Can Yelok, Designer in Almere, Netherlands
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Can Yelok

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Bio

In the last six years, Can worked with 11 companies and clocked 12,000+ hours. He led design teams in three projects, conducted 200+ stakeholder interviews across six UX research projects, and hit time and budget goals every single time. As an expert invited to work with internal teams to solve problems, Can not only addressed the most critical issues on a product and industry level but also crafted sustainable solutions for potential future challenges based on his experiences.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Lead UX/UI Designer

2023 - 2024
Logo Software Inc.
  • Redesigned the Logo Isbasi web app, one of the most used finance/ERP cloud services for micro/small businesses in Turkey, boosting over 45,000 daily users.
  • Led the design team, collaborated with internal stakeholders, and managed sprints to hit every milestone over six months.
  • Replaced outdated, non-user-friendly structures with cohesive, easy-to-use designs, resulting in user task completion rates approaching 100%.
  • Increased time spent on the dashboard by transforming the classic dashboard into an operational hub with a new assistant for daily tasks and improved data visualization.
  • Made an extensive analysis of existing products, internal and external constraints, competitors, and feature-by-feature comparisons with stakeholder feedback and industry-leading features.
  • Worked with the cross-functional team to ensure the new designs are complete improvements over the current product, maintain the workflow of current users of any persona/scale, and are approved by developers.
Technologies: Product Design, ERP Development, Design Leadership, User Stories, SaaS Design, SaaS Design, Web App Design, UX Design, UI Design, Dashboard Design, Reporting, User Journeys, Wireframing, Responsive Web Development, Responsive Web Design, UI Design, UX Design, UX Design, UI Design, User Flow Design, Task Flows, UX Design, Prototyping, UX Design, UX Design, Icon Design, Usability Testing, User Research, UX Design, UX Wireframes, B2B Design, Web UI, Web UX Design, Prototype Design, Figma, Style Guides, Design Systems, UX Design, Layout, Responsive Design, CX Design, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Facilitation, System Design, Web Design, UI Design, Web Components, Component Libraries, Fintech Development

Design Lead

2023 - 2023
VitrA
  • Led the design team to redesign the VitrA website, a leading international bathroom and tile brand.
  • Enabled the team to complete the discovery, definition, and execution of project phases. I ensured communication and crisis management between the teams.
  • Designed the overall tone, presence, and content. Along with the content structure and new flows for different personas.
Technologies: Design Leadership, Product Design, E-commerce Website Design, User Stories, CX Design, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Facilitation, Web Design

Senior Product Designer

2023 - 2023
MegaMerchant
  • Designed a fulfillment management service for merchants with advanced onboarding and assistant features.
  • Created wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups to effectively communicate design ideas and gather feedback from stakeholders and users.
  • Designed completely friction-free interfaces that simplify complex actions.
  • Worked closely with third-party developers to combine and adapt all the necessary features for the MVP.
Technologies: Product Design, UX Design, UI Design, Admin Panels, B2B Design, SaaS Design, User Flow Design, UX Design, Figma, User Stories, Design Thinking, Web Design, UI Design, Web Components, Component Libraries

Senior Product Designer

2021 - 2022
Acceleration Point
  • Redesigned one of the industry-leading social monitoring and CRM tools used by top pharma companies.
  • Processed big data, worked extensively on data prioritization and visualization, and designed screens to cater to content that varied according to the platform's modules, ranging from media sentiment analysis to clinical research data.
  • Adhered to accessibility and design standards and designed the platform as a base template that could be easily branded with customizable UI. All are documented with a solid design system and guidelines.
Technologies: Product Design, SaaS Design, Analytical Dashboards, Web App Design, User Journeys, SaaS Design, Reporting, Dashboard, UX Design, UI Design, Social, Data Visualization Design, Dashboard Design, Web Design, Wireframing, UX Design, Responsive Web Design, UI Design, UX Design, UI Design, User Flow Design, Task Flows, UX Design, Prototyping, Mobile UI Design, Mobile App Design, UI Design, UX Design, UX Design, UX Design, Icon Design, Usability Testing, User Research, Healthcare App Design, SaaS Design, UX Design, UX Wireframes, B2B Design, Web UI, Mobile App Design, Web UX Design, Prototype Design, Prototype Design, Figma, Style Guides, Responsive Web Development, Mobile App, UX Design, Layout, Customer Experience Management, CRM Design, Responsive Design, User Stories, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Facilitation, System Design, Web Design, UI Design, Web Components, Component Libraries, Animated Prototypes

