Korcan Yaksi, NYGEP Participant at Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

About

I am a junior environmental and water management professional with strong analytical skills and 3+ years of experience in research, data analysis, stakeholder engagement and project coordination. I am holding a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences with tangible research experience in water management. I have built a strong professional skillset after working for academic research labs, several internationally funded development programs and non-for-profit organizations. I have excellent cross-cultural communication and coordination skills which I have built while maintaining partnerships with local and international authorities, sectorial members and international stakeholders. I am currently looking for new opportunities in the environmental sector in Canada.

Key skills: 
- Water resources management, sustainability, environmental research and data evaluation 
- MS Office, reporting and ArcGIS (certified)
- Climate change, water policy and resilience, restoration, decarbonization and environmental governance

Information

• Email: korcanyaksi@gmail.com
• Phone: +1 (647) 572 - 7423
• Location: Toronto, Canada
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/korcanyaksi/

Industry experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 1 to 5 years

Work experience

• Intern

  Internship based on investigating the developing environmental policies within public and private sector.

  Regional Environmental Center - REC Turkey

  2012-01  - 2012-02

• Visiting Researcher

  Participated in academic research activities for future environmental solutions in carbon capture

  University of Sydney

  2013-06  - 2013-08

• Project Researcher

  Conducted instrumental analysis and academic research for a scientific project to demonstrate the use of cosolvents for the enhanced remediation of groundwater

  Bogazici University

  2014-11  - 2015-12

• Trainee

  Provided administrative and research assistance to the organization on water & wastewater management, resilience, restoration, adaptation and climate change focusing on the Mediterranean region and Spain

  New Water Culture Foundation (FNCA)

  2016-09  - 2016-11

• Technical Assistant

  Worked within the team of “RIBAMAP” water resources management project, covering 4 river basins (watersheds) in Turkey for the implementation of EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD)

  Tragsatec

  2016-11  - 2017-12

• Project Specialist/Analyst

  Prepared monthly and on-demand trade reports that analyzed market data of aluminium as a commodity, as well as its industrial use which was collected through global databases.

  Turkish Aluminium Industrialists Association (TALSAD)

  2020-03  - 2021-04

• NYGEP Participant

  Enrolled in the Newcomer Youth Green Economy Project (NYGEP) Fall 2021 cohort with a government scholarship, taking part in the water management track.
  
  https://trca.ca/get-involved/newcomer-youth-green-economy-project/

  Toronto Region Conservation Authority

  2021-10  - Present

Taxonomy

• Water Resource Management
• Water Resources
• Sustainable Water Resource Management
• Water Resources Department
• Water Quality Research
• Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)