Oğuzhan Özcan

Product Designer / Design Engineer
Ankara, TR.

About

A self-taught product designer who experienced in research-based methodologies such as user tests, interviews, and surveys. Proficient in analyzing user data with Jupyter notebooks, conducting user tests, and UI design. Skilled in HTML, CSS, and JS with a focus on front-end development. Ability to built applications with React, Typescript, Tailwindcss, Reactflow, Chart Lib, and MUI Icons. Extensive experience in SaaS B2B products since May 2020, including online learning platforms and form-building SaaS. Transitioning to a Design Engineer role to design, develop, and implement components using Figma, Storybook, Chromatic, and CI/CD tools.

Work

Jotform
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Product Designer

Ankara, Turkey

Full-Time

Summary

Working for Jotform's Enterprise Division as a Product Designer.

Highlights

Owned and released the Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) feature, which Jotform users embraced in large numbers.

Enhanced Jotform Mobile App offline experience.

Contributed to the Jotform Design System, magnet.

enocta
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UI / UX Designer

Ankara, Turkey

Full-Time

Summary

Designing the experience and interface for the enocta learning experience platform as part of an agile dev team

Highlights

Conducting research, user interviews and user testing

Improving the design of enocta's mobile app emobil+

Freelance
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Designer

Ankara, Turkey

Self-Employed

Summary

Designing brand, print motion and social media assets

Highlights

Learning introductory-level UX and UI knowledge.

flatart Digital Agency
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Graphic Designer

Ankara, Turkey

Full-Time

Summary

Designing brand, print and social media assets

Highlights

Video editing and motion design for Popupsmart's, a SaaS product, Youtube channel

Designing basic-level UI for both agency clients and Popupsmart.

Middle East Technical University
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Student Assistant

Ankara, Turkey

Part-Time

Summary

Designing digital and print assets for Department of Chemistry

Highlights

Developing department’s website with using basic front-end tools (HTML5, CSS3 and JS)

Delivering IT solutions to departmental staff.

Skills

Product Management

Product Owner, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Kanban, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, Jira, Confluence.

Design Tools

Figma, Sketch, ProtoPie, Framer, Adobe Creative Suite, Zeplin, Lovable.

Product Design

User Research, User Testing, UI Design, UX Design, Interaction Design.

Data Analysis

Jupyter Notebooks, Data Visualization.

Front-end Development

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Typescript, Tailwindcss, React, Storybook, Chromatic.

Education

Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey

Bachelor of Science

Physics

Grade: Dropout - No Degree Earned

Languages

English

Fluent

Turkish

Native

German

Conversational

Interests

Braille

Braille Writing, Braille Instruction.

Science Communication

Science Fairs, Experiment Demonstrations.

Graphic Design

Poster Design, T-shirt Design.

Volunteer

METU Physics Society
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Volunteer

Summary

I participated actively in the Physics Society, a student-founded organization at the METU, while I was working toward my bachelor's degree in physics. I have held the positions of chairman of the society and team member over the years. Our goal was to spread science among young people. We have attended so many science festivals to make experiment demonstrations.

Highlights

Ruben Flame Tube (a.k.a Wave Flame Tube)

Chladni Plate (method of creating Chladni figures)

A good mix of liquid nitrogen and boiling water :)

Additionally, I attempted to publish Observare Scientia, a Turkish academic journal that disseminates news about science around the world. Due to regulatory burdens, we were unable to proceed after preparing the first issue.

Since I essentially began designing for societal needs like posters, social media inserts, roll-ups, t-shirts, etc., the Physics Society has played a significant role in my design career. I have included some of my early design samples. I also revamped the society's emblem.

Without Barriers Society
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Braille Instructor

Summary

I have been involved with the METU's Without Barriers Society, a student organization, for a year and a half as a braille instructor.

Turkish Aeronautical Association
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Volunteer

Summary

I have volunteered for TAA events like the Inonu Flight School Cadet program, charity donations, and Model Aircraft Courses for kids with disabilities.