Lead UX Designer

2020 - 2021
n11
  • Redesigned the Sellers' Office of N11 - one of Turkey's top marketplaces. The new designs were successfully rolled out to 80.000 active users.
  • Performed extensive UX research and analysis; spent three months on discovery and definition. Interviewed more than 50 users.
  • Followed by exceptional design execution, led to massive overall improvement, new levels of seamless onboarding, and increased success rates on complex actions.
Technologies: Figma, InVision, Zeplin Design, UX Design, UI Design, User Onboarding, User Flow Design, User Testing, UX Design, Responsive Web Development, Finance, E-commerce Website Design, Dashboard Design, Analytics Development, B2B Design, UX Design, Wireframing, UI Design, UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Icon Design, Usability Testing, User Research, UX Design, UI Prototyping, Enterprise Development, UX Design, Mobile App Design, Layout, Admin Panels, Responsive Design, Enterprise SaaS, Marketplace Design, Design Leadership, User Stories, CX Design, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Facilitation, System Design, Web Design, UI Design, Web Components, Component Libraries, Mobile Apps, Animated Prototypes

Senior UI/UX Designer

2020 - 2021
Savvy Reading
  • Designed an edtech web app used by parents, K–12 students, teachers, and internal staff.
  • Created UI designs that worked for adults and kids, using UI elements with kids and accessibility in mind.
  • Designed an advanced match-making system for staff to match students with available classes and teachers, resulting in an easier and faster matching process and better performance on the management side.
Technologies: SaaS Design, Web App Design, Web Design, Responsive Web Development, Responsive Web Design, SaaS Design, SaaS Design, Dashboard, UX Design, UI Design, Product Design, UX Design, UI Design, UX Design, UI Design, Branding, Edtech Design, Women, Gamification Design, Wireframing, User Flow Design, Task Flows, UX Design, Prototyping, UI Design, UX Design, Dashboard Design, UX Design, UX Design, Icon Design, Usability Testing, User Research, Cross-Platform, UX Design, UX Wireframes, User Journeys, Web UI, Mobile App Design, Web UX Design, Prototype Design, Prototype Design, UX Design, Figma, Mobile App, K-12 Education, UI Prototyping, UX Design, Rapid Prototyping, Layout, Customer Experience Management, CRM Design, Admin Panels, Responsive Design, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Facilitation, Web Design, UI Design, Web Components, Animated Prototypes

Product Designer

2018 - 2020
SPOT Business Systems
  • Redesigned a B2B dry-cleaning product's main desktop app into a web app and in-store and mobile apps for internal staff and end-users.
  • Designed a complete ecosystem: managing the daily operations, CRM, and delivery - all as extensive as a product by itself.
  • Designed a UI that can work seamlessly between pointer and touch-based inputs.
Technologies: Product Design, UI Design, Web UI, UX Design, Web UX Design, UI Design, Web App Design, UX Design, Cross-Platform, SaaS Design, SaaS Design, B2B Design, Web Design, Wireframing, UX Design, Responsive Web Design, UI Design, User Flow Design, Task Flows, UX Design, Prototyping, Mobile UI Design, Mobile App Design, Mobile App Design, UI Design, UX Design, Data Visualization Design, Dashboard Design, iOS Design, Android Design, UX Design, UX Design, Icon Design, Usability Testing, User Research, SaaS Design, Reporting, Analytical Dashboards, UX Wireframes, MVP Design, Dashboard, User Journeys, App UX, Mobile App Design, Prototype Design, Prototype Design, UX Design, AI Design, UI Design, Figma, Style Guides, Responsive Web Development, Mobile App, UI Prototyping, UX Design, Mobile App Design, Layout, Customer Experience Management, CRM Design, Admin Panels, Responsive Design, ERP Development, User Stories, CX Design, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Facilitation, Web Design, UI Design, Web Components, Component Libraries, Fintech Development, Mobile Apps, Desktop Design, Animated Prototypes

