Midwest Academic Community of Turkish Americans (MTAS) hosts an event in the Turkish Consulate in Chicago where Serhat Çiçekoğlu and Prof. Faruk Güder shared their thoughts and experiences about “Career Planning in the U.S.
Faruk Guder is Associate Dean and Professor of Operations Management in the School of Business Administration. He served as the chairperson of the Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) Department from 1999 to 2004. He received his Ph.D. and MBA degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Dr. Guder teaches both graduate and undergraduate-level courses in Quality Management, Managerial Statistics, Data Analysis, Operations Management, and Database Systems at the School of Business Administration. He was the Outstanding Faculty of the year – MBA-HCM program in 2007-2008; Faculty of the Year – Undergraduate School of Business in 2006-2007; and Faculty of the Year – Graduate School of Business in1998-1999.His research interests include quality management, inventory management, and distribution problems. He has published in several journals, including Management Science, Mathematical Programming, Transportation Science, Journal of the Operational Research Society, and European Journal of the Operational Research.Dr. Guder is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He is a two-time Examiner for the Illinois Lincoln Award for Business Excellence.
Mr. Serhat Cicekoglu is an expert on Innovation Management with over 25 years of industry experience serving corporations in Consumer Electronics, Semiconductor, Consumer Goods, and Industrial Products sectors, including AMD, Accenture, KPMG, and SAP. His areas of expertise include Corporate Strategy Planning, Corporate Venturing, M&A, and New Product Development. He is a graduate of the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and Istanbul Technical University, one of the oldest (founded in 1773) and one of the top engineering schools in Turkey. Mr. Cicekoglu, as a Clinical Lecturer, thought multiple courses on Innovation and Technology Management domains at MBA, Executive MBA, and Undergraduate Programs at Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. At Quinlan he has also led Center for Risk Management. Under his tenure the Center has introduced several executive education programs in enterprise risk and resilience management, big data and cybersecurity risks, and advanced risk management. The Center also founded one of the leading Financial Services and Business Analytics Lab in the Chicago Academic circles. Mr. Cicekoglu has founded Sente-Advisory Services, located in Chicago, IL USA, in 2008 to provide consulting services in the areas of innovation and new ventures. Sente Advisory is the exclusive international startup accelerator program partner of 1871, largest technology hub in the USA. Mr. Cicekoglu has worked with over 250 start-ups and growth companies in varying roles to provide mentorship and guidance regarding business modeling, incubation, and fund raising. He is a frequent judge at programs like Verizon Innovation, AHA Heart Challenge, Start-up Chile, KAUST, Teknojumpp, ITU Gate and ITU Seed new venture programs. He is also the Managing Partner of an emerging venture capital fund, Anka Capital Management that focuses on Turkish startup ecosystem.
