Okan Özbek Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

Vital Industries Backup Plans Project investigates and develops response plans to ensure vital industries can remain operational during an extreme pandemic where personal protective equipment (PPE) is insufficient.Research Questions;1- What adaptations were made to protect vital infrastructure (food, water, energy, PPE manufacturing, and communications) workers against COVID-19?2- How could COVID-19 adaptations be improved to work for a highly transmissible pathogen that masks are… Show more Vital Industries Backup Plans Project investigates and develops response plans to ensure vital industries can remain operational during an extreme pandemic where personal protective equipment (PPE) is insufficient.Research Questions;1- What adaptations were made to protect vital infrastructure (food, water, energy, PPE manufacturing, and communications) workers against COVID-19?2- How could COVID-19 adaptations be improved to work for a highly transmissible pathogen that masks are insufficient protection for?3- What novel adaptations could protect vital workers in an extreme pandemic?My primary responsibility is to answer these questions for the telecommunications industry. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

• Managed a team of engineers, software developers and academics to develop a digital platform for sharing scientific know-how. Our MVP which was adopted by 4 universities, transferred the know-how of a cognitive scientist thus enabling non-experts to take advantage of the field while also making it 20X easier to use.• Introduced and acted as the OKR master to ensure alignment and accountability between and within teams. As a result, overall productivity tripled, and the product team missed… Show more • Managed a team of engineers, software developers and academics to develop a digital platform for sharing scientific know-how. Our MVP which was adopted by 4 universities, transferred the know-how of a cognitive scientist thus enabling non-experts to take advantage of the field while also making it 20X easier to use.• Introduced and acted as the OKR master to ensure alignment and accountability between and within teams. As a result, overall productivity tripled, and the product team missed 30% fewer deadlines compared to the year prior. • Facilitated stakeholder interaction especially between users and the product team resulted in simplifying the product and its features which in turn reduced the team's workload by two-thirds and led to an 80% reduction in time to design an experiment by researchers.• Led a series of university-wide trainings on the use of neurotechnology and neuroscience techniques for academic researchers from different fields that increased data collection through our MVP by 122% within 6 months. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Campus Pitch lunch is an event I've created in collaboration with Google for Startups team as a member of the Startup Cafe. The event has two phases. The first phase aims to provide startups with a safe environment to practice their pitch. Googlers and cafe members get together for lunch to give feedback on the pitchers. The second phase of the event put potential investors and pitchers who made progress with their pitch together.

Istanbul, Turkey

Created and managed digital communication channelsManaged merchandising procurement and salesOrganized eventsRaised funds

Istanbul, Turkey

• Spearheaded the use of neurotechnology to understand the unconscious drivers of human behaviour which, in one example, helped decision-makers get a 7x return on their investment into the research project.• Designed and implemented more than 50 research projects conducting interviews, focus groups and surveys as well as neuroscientific techniques to create actionable insights that, in one example, increased the NPS of a website by 64%• Led a multidisciplinary team of marketers… Show more • Spearheaded the use of neurotechnology to understand the unconscious drivers of human behaviour which, in one example, helped decision-makers get a 7x return on their investment into the research project.• Designed and implemented more than 50 research projects conducting interviews, focus groups and surveys as well as neuroscientific techniques to create actionable insights that, in one example, increased the NPS of a website by 64%• Led a multidisciplinary team of marketers, designers and human resource experts to create the employer strategy and brand of the biggest conglomerate in Turkey. Since then, the company has been selected as the best place to work for 6 years in a row.• Raised more than $500k from equity-free sources through innovation awards and grants as well as international accelerator Start-Up Chile. Show less

Istanbul, Turkey

Created and communicated brand visionConducted market researchManaged marketing channelsDesigned messagingManaged clientsSales

Istanbul, Turkey

Created CampaignsReported ResultsSuggested Optimizations

Analyzed Incoming Projects to Determine the StatusCoordinated Customer-Department CommunicationOrganized Sales Data

Beyoglu,Istanbul

Managed Customer-Agency CommunicationsOrganized Tour PlansCoordinated Tours

Bachelor Of Management, Marketing & Advertising

Activities and Societies: IK: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi İşletme ve Ekonomi Klubü SK: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Spor Kurulu Boğaziçi Sultans.

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Marketing & Advertising