I'm a multidisciplinary designer who's passionate about research and understanding the people and environments I'm designing for. I enjoy collaborating with people to connect the dots and create designs that generate a real, positive impact on communities.
Experiences
Product Designer
UserGuiding / February 2024 - January 2025
As a product designer, I collaborated closely with product and development teams, integrated insights from customer success, and facilitated usability testing to continuously enhance design. I stayed updated on the latest SaaS trends to ensure innovative and user-centered solutions.
UX Researcher & Design Strategist
Akbank / July 2023 - January 2024
I developed design strategies across various banking sectors by conducting user research, creating prototypes, and overseeing product trials and surveys. My role was to deliver actionable insights to design teams, ensuring the development of intuitive and user-centric products.
Product Designer & Researcher
Fazla / November 2021 - June 2023
I worked on product strategy and design for B2B services, facilitated design thinking workshops, conducted user research, and produced service journeys with physical and digital touchpoints. I followed Nielsen Norman principles, conducted UX audits for existing products, and prepared a design system from scratch.
UX Designer
Minus 99 Design Studio / March 2021 - August 2021
I worked on the Turkish National TV Channel's VOD platform, focusing on enhancing user experience and accessibility for the international market.
Education
Politecnico di Milano
Service Design / 2019-2021
İstanbul Bilgi Univerisity
Architecture / 2013-2018
Skills
Soft
Prototyping - User Journey - Ideation - User Testing - Wireframing - Presentation - Mapping - User Research - Facilitation
Digital
Figma - Adobe CC - Miro - Adobe XD - Maze - Invision - Rhinoceros - Sketch - Jira - Confluence - HTML - CSS
Workshops &
Short Term Courses
UX Services
User Research Bootcamp / 2020
Interaction Design Foundation
UX Design Course / 2019