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Ahmet N. Taspinar Becomes PMF Correspondent for Turkey
Mr. Ahmet N. Taspinar, MBA, PMP, REP has joined PMForum.org as an International Correspondent for Turkey. Ahmet N. Taspinar is also a management consultant providing project management (PM) training and consulting services to utilities, educational institutions, engineering/construction, banking telecommunications and information technology development industries.
Mr. Taspinar holds a Masters of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Harvard University and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Northeastern University in the United States. Ahmet has 40 years of U.S. and overseas experience in petrochemical and energy projects, and in management information systems development. He has worked for Mobil Oil, IBM, Raytheon Engineers, ARAMCO, British Petroleum and the University of California in Berkeley. He retired from Pacific Gas & Electric Company in 1993, after 8 years of managing PM Training, PM Tools and PM Cost/Schedule Support.
Ahmet teaches PMP Certification Preparation, Project Planning and Control Using PM Software Tools, and Strategic Planning for a variety of industries. He is an instructor of Project Management at the University of California, Berkeley, Extension Program, and at various Academic Programs in Mexico and Turkey. He provides consulting support in developing project management processes and project offices, in developing and implementing strategic plans, and in using software tools such as Microsoft PROJECT and PRIMAVERA to plan and control projects.
He has taught PM Seminars and Workshops at AT&T, PG&E, NCR, Lucent Technologies, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Port of Oakland, Union Pacific Railroad, Pacific Bell, and at local industries and PMI chapters in Mexico, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Indonesia and Turkey. Ahmet currently provides consulting services to various U.S., Mexican and Turkish companies in the information technology, financial services, construction, manufacturing sectors.
A member of Project Management Institute (PMI ®) since 1977, Ahmet has served as President and Officer of the Northern California Chapter and on numerous chapter and PMI committees. He has been a founding member of the New England, Istanbul and Mexico City Chapters, and was the deputy chair of the Project Management Excellence Team that studied the Financial Benefits of Project Management to Organizations. Ahmet was the recipient of the Northern California PMI Chapter’s Person of the Year (Wally Kruse) Award in 1992, and of PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award in 1996. Ahmet received his PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) certification from PMI in 1991, and is a PMI Registered Education Provider (REP).
According to Wikipedia, Istanbul is the largest city and the cultural and commercial center of Turkey. Historically known in English as Constantinople, the city is located on the Bosphorus strait, and encompasses a natural harbor known as the Golden Horn in the northwest of the country. Istanbul extends both on the European and Asian sides of the Bosphorus and is the only metropolis in the world situated on two continents. Istanbul is also the only city in the world which served as the capital for three different Empires: The Roman Empire (330-395), Byzantine Empire (395-1453) and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1923). In 1923, following the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the capital was moved to Ankara.
The Istanbul metropolitan area has a population of just over 10 million. Istanbul has always been the centre of the country's economic life due to its location as an international junction of land and sea trade routes. It employs approximately 20% of Turkey's industrial labour and contributes 38% of Turkey's industrial workspace. In addition, the city generates 55% of Turkey's trade and 45% of the country's wholesale trade, and generates 21.2% of Turkey's gross national product. Istanbul contributes 40% of all taxes collected in Turkey. Cultural activity, tourism and commerce are all important to the life of the city. Population growth, traffic, housing, restoration of historic buildings, and planning a 3rd motorway transition of the Bosphorus continue to be major issues.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwestern Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Syria. In addition, it borders the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara that is used by geographers to mark the border between Europe and Asia, thus making the country transcontinental.
Owing to its strategic location at the intersect of two continents, Turkey's culture is a unique blend of Eastern and Western traditions, often described as a bridge between the two civilisations. With a powerful regional presence in the Eurasian landbelt, Turkey has come to acquire increasing strategic significance. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923 under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk following the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of World War I. Since then, Turkey has increasingly integrated with the West while continuing to foster relations with the Eastern world.
Turkey is a founding member of the United Nations, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a member state of the Council of Europe since 1949, and of NATO since 1952. Since 2005, Turkey is in accession negotiations with the European Union, having been an associate member since 1963. Turkey is also a member of the G20 which brings together the 20 largest economies of the world. Additional information about Istanbul and Turkey can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org, the source of the information included here.
