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New York, NY, US

• Work on problem framing, goal setting, concept development, research, and implementation to marketing strategy for defining end-to-end user journey and core experiences across platforms
• Leverage qualitative and quantitative data insights for providing strategic and tactical direction to deliver meaningful, innovative solutions that address user pain points with business goals in mind.
• Lead projects across the product lifecycle. Work with UX, product, engineering, and analytics teams to deliver and monitor product health.
• Present work in different stages to articulate the design process, inspiration, and data-informed decisions to internal teams, and stakeholders, including C-suite executives.
• Create and facilitate a collaborative environment, process, and design system that supports consistent, accessible, and inclusive UX principles and methods across devices and channels
• Advocate for accessibility and inclusive design and implementation from the ground up.

New York, NY, US

• As part of the cross functional HMI/UX team, I worked with electrical engineers, software application engineers, UX developers, and interior & exterior industrial designers for Mack Trucks as a UX designer. Some of my.
• Research and conceptualize ideas considering in and out of driving scenarios including heavy equipment use, in a user-centered design setting developing personas and journey maps for different user groups (truck.
• Trend research and presentation of study outcomes with challenges and opportunities, highlighting latest technology.
• Field research: Observing users interaction with tools and technologies, presenting outcomes and using results to improve existing designs.
• Provide interaction design solutions between hardware and software components and across different platforms like steering wheel switches, control modules, light panels, touch and digital screens.

Columbus, Ohio, US

- Work with editors and authors to create and organize design layout for the content of ¿Que Pasa? Magazine.- Design the entire layout with branding, typographical organization, color, and other visual elements.- Communicate with printing facilities and editorial team to sync the editing and print process.

Columbus, Ohio, US

Teaching basic design foundations to pre-design students, giving feedback on their assignment progress and grading.Autumn 2015 - Spring 2017: worked as a GTA with Asst. Prof. Scott Denison, Instructor Kurt Shade, Erika Braun (MFA in Design), Emily Bell (MFA in Design) teaching Design Foundations studio classes. Summer 2016: Instructor of the record..

İstanbul, TR

- Working with interior, branding and graphic designers to create visual designs like patterns to be applied on various products including scarfs and hand bags. - Applying branding solutions on websites, opening pages.- Creating seasonal, themed design products in line with the branding language applying solutions on merchandise like magnets, mugs, totes.

US

Ankara, TR

Designed the layout of magazines including PC Net, Business Leaders, Nexxt – Elektronic. Designed both the print and tablet versions of various articles, working with the lead editorial designer and editorial team.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Design Research And Development

Erasmus Program, Graphic Design

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Graphic Design