Gokhan Aksoy

EDUCATION Thunderbird School of Global Management Phoenix, AZ, USA MBA in Global Management Jan 2009 - Aug 2010 Specialization: Marketing & Entrepreneurship • Active member of Entrepreneurship and Marketing clubs. Achieved 3rd place in business plan competition with Jumptopia.com. • Overseas studies on global entrepreneurship in 4 countries: Hungary; Slovenia; Czech Republic; China • HEC Paris Exchange Program: Focus on Entrepreneurship and Online Marketing Strategies Sabanci University Istanbul, Turkey BS in Computer Science Sept 2001 - Jun 2006 • Led 3-person team to implement and architect a 3-D simulation game, SimSabanci, in OpenGL. Presented the project to 4 executives from major game companies in Turkey. • Coordinated a team of 16 students to develop enterprise software for a tourism company, leading to 15% cost-cutting in operational expenses; presented project progress to board of advisors on frequent basis. • Board of Directors in Sabanci University Scuba Diving Club and Music Club. Active member of Yacht Club. Tutored in elementary schools as part of Civic Involvement Project. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Endeavor Istanbul, Turkey MBA Intern Fall 2009 • Established a methodology for various Endeavor Entrepreneur services including Finance, Marketing, Corporate Governance and Information technology to increase efficiency and structure. • Created business plan with extensive market research and financial projections for one of the Endeavor Entrepreneurs who is starting a business for acoustic education programs called ‘IIBISHI’. Jumptopia.com Phoenix, Arizona Co-founder & CEO Jan 2010 - Now • Co-founded an online lead generation site for extreme sports, initially focusing on skydiving. Fortis Bank Istanbul, Turkey Assistant IT Manager Aug 2006 – Aug 2008 • Co-led development of various commercial banking applications with NET and Java such as process automation, reporting accounts for suspicious activity, and monitoring MasterCard fee charges. • Supervised and implemented development of SMS products (account updates, marketing campaigns, fraud alert, etc.) for credit cards and collection team. Improved customer satisfaction ratings by 2% and increased alert messaging process precision by 35%.