Ahmet N. Taspinar lives in Oakland, California and in Istanbul, Turkey. He can be contacted at mbpnet@hotmail.com. We at PMForum.org want to welcome Ahmet to the PMF Global Correspondents Network.
On August 9, 2006, PMForum.org announced the formation of a global network of International Correspondents to provide more timely and varied project management-related news and information from around the world. More information about this program and about other international correspondents can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5. Correspondents also provide pmforum.org with local representation, and provide news and articles for publication in the PM World Today eJournal. Other experienced current or former PM professional leaders located in major cities around the world who may be interested in becoming an international correspondent for pmforum.org are encouraged to contact editor@pmforum.org.
Established in 1995 by the late David Curling, PMI Fellow and globally recognized professional leader based in Canada, www.pmforum.org is one of the most popular and widely known websites in the world of project management. PMForum.org is the world’s leading source of project management news and information. It also produces the monthly online PM World Today where articles, case studies, papers and viewpoints by leading PM authorities and experts from around the world can be found. Free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net.
Ahmet teaches PMP Certification Preparation, Project Planning and Control Using PM Software Tools, and Strategic Planning for a variety of industries. He is an instructor of Project Management at the University of California, Berkeley, Extension Program, and at various Academic Programs in Mexico and Turkey. He provides consulting support in developing project management processes and project offices, in developing and implementing strategic plans, and in using software tools such as Microsoft PROJECT and PRIMAVERA to plan and control projects.
He has taught PM Seminars and Workshops at AT&T, PG&E, NCR, Lucent Technologies, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Port of Oakland, Union Pacific Railroad, Pacific Bell, and at local industries and PMI chapters in Mexico, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Indonesia and Turkey. Ahmet currently provides consulting services to various U.S., Mexican and Turkish companies in the information technology, financial services, construction, manufacturing sectors.
A member of Project Management Institute (PMI ®) since 1977, Ahmet has served as President and Officer of the Northern California Chapter and on numerous chapter and PMI committees. He has been a founding member of the New England, Istanbul and Mexico City Chapters, and was the deputy chair of the Project Management Excellence Team that studied the Financial Benefits of Project Management to Organizations. Ahmet was the recipient of the Northern California PMI Chapter’s Person of the Year (Wally Kruse) Award in 1992, and of PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award in 1996. Ahmet received his PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) certification from PMI in 1991, and is a PMI Registered Education Provider (REP).
According to Wikipedia, Istanbul is the largest city and the cultural and commercial center of Turkey. Historically known in English as Constantinople, the city is located on the Bosphorus strait, and encompasses a natural harbor known as the Golden Horn in the northwest of the country. Istanbul extends both on the European and Asian sides of the Bosphorus and is the only metropolis in the world situated on two continents. Istanbul is also the only city in the world which served as the capital for three different Empires: The Roman Empire (330-395), Byzantine Empire (395-1453) and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1923). In 1923, following the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, the capital was moved to Ankara.
Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwestern Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Syria. In addition, it borders the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara that is used by geographers to mark the border between Europe and Asia, thus making the country transcontinental.
Turkey is a founding member of the United Nations, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a member state of the Council of Europe since 1949, and of NATO since 1952. Since 2005, Turkey is in accession negotiations with the European Union, having been an associate member since 1963. Turkey is also a member of the G20 which brings together the 20 largest economies of the world. Additional information about Istanbul and Turkey can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org, the source of the information included here.
Ahmet N. Taspinar lives in Oakland, California and in Istanbul, Turkey. He can be contacted at mbpnet@hotmail.com. We at PMForum.org want to welcome Ahmet to the PMF Global Correspondents Network.
On August 9, 2006, PMForum.org announced the formation of a global network of International Correspondents to provide more timely and varied project management-related news and information from around the world. More information about this program and about other international correspondents can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5. Correspondents also provide pmforum.org with local representation, and provide news and articles for publication in the PM World Today eJournal. Other experienced current or former PM professional leaders located in major cities around the world who may be interested in becoming an international correspondent for pmforum.org are encouraged to contact editor@pmforum.org.
Established in 1995 by the late David Curling, PMI Fellow and globally recognized professional leader based in Canada, www.pmforum.org is one of the most popular and widely known websites in the world of project management. PMForum.org is the world’s leading source of project management news and information. It also produces the monthly online PM World Today where articles, case studies, papers and viewpoints by leading PM authorities and experts from around the world can be found. Free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net.
