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 is the president of Marvelous Marble Corp. and Marvelous Marketing Consultants companies. Under Marvelous Marketing Consultants Company, 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. The same conference were re-organized on December 27, 2005 in New York City by Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry where he was the speaker during the conference. His e-mail address is hasankursaddevecioglu@yahoo.com