Vincent BUTAYE ( vincent_butaye@yahoo.com )

Current

Owner and Director at UpLingua Business Translations Brussels - Milano - Istanbul + B&B (Bed & Breakfast) in Bodrum Turkey

Past

Liaison Attaché for Belgium and Luxembourg at Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines
Economic and Commercial Attaché at Embassy of Belgium in Tel Aviv + Consulate General in Jerusalem - Covering Israel and Palestine
Commercial & Project Director at Survey & Action, Institute for Consumer Research and Communication - Brussels, Belgium

Advertising Manager at Information & Publicité Benelux (IPB - Havas Group) - Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg
Account Executive at City7 Group Brussels & Antwerpen (sport paleis), Belgium
Free lance journalist, Belgium at Roularte Madia Group (Self-employed)
Military service in Belgium (compulsory at that time) at Belgian Armed Forces

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Education

Ankara Üniversitesi
Tel Aviv University
Haute Ecole 'Groupe ICHEC - ISC Saint-Louis - ISFSC', Bruxelles

Asia Backpacker Trip
Université libre de Bruxelles
Modern Humanities, economic section, Roeselare, Belgium (in Dutch)
Abdijschool van Zevenkerken (Loppem, Bruges, Belgium)
Elementary school Houthulst, Belgium (in Dutch)
Baby boy, born in Ghent (Gent), Flanders, Belgium, spring 1962

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Connections

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Industry

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Vincent BUTAYE ( vincent_butaye@yahoo.com )’s Summary

• Settled in Turkey in 2006 as journalist, translator, tourism business and website development consultant (Brussels, Milano, Istanbul & Bodrum): www.uplingua.com + Also Charming private B&B - Bed and Breakfast (Gîte Chambre d'Hôte - Guesthouse - Alloggio presso l'abitante - Bed + Ontbijt gastkamer) in central Bodrum Turkey, beautiful sea view, friendly & relaxed atmosphere - see Website.
• Extensive international experience as expatriate: Economic and Commercial Counsellor of Belgium in Israel (Tel Aviv), Palestine (Jerusalem + Gaza) and the Philippines (Manila) + Belgian / Luxembourg liaison Attaché to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines.
• Organisation of international business development and market opportunities seminars in Brussels, Belgium, Israel and South East Asia.
• Consultant in market analysis, advertising audit and operational strategy.
• Considerable commercial experience in the management of a cost centre in an international advertising and multimedia company (Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels).
• MBA in management, marketing and sales / University degree in Journalism & communication (Dutch & French).
• More info on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com - Profile vincent_butaye@yahoo.com

Vincent BUTAYE ( vincent_butaye@yahoo.com )’s Specialties:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, LANGUAGES, COMMUNICATION, EXPATRIATION, TRAVEL:
Languages:
• French: Mother tongue, language spoken at home
• Dutch: Family and School, language spoken with family
• English: Perfect knowledge, working language since 12 years
• Italian: Good knowledge
• Spanish: Basic understanding
• Hebrew: Basic understanding (‘Ulpan’ Certificate but lack of practise since 2001)
• German: Basic passive understanding
• Turkish: Learning process since March 2006

Vincent BUTAYE ( vincent_butaye@yahoo.com )’s Experience

Owner and Director

UpLingua Business Translations Brussels - Milano - Istanbul + B&B (Bed & Breakfast) in Bodrum Turkey

(Translation and Localization industry)

April 2006 — Present (2 years 6 months)

Website: http://www.uplingua.com
Web site translations (English, French, Dutch, Italian, German, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Flemish) - Webdesign - Web promotion - Internet Visibility - Web Maintenance - Internet optimization : based in Brussels, Belgium - Milan, Italy - Istanbul and Bodrum, Turkey.
Also a charming Bed and Breakfast, (Gîte Chambre d'Hôte - Guesthouse - Alloggio presso l'abitante - Bed + Ontbijt gastkamer) in central Bodrum, beautiful sea view, friendly & relaxed atmosphere - Click above on B&B Websites links to view this place of paradise in Bodrum, or copy-paste the following link in your browser:
Guest House Website: http://www.travel-library.com/b&b/europe/turkey/bodrum/chez_nous.html
E-mail for B&B info or reservation: antorkey@yahoo.co.uk
Websites about Bodrum in Turkey:
- http://www.bodrumpages.com/English/index.html
- Pictures: http://photos.igougo.com/pictures-l1532-Bodrum_photos.html
- Bodrum Observer Newspaper in English: http://www.bodrumobserver.com
Liaison Attaché for Belgium and Luxembourg

Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)

October 2001 — March 2006 (4 years 6 months)

Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Belgium, Philippines - Representation for Flanders Investment & Trade
- http://www.abh-ace.org
- http://www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.be, Brussels Export
- http://www.bruxelles-export.be, Walloon Export
- http://www.awex.be, Office for Foreign Investments
- http://www.investinwallonia.be - http://www.ffio.com in charge for the Philippines and liaison to the Asian Development Bank in Manila covering 48 Asian & Pacific developing countries. (http://www.adb.org) - ADB's vision is a region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their citizens. Provides technical assistance for the planning and execution of development projects and programs and for advisory services.
- Website Belgian Embassy Manila, Philippines: http://www.diplomatie.be/manila/
Economic and Commercial Attaché

Embassy of Belgium in Tel Aviv + Consulate General in Jerusalem - Covering Israel and Palestine

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Relations industry)

January 1997 — September 2001 (4 years 9 months)

Website Embassy of Belgium Tel Aviv: http://www.diplomatie.be/telaviv/
Website Belgian Consulate in Jerusalem: http://www.diplomatie.be/jerusalem/
• Head of the Belgian trade representation in Israel and Palestinian areas West Bank and Gaza) and promotion of foreign investments
• Applied scientific research collaboration with universities and technological incubators
• Exploration of new commercial opportunities
• Development of new synergies between the Israeli authorities, the private sector and the local professional institutions active in international business, trade and investments
Commercial & Project Director

Survey & Action, Institute for Consumer Research and Communication - Brussels, Belgium

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Survey&Action; Public Relations and Communications industry)

June 1996 — December 1996 (7 months)

• Project director and commercial responsibility for sales of high-grade research to companies, leading to recommendations for strategic operations
• Research on segmentation and brand name operations
• Efficiency measurement for advertising campaigns - Analysis of behavioural and attitude changes
Related web links:
- Media Marketing Belgium: http://www.mm.be
- Belgian Centre for Information about Media: http://www.cim.be
- European Commission / Information & Media : http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/information_society/practical/contact/index_en.htm
Advertising Manager

Information & Publicité Benelux (IPB - Havas Group) - Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg

(Broadcast Media industry)

September 1991 — May 1996 (4 years 9 months)

Website IP Belgium (RTL-Group): http://www.ipb.be/
• Responsibility for a cost centre selling advertising space in the largest circulating magazines in France + Belgium (Ciné Télé Revue, Dag Allemaal, Téléstar,...) and development of ‘multimedia below the line’ advertising in Press/Radio/Television (RTL-TVI, Radio Contact, BEL RTL)
• Implementation of global strategy and objectives, supervision of marketing sales plans
• Follow-up of contracts with the editors and development of their markets in the multi-media field
• Creation and development of synergy between commercial, marketing and communication departments
Account Executive

City7 Group Brussels & Antwerpen (sport paleis), Belgium

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; City7; Public Relations and Communications industry)

March 1990 — August 1991 (1 year 6 months)

• Commercialisation of international television sponsoring in the field of sporting and cultural events, such as the European Community Tennis Championship (ECC), Diamonds Award Festival, Ladies European Master of Golf, etc.
Website Sportpaleis Antwerp: http://www.sportpaleis.be/
Free lance journalist, Belgium
Roularte Madia Group (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Media Production industry)

January 1989 — March 1990 (1 year 3 months)

Business related journalism in Economic and financial Media (Dutch & French)
Related Websites:
- Roularta Media Group: http://www.roularta.be
- Trends Economic Magazine (French & Dutch): http://www.trends.be
- Financial Economic newspaper (Belgian Dutch): http://www.tijd.be
- L'Echo, Belgian French Financial and Economic paper: http://www.lecho.be
Military service in Belgium (compulsory at that time)

Belgian Armed Forces

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

January 1988 — January 1989 (1 year 1 month)

