Mahmud KARATAŞ
Agronomist/Animal Production Expert
GAZİANTEP,27
Summary
I have a high level of experience in Agriculture and Animal Production acting as an agronomist supervising the greenhouses and dairy barns responsible for feeding and control. I worked as a humanitarian worker with five years of experience managing several agrarian projects in Syria based on Türkiye. I have a passion for learning new skills and I’m a positive and supportive member of any team with experience planning and managing projects, which allows me to bring strong team-building and project management skills. I have good language communication skills—fluency in Arabic, advanced in English, and intermediate in Turkish.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
19
19
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Agricultural Specialist
IhsanRD Foundation
01.2024 - Current
- Responsible for managing agricultural teams to implement several agricultural projects in Syria.
- Setting technical specifications for purchasing fertilizers, vegetable seeds, insecticides, and fungicides to combat common pests and diseases on olive trees, and vegetable crops according to Syrian standards.
- Formulating feed mixtures for dairy cattle and broiler feed in open barns.
- Installing and managing poultry pens (broiler and laying hens).
- Installing and operating drip irrigation networks for watering crops.
- Implementing a project to preserve plant genetic resources (Heirloom varieties) in Idlib province in Syria in order to save them from erosion, supervised the propagation of about 123 vegetable varieties adapted to the Syrian environment, and established one unit to preserve these plant resources.
Agricultural Officer
IhsanRD Foundation
09.2021 - 12.2023
- Humanitarian project management from A to Z, including Project planning, implementation, monitoring, project closure, and handover.
- Support my direct manager who is a livelihood Manager in developing new project needs and market assessments, feasibility studies, budget planning, and funding opportunities.
- Coordination and cooperation with support departments throughout the project, including MEAL, Finance, HR, Supply Chain, and Media.
- Coordinate with support departments to prepare plans and specific tasks for smooth project implementation, prepare technical handbooks for the procurement team, and track the progress of program-related procurements.
- Regularly following up with teams working in the field and keeping the programs on track.
- Represent the organization in regular meetings in front of the donors.
- Generate weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and monthly presentations.
- Budget holder on ERP system (Enterprise Resource Planning) to manage the projects assigned to me.
- Participate in the technical evaluation process of the in-kind items or supports needed in programs.
Lecturer in University
Agriculture Faculty
01.2011 - 05.2015
- I had prepared for my master's and doctoral thesis in Animal Production - Animal nutrition.
- Lecturer at the 2nd College of Agriculture in Idlib - Teaching many practical lessons in the college's halls.
- Working in scientific research and preparing a master's thesis in broiler nutrition.
- Practical application of broiler breeding in open farms and studying the effect of diets on some blood indicators and production characteristics.
Chemistry teacher
Cheese processing unit locally
01.2009 - 09.2012
- Supervise the processing of fresh cheese in all production stages and distribution of it in the local markets.
Chemistry teacher
High school
09.2008 - 10.2009
- Teaching Chemistry and Bioscience to baccalaureate students.
Education
Master of Science - Preparation For Master's And Doctoral Degrees in Waterfowl
04.2001 - 01.2014
My master's degree was not discussed or completed. I passed the first year, completed the year of courses, and began preparing my thesis, but was forced to stop due to the Syrian war.
Bachelor of Science - Animal Production, Broiler Breeding
04.2004 - 01.2008
- [74.37%] GPA
- Degree Awarded with [Supervisor Student Awarded to me]
- Thesis Statement: [Study of the effect of adding mint to the diet of broilers and its effect on growth indicators]
High School Diploma -
04.2001 - 01.2004
Skills
Project Management
Presentation skills
Information Management
Performance Indicator Tracking
Ability to learn quickly
MS Office package
Poultry establishment management
Animal nutrition and breeding
Teaching Chemistry and General Science
Communication skills
Dairy cattle breeding
Management of broiler and egg chicken breeding projects
Post-harvest handling
Sustainable agriculture
Agribusiness management
Greenhouse operations
Animal husbandry
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Time management
Decision-making
Reporting skills
Self motivation
Courses And Workshops Attended
- Turkish language learning courses (Level-B1&B2), 7 Aralık University, Turkey, 05/2022
- Facebook Certified Digital Marketing Associate, Niuversity platform, 10/2021
- Turkish language learning course (Tömer-A2), 7 Aralık University, Kilis, Turkey, 05/2021
- Speak English Professionally in Person Online on the Phone, Coursera grant, 03/2021
- Training on using Power BI program, ISRAR organization, Gaziantep, 02/2020
- Presenting a Promoting Agricultural Livelihoods in Refugees Response conference, 02/2020
- Seminar in Entrepreneurship in Turkey, Hatay, 08/2019
- Project Management Development PMD Pro1, Disaster Ready Platform, 2017
- Building a Better Response (BBR), Humanitarian Academy at Harvard, 2016
- Humanitarian Action Standards, Sphere Project, and HAP Sphere platform, 2016
- ICDL, Syria, Aleppo, 2012
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1985-01-01
- Nationality: Syrian Turkish
- Driving License: B, B1, F, M
- Marital Status: Married
Soft Skills
- Project Management, Advanced level
- Presentation skills, Advanced level
- Information Management, Advanced level
- Performance Indicator Tracking, Advanced level
- Ability to learn quickly, Advanced level
- MS Office package + ICDL certificated (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Power Bi), Advanced level
- Poultry establishment management, Advanced level
- Animal nutrition and breeding, Advanced level
- Teaching Chemistry and General Science, Advanced level
- Communication skills, Advanced level
- Strawberry planting, Advanced level
- Dairy cattle breeding, Advanced level
- Management of broiler and egg chicken breeding projects, Advanced level
Certification
Business Farmer Field School, CARE Organization, 5 full days
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Arabic
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Turkish
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Business Farmer Field School, CARE Organization, 5 full days
03-2025
Agricultural Specialist - IhsanRD Foundation
01.2024 - Current
Facebook Certified Digital Marketing Associate in Niuversity platform
10-2021
Agricultural Officer - IhsanRD Foundation
09.2021 - 12.2023
Turkish language learning course (Tömer-A2) from 7 Aralık University in Kilis/Turkey
05-2021
Speak English Professionally in Person Online on the Phone – Coursera grant, 20 hours
03-2021
Training on Using Power BI Program Conducted by ISRAR Organization in Gaziantep, 3 training days
02-2020
Project Management Development PMD Pro1 Disaster Ready Platform
07-2017
Building a Better Response (BBR) at Humanitarian Academy at Harvard associated with quick responses in disasters and crises-online
04-2016
Humanitarian Action Standards, Sphere Project, and HAP Sphere platform
03-2016
Lecturer in University - Agriculture Faculty
01.2011 - 05.2015
Chemistry teacher - Cheese processing unit locally
01.2009 - 09.2012
Chemistry teacher - High school
09.2008 - 10.2009
University of Aleppo - Bachelor of Science, Animal Production, Broiler Breeding
04.2004 - 01.2008
University of Aleppo - Master of Science, Preparation For Master's And Doctoral Degrees in Waterfowl
04.2001 - 01.2014
Directorate of Education - High School Diploma,
04.2001 - 01.2004