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Bahar Topal

Bad Soden am Taunus

Summary

Professional Project Management Specialist with chemistry background. Organized and successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

BioSpring
03.2021 - Current
  • Responsible Project Manager of the 5 technical internal Projects and 2 construction Projects.
  • Organizing internal and external meetings, workshops, delegating and monitoring of the tasks.
  • Coordination of cross - functional teams and maintaining positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Reporting regularly to managers on project progress and technical problems.
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.

Project Manager- Customer Projects

BioSpring
03.2019 - 03.2021
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for the projects.
  • Prepared quotations for different phases of the Projects.
  • Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Managed approximately 6 large Customer Projects in 2 years.

Project Manager

TÜBITAK MAM
10.2016 - 09.2018
  • Responsible Project Manager for the commercialization of different Products.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Mentored junior team members in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
  • Developed strong relationships with stakeholders through regular communication updates, fostering trust and confidence in the team's ability to deliver results.
  • Successfully managed multiple projects(3) simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.

Research and Development Engineer

TÜBITAK MAM
08.2007 - 10.2016
  • TÜBİTAK is the Scientific and Technological Research Institute of Turkey and was founded in 1963 as an autonomous public institution.
  • Responsible engineer for the execution of the Industrial services
  • Developed an LC-MS method for quantitative analysis of capsaicin and its isomers in hot pepper extracts.
  • Developed LC-MS methods for quantitative analysis of various ingredients in tear gas sprays.
  • Documented and developed engineering procedures and processes.

Research and Development Engineer

Actavis Pharmaceuticals
07.2005 - 12.2006
  • Executed HPLC, LC-MS analyses and wet analyses for the samples coming from Manufacturing department - 100 samples per day.

Education

Master of Science - Chemistry

Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul
06.2005

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Istanbul Techical University
Istanbul
06.2003

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Technical Presentations
  • Schedule Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Leadership
  • Language: English (fluent), German (B1) Turkish (native)

Publications

  • Turan Ozturk , Andrey S. Klymchenko , Asli Capan , Sule Oncul , Simay Cikrikci , Sule Taskiran , Bahar Tasan , F. Betul Kaynak , Suheyla Ozbey , Alexander P. Demchenko, "New 3-hydroxyflavone derivatives for probing hydrophobic sites in microheterogeneous systems", Tetrahedron, Volume 63, Issue 41, 8 October 2007, Pages 10290-10299.


  • Cesarettin Alasalvar, Ebru Pelvan, Bahar Topal, "Effects of roasting on oil and fatty acid composition of Turkish hazelnut varieties (Corylus avellana L.)", April 2010 International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition 61(6):630-42.


  • Cesarettin Alasalvar,Bahar Topal, Arda Serpen, Banu Bahar, Ebru Pelvan, and Vural Gökmen,"Flavor Characteristics of Seven Grades of Black Tea Produced in Turkey", May 2012 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 60(25):6323-32.

Timeline

Project Manager

BioSpring
03.2021 - Current

Project Manager- Customer Projects

BioSpring
03.2019 - 03.2021

Project Manager

TÜBITAK MAM
10.2016 - 09.2018

Research and Development Engineer

TÜBITAK MAM
08.2007 - 10.2016

Research and Development Engineer

Actavis Pharmaceuticals
07.2005 - 12.2006

Master of Science - Chemistry

Istanbul Technical University

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Istanbul Techical University
Bahar Topal