Omur Uluask, Designer in London, United Kingdom
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Omur Uluask

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Location
London, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
March 7, 2018

Omur is a senior designer with 7+ years of UX/UI experience leading digital initiatives for major global clients across diverse industry sectors. He leverages his expertise in cross-platform interfaces, interactions, and service/product design processes to create user-centric outcomes that utilize best practices.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Product Design Lead

2018 - 2019
The Telegraph
  • Led a small design team in the delivery of responsive dashboards for editors, journalists, and data experts.
  • Created Pulse, a data analytics tool specifically designed for publishing use cases, and Pulse XL, wall-sized dashboard, displayed in the newsroom which allows users to conduct real-time exploration of how Telegraph’s content is performing.
Technologies: CSS, HTML, Figma

Product Designer

2018 - 2018
Black Swan Data
  • Appointed as the sole designer across two projects that required adjusting user-centric design methodologies to sprint planning requirements. Collaborated widely with multiple stakeholders including product managers, developers, and marketers.
  • Designed a new big data analysis and insight tool for trend identification.
  • Facilitated multi-user workflow transition and created interactive project taxonomy environment that was scalable and easily integrated with other tools.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, InVision, Sketch

Senior UI Designer

2015 - 2018
FJORD
  • Led the visual design of multiple international projects across different sectors, overseeing junior and mid-level designers and cross-functional relationship building.
  • Designed a responsive website with new design style and moderated decisions across different regions to create single, unified global brand that was implemented worldwide in Skoda regions across online micro-services. (Skoda (Prague) - 4 months).
  • Created new iOS and Android apps, leading client workshops and extensive stakeholder consultation to map customer journey to shape user-friendly design that increased app rating by 70% and reduced customer calls 20% monthly. (EnerjiSA/e-on (Istanbul) - 2 months).
  • Delivered responsive design system using smart sensors and AI to automate white label energy refinery product. Gathered workshop data and collaborated widely with product/development teams to create an adaptable UI system. (Energy Company NDA (London / East Asia) - 5 months).
  • Liaised across mining facility to progress data visualization and big data project, designing different digital interfaces according to requirements of different employee groups for enhanced efficiency and safety. (BHP Billiton (Melbourne) - 3 months).
  • Redesigned the interface and interaction of iOS and Android customer loyalty applications with a seamless design that boosted campaign reach and achieved a top listing in the Lifestyle category. (Vodafone (Istanbul) - 2 months).
  • Created customer journey maps for different personas from 2-day workshops that supported management in making investment decisions and opportunity appraisal across theme park. (Dubai Parks & Resorts (Dubai) - 1 month).
Technologies: Figma, Webflow, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, InVision

UI Designer

2012 - 2015
FJORD
  • Appointed to a start-up studio in Istanbul with key involvement in supporting top designers and working on Turkish projects to gain design experience including research, prototype building, user-testing, and stakeholder engagement.
  • Led UI and UX teams as a client point of contact, initially renewing landing page before contract extended to redesign +190 internet banking screens accessible to over 3 million active monthly users. (Garanti (BBVA Bank) – 15 months).
  • Researched and designed banking product aimed at young people in Turkey, working through concepts and prototypes to validate the final product that was shortlisted for IXDA awards and downloaded by +100k customers including +5000 new digital users. (iGaranti (BBVA Bank) – 15 months).
  • Led team of junior UI designers and collaborated with UX design team to deliver responsive web design that improved customer experience for increased ticket purchases. (Turkish Airlines – 6 months).
Technologies: Figma, Webflow, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, InVision
2006 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communication Design

Bilgi University - Istanbul, Turkey

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