Istanbul, Turkey

Design Lead, Accenture

2019 - Present

Accenture is a multinational professional services company working with 90% of Fortune 100 companies. I’m currently leading design at Accenture and building next-gen products and solutions for our clients. A typical day consists of:

• Building an effective design team
• Assisting and empowering team members
• Establishing agile design practices
• Creating an organizational design culture
• Creating design concepts to assist team
• Working with engineers for better collaboration
• Designing end-to-end solutions
• Taking part in client engagements
• Establishing design standards for team
• Developing and contributing to design systems
• Overseeing day-to-day design efforts
• Providing vision and roadmap for the design team

Palo Alto, San Francisco, Istanbul

Freelance Designer, Sum Labs / Raise / Missive

2017 - PRESENT

I’ve been freelancing with Silicon Valley startups for the past 4 years. Among those startups I’ve been able to work with companies aiming to change commercial real estate, healthy living, publishing and gifting. During this time I designed mobile and web apps, marketing sites, presentations, logos, book covers, landing pages, e-mailing templates and more. A typical day consists of:

• User behavior analysis
• User persona creation
• Creating graphics & interactions
• Developing advanced wireframes
• Building prototypes and testing hypotheses
• Building new brands for new products
• Mapping out user flows and site structures
• Creating marketing material
• Establishing visual design guidelines
• Creating and delivering consistent iconography
• Presenting to product teams
• Understanding product requirements
• Testing product-market fit
• Communicating with engineers for better workflows

Istanbul, Turkey

UI/UX Designer, Kolektif Labs

2017 - 2017

Kolektif Labs is a design studio based in Istanbul serving clients from various industries. I worked on several projects in sports, finance, and technology. A typical day consists of:

• Creating end-to-end designs for client projects
• Developing concept designs to support sales
• Designing wireframes and prototypes for testing
• Conducting client presentations
• Developing & communicating internal design processes
• Working with third parties to discover data requirements
• Organizing and delivering investor pitches
• Collaborating with clients to understand user needs

Istanbul, Turkey

UI/UX Designer, InnovationBox

2016 - 2017

InnovationBox is a mobile product studio based in Istanbul, best known for its popular utility apps. I created graphics to support sales and worked on several web projetcs. A typical day consists of:

• Designing wireframes and prototypes
• Preparing for RFPs
• Creating graphics to support sales
• Developing client presentations
• Establishing design standards
• Developing internal design process
• Collaborating with client teams to understand needsli>

Istanbul, Turkey

Head of Product, Valensas

2012 - 2016

Valensas is an enterprise mobility and product company with a track record of successfully delivering countless apps to clients in finance, aviation, publishing and more. I was in charge of in-house products and testing for product-market fit. I also designed product experiences and worked closely with clients for continuous iteration. Key responsibilities include:

• Designing product experiences
• Gathering user requirements
• Analysing user data
• Designing wireframes and POCs
• Designing marketing materials
• Collaborating with engineers about product roadmap
• Developing support systems
• Planning product strategy and roadmap
• Product Design of Workbuk
• Product Design of Veacon
• Product Design of VDP
• Organizing product launches
• Understanding user needs
• Managing client engagemments
• Organizing and delivering investor pitches
• Managing entire product roadmap

Istanbul, Turkey

Brand Manager, Grey Worldwide

2009 - 2012

Part of WPP, Grey Worldwide with offices in 94 countries ranks among largest global advertising companies in the world. Holds long-standing reputation for launching and building many of the world’s leading brands. Key responsibilities include:

• Developed digital brand strategies for clients.
• Acted as liaison between creative, technical and client teams.
• Represented agency as a member of various industry associations.
• Submitted articles and reports on current issues and challenges.
• Developed brand communications and strategy for clients.
• Made sure campaign was executed well, on time andon budget.
• Created consumer reports and trend presentations for clients.
• Helped build in-house digital marketing team.