Lead UX/UI Designer

2018 - 2019
GlaxoSmithKline
  • Designed GSK's new B2B eCommerce portal in Turkey.
  • Developed a never-before-seen user flow where pharmacies can bulk order GSK products with a few clicks from their chosen wholesaler, freeing pharmacies from outdated inventory management desktop apps and websites forced by wholesalers.
  • Boosted GSK's sales and retention. It was a huge success. They invited me to present it as a case study at the global event.
Technologies: Web Design, Wireframing, UX Design, Responsive Web Design, UI Design, UX Design, UI Design, User Flow Design, Task Flows, UX Design, Prototyping, Mobile UI Design, Mobile App Design, UX Design, UX Design, UX Design, Icon Design, Usability Testing, User Research, UX Design, UX Wireframes, MVP Design, E-commerce Website Design, User Journeys, B2B Design, Web UI, UX Design, Web Design, Web UX Design, Prototype Design, Style Guides, UI Prototyping, Enterprise Development, UX Design, Mobile App Design, Layout, Responsive Design, Pharmacy, User Stories, CX Design, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Facilitation, Web Design, Animated Prototypes
2006 - 2010

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

Yeditepe University - İstanbul, Turkey

Tools

Figma, Prototype Design, InVision App, Slack Development, Trello Development, Adobe Creative Suite Design, InVision, InVision Studio, Moqups, Principle Design, Asana, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Zeplin Design, Adobe XD Design, Miro Development

Languages

CSS, HTML, HTML5, CSS3

Platforms

iOS Design, Mobile App Design, Web Design, Android Design, Desktop Design, Windows Development, MacOS, Telerik

Industry Expertise

Healthcare App Design, Marketing Design, Exercise & Fitness, Health & Wellness, Music

Other

SaaS Design, UX Design, B2B2C, UI Design, Design Systems, UI Design, Icon Design, Product Design, User Research, UX Design, UI Design, User Flow Design, Task Flows, UX Design, Prototyping, Responsive Web Development, Responsive Web Design, Visual Design, Mobile App, Mobile UI Design, Mobile App Design, Mobile App Design, UI Design, UX Design, Data Visualization Design, Dashboard Design, iOS Design, Android Design, UX Design, Web Design, Wireframing, Landing Page Design, Art Direction, Style Guides, UX Design, UX Design, Web UX Design, Web Design, UI Design, Web App Design, UX Design, Mobile App Design, Web UI, App UX, B2B Design, User Journeys, Dashboard, B2C, SaaS Design, Fintech Development, E-commerce Website Design, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), MVP Design, UX Wireframes, UX Design, Analytical Dashboards, Reporting, Social, SaaS Design, Edtech Design, UI Prototyping, Enterprise Development, UX Design, Rapid Prototyping, Layout, Customer Experience Management, CRM Design, Admin Panels, Responsive Design, Enterprise SaaS, User Stories, CX Design, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Facilitation, System Design, UI Design, Web Components, Mobile Apps, User Testing, AI Design, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Usability Testing, Game Design, Icon Design, Mobile UX Design, Visual Identity Design, Branding, Pitch Presentations, Stakeholder Interviews, Product Branding, Corporate Identity, Logo Design, Prototype Design, Crypto, Cross-Platform, Women, Gamification Design, Gaming, K-12 Education, Cryptocurrency Wallets, Design Leadership, Component Libraries, Animated Prototypes, Time Tracking, User-centered Design (UCD), Mobile Games, Digital Brand Design, Accessibility Development, Multinational Banking, Blog Design, On-board Diagnostics II (OBD-II), Connected Cars, Graphic Design, Reservation Flow, E-commerce UX Design, E-commerce Development, Marketplace Design, Interaction Design (IxD), jQuery, Digital Illustration, Game UX Design, Mobile App Design, Front-end, User Onboarding, Finance, Analytics Development, User Experience Design, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Web Platforms, Web Design, Web UI Design, Mobile App Design, Mobile App Design, Pharmacy, ERP Development, Adobe Creative Cloud, Notion Development

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