Hi there
It's Mehmet!
I'm an interdisciplinary, smart-working, and international award-winning designer; gathering experiences from different cultures and parts of the world, and implementing them into a wide range of products.
I love to observe human behavior and create frictionless experiences through data, research, and psychology.
Evolution is easier for humans to adopt than revolution. As a north-star in the product development lifecycle, I give positive input while using my 3 strong skills: Pragmatism, Human Empathy, and Orating ideas.
Work Experience
February 2020 - Current
Senior UX Designer
Celonis SE, Munich (Germany)
Our design team is shaping and evolving the world's most recognized enterprise solution for Execution Management. The experiences and flows we create are getting used every day, by almost half of the F500 list companies, from C-levels to the Consultants.
While the solutions we provide help businesses save billions of dollars every year in revenue, high-automation rates and finding the "friction points" in these systems help us create a big sustainability bonus while improving our customer's process efficiency.
As the responsible designer of the Studio and Business Views, I am responsible for improving experiences while constantly testing, including research inputs and data into our findings, and fulfilling our user's experience gaps. A parametric and pragmatist way of thinking is how to find solutions to the problems we face, to be able to overcome them each day.
September 2019 - February 2020
Senior Product Designer
Mantro GmbH , Munich (Germany)
Responsible for the Design, User Experiences and Interfaces of the Industrial-Mass Produced products. Ventures include a mass variety of B2B/G/C solutions.
October 2017 - January 2019
Product Designer / Design Consultant
MrSmith Studio / JPWorks S.r.L, Milano (Italy)
Industrial and Mechanical Designer at Chloe Advanced Aerophonics System and Product Designer for MrSmith Studio since October 2017. Full-time work partnership continues since March 2018.
April - September 2017
External Research Assistant
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston / TX (USA)
External Visitor Research Assistant for Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in the name of Izmir University of Economics and Orpheus Project.
June 2016 - August 2019
Co-Founder / Designer
Grau Design Office, Izmir (Turkey)
April 2015 - May 2016
Industrial Design Partner
Founded the studio with two other colleagues, Grau Design aimed to create ideas which leads to innovative design projects and permanent solutions while analyzing the customer's needs and demands. Since the first day, Grau achieved both global and local success. The design studio created projects for a wide range of industries and companies such as aerospace products and agricultural/farming equipment.
Teka Kitchen Appliances / Simeco GmbH, Izmir (Turkey)
Teka Kitchen Appliances was a contracted partner of the Aerolite Cooktop project. During the time of the project;
-Industrial Design
-Styling
-Prototyping
-Research & Development
-CE Standards and Concept Production phases have been achieved with a team of engineers, technicians, and mechanics while being the industrial designer of the team.
April 2016 - June 2016
Engineering Assistant / Business Negotiator (Internship)
Pangeo Corporation Canada, Izmir (Turkey)
Contracted engineering assistant and negotiation between the Pangeo Corporation Canada and Izmir Synchromesh for a possible factory merchandise.
April 2015 - June 2015
Product / Furniture Designer (Internship)
Arketipo Design, Istanbul (Turkey)
The pieces of furniture and lighting instruments designed during the internship produced by ENNE furniture in Ankara and selected works exhibited in the world-famous real-estate expo Dubai Cityscape Global 2015.
Education & Training
Sept 2011 - Jun 2016
Industrial Design, Bachelor of Arts
Izmir University of Economics, Izmir (Turkey)
High Honor Student 2012-2016. GPA: 3.51
Sept 2013- Jun 2016
Psychology, Side Degree / Undergrad.
