curriculumvitae

better living for all

Ethem Pekin
phd, transport economist, photographer
phd in applied economics, railway transport, sustainable mobility, transport
policy, decision support systems, geographic information systems, transport
modeling, feasibility studies, market research, transport freight flows analyses,
strategic planning, research methodology, authoring books & articles, meeting
strict deadlines, problem solving, project management, organisation of
workshops & conferences, environment, climate change, environmental
economics, lecturing, eu affairs, lobbying, drafting position papers, conducting
surveys, writing reports & newsletters, creating & managing internet sites,
creative management, content management software, blogger, social media
skills, +500 linkedin

objective
based on a solid economic reasoning provide a significant contribution to our
members by analytical skills, problem solving skills and a lateral approach

www.ethempekin.com

personal
information
name
dob
pob
nationality

: ethem pekin
: 15 march 1981
: izmir
: belgian

mobile
work
skype
address

: +32 496 599 316

: +32 2 213 08 40
: ethempekin
: avenue des arts 54, 1000
brussels, belgium
: ethem@ethempekin.com
: www.ethempekin.com

email
web

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educational
track
2005-2010
vrije universiteit brussel
brussels, belgium
solvay business school
phd in applied economics
2003-2006
vrije universiteit brussel
brussels, belgium
solvay business school
master in advanced management studies
master in european integration & development
1999-2003
dokuz eylul university
izmir, turkey
business faculty
bachelor in international relations
1992-1999
american collegiate institute
izmir, turkey

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professional
experience1
company info: the community of european railway and infrastructure
companies (cer) brings together more than 70 members - european railway
undertakings, their national associations as well as infrastructure companies.
the membership is made up of long-established bodies, new entrants and both
private and public enterprises.
environmental economist
cer
brussels, belgium
2013-now
responsibilities:
covering inter-modal policy topics
transport emissions, rail freight noise, external costs
coordinating cer environment group

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professional
experience2
company info: the vrije universiteit brussel is a flemish university located in
brussels, belgium. the solvay business school covers a broad range of fields of
knowledge including the accounting, business economics & strategic
management, economic, monetary & financial policy and operational research.
research associate
vrije universiteit brussel
brussels, belgium
2005-2013
responsibilities:
involved in european interreg project management
feasibility and audit of transport infrastructure
developed gis-based solutions for intermodal transport
achievements:
twin hub network 2012-2013
challenge is to establish a transnational rail service network
performed market analysis and drafted business plan
multimodal flemish brabant project 2011
challenge was to increase the awareness of intermodal transport for
shippers, logistics service providers and other logistics partners
implementation of an interactive web-based tool
www.multimodaalvlaamsbrabant.be

professional
experience3
tralotra project 2007-2009
challenge was to promote intermodal transport for businesses
developed an e-learning curriculum for logistics and transport
dssitp project 2007-2008
developed a decision support system for transport policies
ex-ante analyses of transport subsidies on market competition
the port of brussels project 2008
challenge was to reduce truck movements and external costs of transport
cost savings through the elimination of 700,000 trucks annually
the extended gateway projects 2007-2008
challenge was to locate logistics sites for provinces in flanders
conducted feasibility studies with freight flows analyses

trainee
lufthansa cargo
frankfurt, germany
2004
responsibilities:
adjustment & improvement of the sales reports and global sales cockpit
daily flight monitoring with the mosaic view it system

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core strengths

analytic skills
arcgis, cognos, postgressql, spss, tsp
excellent networker
presentation skills
project management

languages

dutch
english
french
german
turkish

- intermediate
- excellent
- intermediate
- intermediate
- native

extracurricular
project management in aiesec, the worlds largest international student
organization. organised an international project breaking the borders
between turkey and greece. editorial role in newsletters and developing
internet portal. realised income for new incoming exchange students. as an
alumni experienced an international traineeship in luftansa cargo in germany.

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memberships &
conferences
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
tema : the turkish foundation for the protection of natural habitats
conferences & workshops i organised
esm 2010 - 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
tralotra training day: introduction to intermodal transport
10 october 2008, brussels, belgium: 54 participants
conferences & workshops i talked

2013 world conference on transport research

2011 euro working group on transportation
2010 european simulation & modelling conference
2010 world conference on transport research
2009 european regional science association congress
2009 odysseus international workshop
2008 dssitp day
2008 tralotra workshop
2007 nectar conference
2006 international logistics & supply chain congress
2005 international logistics & supply chain congress

: rio, brasil
: poznan, poland
: hasselt, belgium
: lisbon, portugal
: lodz, poland
: izmir, turkey
: brussels, belgium
: maribor, slovenia
: porto, portugal
: izmir, turkey
: istanbul, turkey

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publications
book
intermodaal binnenvaartvervoer
vubpress, 2011
journal article
assessing policy measures for the stimulation of intermodal transport:
a gis-based policy analysis
journal of transport geography, 2009
book
a decision support system for intermodal transport policy
vubpress, 2008
more than 40 contributions that include feasibility studies, research papers,
conference papers and articles on several academic & sector media

activities & hobbies

collecting
film making
photography
reading
tennis

: amateur super8mm holiday movies, cameras and vinyls

: short documentaries using super8mm analogue film
: photo-blogging using toy film cameras
: history and biographies
: licensed player

references
references available upon request

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curriculumvitae
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