Hi! I’m Kaan.
Welcome to my portfolio website. I invite you to dive into the world of product innovation and exceptional user experiences.
As a seasoned design leader, I’ve honed my skills in the dynamic environment of Silicon Valley, navigating roles at Samsung, Redshift (a.k.a blink), startups, and non-profit organizations.
For over two decades, I’ve worked in industries from health to entertainment, and in cities across North America, Europe, and beyond like San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, and Berlin. I’ve built and led teams -including my own startup-, specializing in creating web and mobile apps from start to finish.
In my most recent role at Zalando Lounge, I led product design of the Browse Pillar ensuring millions of users across 17 countries had a great shopping experience. With four squads under my watch, I lead teams adopt great processes building beautiful products with an evidence based approach.
As a transformational design leader familiar with product ownership and code, I guide teams through the product lifecycle. I help teams adapt various metrics, especially UX metrics, to improve continually. I thrive working with diverse, collaborative teams with agile mindset.
Below, you can view some examples of my work.
Zalando SE
Top Picks for You, Lounge by Zalando
Improving the personalized user experience through top-level cross-disciplinary collaboration utilizing design thinking.
Role: Co-driver, Principal Product Designer
HeyGroup, Deutschland
heycar Mobile Application
Debuting the first mobile application of heycar, a marketplace for used vehicles.
Role: Research & Design Lead, Design Sprint Facilitato
Tourlane GmbH
Optimizing the design process to ensure the development of user-centric products and features. By implementing best practices and incorporating user feedback, driving continuous improvement and delivery of exceptional experiences.
Role: Lead Designer for The Trips Area
IDEO meets BVG
Distilling insights collected via design thinking research to create statements sparking innovation
Role: Design Thinking Researcher & Experience Designer
heyLabs
Human-Centered Idea Validation via Rapid-Prototyping — Case Study: heyChauffeur
Role: Project Lead & Experiment Design Lead
Bite iOS Application
A food delivery platform for small to midsize restaurants.
Role: UX Researcher, UX/UI Designer
Atdaa IOS Application
Foursquare/Google Maps with Noise Reduction
Role: Head of Product & UX
Wellbin.co
An Electronic Health Record (EHR) platform enabling clinics and patients access lab tests & imaging studies on demand.
Role: Product & UX Designer
Health App
A conceptual exploration for Siri and IOS Health App combination providing healthy lifestyle habits.
Role: Market Research, Product Designer, UX/UI Designer
Samsung Electronics America
Samsung Universe, Khan Academy Tablet App
Role: UX Designer
Kaiser Permanente
Redesigning the user experience and interactions on Kaiser Permanente Hospital group’s website with ~1M visitors per month.
Role: Senior UX Producer
UX Design & Visual Design Instructor
An 8-week UX & Visual Design Fundamentals Course on How to Build a Digital Product
Role: Instructor & Course Producer