A.S. Aktar

Background

Aktar, A.S. was born on September 11, 1933 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of Mehmet Fuat and Zerafet Aktar. arrived in the United States, 1954.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1958. Master of Business Administration, University Santa Clara, California, 1962.

Career

Design engineer Western Knapp Engineering Company, 1958-1961. Structural design engineer Utah Construction & Mining Company, 1961-1963. Job engineer, project estimator, project manager, manager project controls Bechtel Corporation and Bechtel Pacific Corporation Ltd., 1963-1971.

Project manager, vice president engineering and procurement National Bulk Carriers Inc., 1971-1976. Founder, president Techno-Economics Consultant, Incorporated, New York York City, from 1977. Arbitrator in maritime, commercial, construction and international fields.

Consultant on major international natural resource construction projects and mineral investment promotions. Conductor seminars in field.

Achievements

• Associate of Science Aktar has been listed as a noteworthy Civil engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining, Mining and Metallurgical Society of America, American Association Cost Engineers, American Arbitration Association, Society Maritime Arbitrators, The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (trustee), Galatasaray Alumni Association of United States of America (director, president).

Connections

Married Muriel Steusloff, January 11, 1956. Children: Murat, Alev, Sinan.

Father:

Mehmet Fuat

Mother:

Zerafet Aktar

Spouse:

Muriel Steusloff

child:

Alev Aktar

child:

Murat Aktar

child:

Sinan Aktar