Mr. Devecioglu studied in Business Administration Department at Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir, Turkey. After graduation, he worked at Ege Seramik A.S. in Izmir as a budget officer. In 2004, Mr. Devecioglu earned his MS degree in Direct Marketing from Mercy College in New York City where he graduated in the top 10% of his class. He currently works at Grace Tile Fashions, Inc. as an international purchasing operations manager in Carteret, New Jersey. In addition, he consults with small and midsize companies in New York Metropolitan area to help them solve their marketing and direct marketing problems. Mr. Devecioglu has published numerous articles in English and Turkish in various publications. He was the speaker of “marketing marble products in the U.S. marketplace” conference in April during Marble 2005 International Marble Show in Izmir,Turkey. His e-mail address is hasankursaddevecioglu@yahoo.com