
Management Internship
(Summer 2008 & Summer 2009) - Supervised students doing 6
months co-op or 3 months summer
internship in the fields of
Logistics and Supply Chain
Management
Teaching Assistant
BMGT 475: Advanced Supply Chain
Management Strategy and
Technologies (Spring 2008, Fall
2008, Spring 2009) - Supervised
lab applications of the class
using "i2 Supply
Chain Strategist"
International Ataturk -
Alatoo University, Department
of Management
Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN
Lecturer
MAN 455 Supply Chain
Management (Fall 2006)
MAN 467 Operations
Management (Spring 2007)
MAN 103 Introduction to
Business I (Fall 2006)
MAN 104 Introduction to
Business II (Spring 2007)
MAN 303 Principles of
Management (Fall 2006)
American University of
Central Asia
Bishkek,
KYRGYZSTAN
Adjunct Lecturer
MNG 440 Supply Chain
Management (Spring 2007)
MBA
653 Operations
and Supply Management (Spring 2007)
Istanbul University,
Department of Computer
Engineering
Istanbul, TURKEY
Lecturer
BM 211 Programming Languages I
(Fall 2001 & 2002)
BM 212 Programming Languages II
(Spring 2002 & 2003)
BM 454 Analysis of Algorithms
(Fall 2002)
BM 455 Computer Networks and
Technologies (Spring 2003)
NON-TEACHING PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
United Nations Relief and
Works Agency
Amman, JORDAN (2003-2006)
Logistics Systems Analyst at
the Procurement and Logistics
Division
- Agency Administrator for
UN Global Marketplace Web
Site: Coordinate supplier
applications with relevant
sections and approve/reject
suppliers
- Analyze and flow-chart
the existing procurement,
logistics and inventory
processes and procedures,
make suggestions regarding
areas of automation to
improve efficiency
- Member of the team
working towards replacing
the procurement software
module with a new ERP system
(participated in
requirements definition and
gap analysis phases)
- Team leader for the
Division's web site
development project
- Administration of two
service contracts for DFID
funded training programs
- Developed a computerized
Logistics Reporting Program
using Visual Basic and MS
Access for processing
available inventory and
logistics data into useful
information for management
National Research Institute
of Electronics and Cryptology
(TUBITAK-UEKAE)
Gebze, TURKEY (2000-2001)
Researcher and Applications
Developer
- Member of the network
security team working
towards building the first
national PKI (Public Key
Infrastructure) of Turkey
- Evaluated different
directory products in the
market and deployed the LDAP
compliant directory
- Directory Enabled
applications developer using
C and Java languages
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
AND DESIGNATIONS
2007-Current: Member of
the Council of
Supply Chain Management Professionals
(CSCMP)
2007-Current: Member of
the Transportation Research Forum (TRF)
2006-2008: Member of
Project Management Institute (PMI).
Received "Project Management Professional
(PMP)" certification in 2006
2005-2007: Member of the
Chartered Institute of
Purchasing & Supply (CIPS), UK.
"MCIPS" qualified since
2007
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