About Ender

  • Founder and Math Tutor at SF Tutors serving San Francisco.
  • Author of Barron’s GMAT Math Workbook, ISBN: 0764145347.
  • Co-author of Barron’s GMAT Flash Cards, ISBN: 0764196898.
  • Taught math since 1992, specializing in one-on-one and small group math tutoring for ACT/SAT/GMAT and GRE tests and school.
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering – Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
  • M.B.A. in Finance – University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  • CFA – Chartered Financial Analyst

Subjects

  • Arithmetic, Algebra, Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus for Middle Schools, High Schools and College.
  • Math sections of SAT, SAT Subject, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, HSPT, GRE, GMAT, GCSE, CAHSEE/CASHPE.
  • Calculus, Valuation and Corporate Finance for Colleges.

Bio

Ender Markal is an expert in guiding students in their effort to learn seemingly difficult topics. He is passionate about teaching; motivating and encouraging his students while building their self-confidence. He founded SFTutors, an independent professional tutoring organization, in 2005 in San Francisco and he is the author of the GMAT Math Workbook through Barron’s Educational Series.

Ender has worked with hundreds of students since 1992 in all levels of math and has coached them on increasing their success in school and improving their performance and managing anxiety in standardized tests. In his capacity as a finance professional, he trained a number of new hires in specific topics in finance and helped them acquire skills critical for their jobs and  eventually leading their own projects.

SFTutors provides one-on-one tutoring services for various subjects. It is a privately owned local tutoring organization with professional, effective and highly experienced instructors for all of its courses. It prepares students for standardized tests such as the GMAT, GRE, SAT/ACT and AP tests. It also supports students with their schoolwork and increasing their grades. SFTutors has been very successful in helping its students improve their overall skills and boost their confidence to efficiently prepare for their tests. Ender works as a professional, results oriented tutor, taking full responsibility for his students’ success as the business owner.

Ender has a Mechanical Engineering degree from METU/ODTU in Turkey and an MBA degree in finance from University of Rochester. He also worked as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in several top tier corporations in the San Francisco Bay Area. His diverse background in engineering, finance and tutoring gives him a special outlook as an educational practitioner. His experience not only enables him to contribute in many aspects of education as a thought leader but also helps him explain complex concepts in many different ways to make them easy for all involved. “Aside from his knowledge base, he is gifted in identifying a student’s method of absorbing material and ‘tweak’ the process and his style to meet their needs.”