Izmir University of Economics, Izmir (Turkey)
Selective classes on Neuroscience, Behavioral Sciences, Design Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction
Oct 2010
Sport & Fitness Administration
Anadolu University, Eskisehir (Turkey)
2006-2010
H.S. Grad / Mathematics & Science Division
Yunus Emre German High School, Izmir (Turkey)
Lichtenberg Schule Oberstenfeld
Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart (Germany)
German
Understanding: C1 / Speaking: C1 / Writing: C1
English
Understanding: C1 / Speaking: C1 / Writing: C1
French
Understanding: B1 / Speaking: A2 / Writing: B1
Italian
Understanding: A2 / Speaking: A2 / Writing: A2
Turkish
Mother Language
Figma
Professional Work Experience, 2 years
Sketch
Professional Works Experience, 5 Years
Adobe XD
Professional Work Experience, 3 Years
Abstract
Professional Work Experience, 1 Year
Invision
Professional Experience, 4 years
CAD Modeling
Solidworks / Creo Parametric / Catia
Professional Experience, 3 years
Keyshot Render
Professional Work Experience, 5 Years
Adobe Photoshop
Proficient
Adobe Illustrator
Proficient
Accomplishments
A'Design Award Gold Winner 2018
MrSmith Studio / Edro
A'Design Award Silver Winner 2018
MrSmith Studio / 100%
MrSmith Studio / Osvaldo
A'Design Award Gold Winner 2017
Orpheus Exoskeletal Exercise Device, Como/Italy
Cybernetics and Prosthesis,
NASA Johnson Space Center - SVMF
May 2017 / Houston, TX, USA
Technical Trip, Workshops, and Knowhow sharing with the representatives of the Space Vehicle Mockup Facilities and Engineers about the Orpheus project.
NASA Contest Tech-Briefs 2016
Finalist, Orpheus Exoskeletal Exercise Device / USA
MERUTEMU Yacht/Service Design
Workshop, Japan / Turkey, 2015
Karim Rashid & Yılmaz Zenger / Sustainable Furniture Design
Workshop, Inegol / Turkey, 2015
Design Turkey Awards / Expo 2017
Turkey Innovation Expo 2016
Publications & Patents
Patent Filed, September 2017
Vertical Agricultural Pot and Irrigation System
Patented
The design is a modular pot and drip irrigation system which includes all the equipment used for vertical agriculture and vertical horticultural applications in the agricultural industry to ensure high yield harvesting in restricted agricultural areas; at least two pots forming a vertical potting system when placed on top of each potted plant section in such a way that the potting cavities correspond; the conveyor pipe forming the longitudinal neck of the system; at least one drip irrigation head for distributing the irrigation water to the pot from at least two different points; pores that allow irrigation water coming from the drip irrigation head to be conveyed to a lower pot; a mouthpiece for accumulating the wastewater from the pores at the bottom of the bottom pot; a rotation tool that allows the vertical pot array to rotate 360 degrees around the vertical middle axis with the mouthpiece; the floor fixing element which allows the system to be positioned perpendicular to the flat or uneven floors.
Patent Filed, May 2017
Exoskeletal Exercise Device
Patented
The operation is made by the software which stores all the results of the astronauts. According to the exercise program and the user, the device adapts its properties (i.e.: resistance, height, fit to the body). The user performs the exercise, while the device is giving proper resistive force to the muscles. The concept product is basically an exoskeleton which we wear to our body. In this way, we achieve an excellent user-product relationship. A major advantage of the Orpheus is its volume. When we compare the volume of the product with Ared, the decrease is approximately %75. The joints of the product possess electronic motors and a gearbox attached to the motor. Aluminum structure and carbon-fiber parts have been combined for the body parts. The dimensions of the product are 1350 mm x 370 mm x 670 mm. The brushless motors located at the joints are combined with gearbox systems which can create a 90 lbs. force per joint during the exercise. The given dimensions are extremely less, compared to the current device at the International Space Station. Material Selection has been made according to plastic deformation and shear stress results. The research period of the project started in December with relative articles about the ARED, then continued with analyzing other Exoskeleton devices in the market. Some data's collected from several other people working in the cybernetics & prosthesis industry and also from the fitness industry. The results combined in Cad models and simulations.
Ergul, M. E. (2016, August 12). Analyzing Ergonomics Criteria and the Design Language of the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device on the International Space Station.