Journalist, cinematographer and photographer for the Belgium army during the period of the compulsory military service. Creation of a "Military service bulletin", organisation of extra-cultural and outdoor sport activities. Elected head representative of the "military service men" association. Military service accomplished in Turnhout and Brussels, Belgium (Dutch and French)
- Website Belgian Army: http://www.mil.be

Vincent BUTAYE ( vincent_butaye@yahoo.com )’s Education

Ankara Üniversitesi

Basic Turkish language, Turkish language in Bodrum (TÖMER), 2006 — 2007

Website TÖMER language school:
- http://www.tomer.ankara.edu.tr/

Activities and Societies:

Learning Turkish
Tel Aviv University

ULPAN, Hebrew language, 1997 — 1998

Learn Hebrew Website, Tel Aviv University Ulpan program:
- http://www.telavivuniv.org/programs/ulpan.htm
Arabic language at Jerusalem School:
- http://www.handinhand12.org/index.cfm?content.display&pageID=175

Activities and Societies:

Intensive Hebrew classes in Tel Aviv, Israel
Haute Ecole 'Groupe ICHEC - ISC Saint-Louis - ISFSC', Bruxelles

MBA, Business - Management, 1988 — 1990

Website Brussels Management School (French):
- http://www.ichec-brussels.be

Activities and Societies:

2-year evening MBA in management, marketing and sales completed in French and English during the period of military service.
The course provided comprehensive training in company management: a rational view of the financial and socio-economic environment by constant confrontation of modern management theory and practices.
Asia Backpacker Trip

GlobeTrotter, World Cultures of Diversity - Part 1, 1987 — 1988

Related Web links:
- Lonely Planet guides: http://www.lonelyplanet.com
- Guide du Routard Guides in French: http://www.routard.com
- Humanitarian Aid European Union: http://europa.eu/pol/hum/index_en.htm
- United Nations: http://www.un.org/english

Activities and Societies:

First "discover the world" 4 months backpacker trip: Indonesia, India, Nepal. Since then, travelling and meeting different cultures and lifestyles all over the world has become a passion and repeated every year for a few weeks whenever possible.
Université libre de Bruxelles

Law and Journalism - Commuication (in French) 1980 — 1987

Related websites:
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB - French):
- http://www.ulb.ac.be
Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB - Dutch):
- http://www.vub.ac.be/

Activities and Societies:

University of Brussels in French and Dutch
Modern Humanities, economic section, Roeselare, Belgium (in Dutch)

1974 — 1980

Related Web links:
Website Klein Seminarie School Roeselare:
- http://www.kleinseminarie.be
Official website City of Roeselare:
- http://www.roeselare.be

Activities and Societies:

College years
Abdijschool van Zevenkerken (Loppem, Bruges, Belgium)

Last year elementary school (intern) 1973 — 1974

Related Web sites:
School:
- http://www.abdijschool.be
Abbey:
- http://www.sint-andriesabdij.org/abdijschool.htm
Official website of City of Bruges:
- http://www.brugge.be

Activities and Societies:

Last year elementary school in the "Abdijschool van Zevenkerken", better known as Loppem College in Bruges (St Andries, Brugge) in Dutch
Elementary school Houthulst, Belgium (in Dutch)

1968 — 1973

Official Website Houthulst municipality:
- http://www.houthulst.be

Activities and Societies:

5 first years elementary school in Houthulst (Countryside, West-Flanders, Belgium)
Baby boy, born in Ghent (Gent), Flanders, Belgium, spring 1962

First steps on the planet, 1962 — 1967

- Official Website City of GENT: http://www.gent.be/
- Official Website Belgian Coast: http://www.dekust.org

Activities and Societies:

Fantastic childhood in Gent, Belgian Coast and in the countryside in Houthulst, Flanders, Belgium - Bilingual (Dutch + French) education.

Additional Information

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Vincent BUTAYE ( vincent_butaye@yahoo.com )’s Interests:

Translations European languages, international news, sociology, politics, economics, Internet, website building and technology, Turkey, European Union, business development, photography, human rights, travelling (travelled as 'backpacker - Globetrotter' in more than 60 countries / territories in Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe since 1980, Bed and Breakfast activity in Bodrum, Aegean Sea, Turkey, Mediterranean lifestyle, architecture, history, meeting new people,... • More info on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com - Profile vincent_butaye@yahoo.com