About Me
With a career spanning over two and a half decades, I stand at the forefront of industrial design, where my passion for innovation and empathy-driven design comes to life. As the Executive Industrial Design Director at a leading global manufacturer of home appliances, I've had the privilege of steering a vibrant team through the exhilarating journey of creating products that resonate deeply with our users.
My expertise lies in blending the art of design with the science of functionality and manufacturing knowledge base, redefining the boundaries of product design, brand identity, and user experience. In the face of the unprecedented challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, my leadership was instrumental in integrating ultra-hygienic features with a selected brand identity into our selected products and embedding agility into our design ethos trying to invent and create within the box, ensuring we not only adapted but thrived.
Proud of revolutionizing the aesthetic and user experience for three flagship household appliance brands, infusing them with a modern ethos that forges a profound emotional bond between the product and its user. Creating eye opening concepts to redefine experiences for target products has always been a motivation for me and our team , one unique example was achieved through the pioneering concept of 'Virtual User Experience' (VUX), which had presented a new possible experience definition in our industry.
My commitment to pushing the boundaries of design and technology is also reflected in my dedication to education and mentorship, which has been recognized with over 200 prestigious awards, including the Red Dot and IF Design Awards.
In this digital age, my work is a testament to the power of combining creativity with technology, all while keeping the human experience at the heart of every creation under the big umbrella of sustainability concerns. My journey is one of continuous exploration and impact, shaping the future of how we interact with the world around us.
Key Skills
Extensive experience in agile product design & development strategies to create a consistent brand awareness via diverse and unique solutions in target markets
Human centric intuitive design process and implementation within early design stages for the user acceptance of related design, product and integrated UX/UI proposals
Broad knowledge of international markets, home appliances and consumer electronics with experience in the development of innovative products and services
Extensive level of knowhow in production processes and continuous tracing of future technologies; potential opportunities driven by human insights
Effective team building, management and mentoring skills targeting creativity, uniqueness, productivity and efficiency of a dynamic design team
Professional Development
11/2023 – 02/2024
MIT xPro / Designing and Building AI Products and Services
Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.
Emeritus / MIT xPro
Designing and Building AI Products and Services / MIT xPro
Emeritus Issued Feb 2024
Credential ID 95215947
06/2023 – 07/2023
MIT Sloan School of Management / Artificial Intelligence:
Implications for Business Strategy
Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
MIT Sloan School of Management
Issued Jul 2023.
Credential ID 78838302
10/2022 – 11/2022
Disruptive Design Method Masterclass (Live Online Program)
Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.
The UnSchool of Disruptive Design
Issued Nov 2022
Credential ID 62389368
02/2022 – 05/2022
09/2020 – 06/2021
03 / 2021
06/2019 – 02/2020
Business Analytics: Decision Making Using Data
Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.
University of Cambridge Judge Business School / Executive Education
Emeritus Issued May 2022.
Credential ID 51216588
Grade: 9/9Grade: 9/9
Business Analytics: Decision Making Using Data from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education / Covers ;
Postgraduate Diploma In Innovation And Design Thinking
Innovation and Design Thinking
Post-Grad Diploma Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus Issued Oct 2021 :
Grade: DesignThinking(94.8/100),Strategy is Innov(99/100),Breakthrough Innov(98.8/100)
The Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking (PGDID) is a nine-month online program that provides participants with the tools needed to take a design project from inspiration and insights to ideation and implementation, and understand the full scope of organizational innovation and strategy.
In Collaboration With :
MIT Sloan - MIT Management Executive Education /
Columbia Business School - Executive Education /
TUCK Executive Education - Dartmouth
Leadership: People, Teams And Organizations
EMERITUS / Columbia Business School
Credential ID 30371102
Post-Graduate Diploma in Digital Business
EMERITUS
MIT Management Executive Education & Columbia Business School /
In Collaboration With :
MIT Management / Executive Education
COLUMBIA Business School / Executive Education
Official Certificate for Post Grad Diploma
01-07 / 2017
Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen
Exec Educ. Certificate Prog.
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Grade: Successfully Completed Covered Modules
Covered Modules :
Aligning with Innovation and Disruption
Discovering Customer Jobs to be Done
Organizing For Innovation
Maintaining A Disruptive Scope
Managing The Strategy Development Process Covered Modules : Aligning with Innovation and Disruption Discovering Customer Jobs to be Done Organizing For Innovation Maintaining A Disruptive Scope Managing The Strategy Development Process
1992 - 1993
M.A., Economics
Morgan State University
Grade: Not Completed the Program - 2 Semester Attendance
Activities and societies: Morgan State Univ / Engineering Faculty / EXCEL program - Graduate Assistant – CAD Activities and societies: Morgan State Univ / Engineering Faculty / EXCEL program - Graduate Assistant - CAD
1985 - 1989
B.Sc., Aeronautical Engineering
Istanbul Technical University
Communication · Aeronautical Engineering · Computer-Aided Design (CAD) · Engineering
Design Process & Products & Concepts
As brands promise was to ease the life at home for users , there were various type of new experiences created depending on the market needs and available technologies , even with some world first time offered technologies exceeding the expectations . All ideated and detial designed as product or experience or concept for the future with Arcelik Design Team .