Gizem Öncü

About Me

I'm an empathizer, dot connector and designer, who believes a designer's mission is being a philosophical catalyst, which makes people think effectively, helps them articulate their purpose, creates meaning, and does it. I graduated with an Industrial (Product) Design Bachelor Degree from Middle East Technical University in 2015; then, I'm enjoying my life as an experience designer, trainer, and facilitator. I encountered various business models like B2B, B2C, and B2E in a wide range of subjects from predictive technologies to finance within different organization types like startups, NGOs, and corporate companies. I'm co-creator of UX Folks, which is a designer community and event series. Besides that, I also give mentorships on design thinking, user experience design and service design, etc. Recently, I work as a UX designer at Booking.com and UX Tutor at Career Foundry. I'm co-creator of UX Folks, which is a designer community and event series. Besides that, I also give mentorships on design thinking, user experience design and service design, etc.

My Skills

• Design Thinking
• Interaction Design
• Product Design
• Service Design
• User Centered Design

My Career

• UX Designer Booking.comJanuary 2022
  Current
• InstructorCareerFoundryJune 2019
  Current
• Co-Creator UX Folks November 2017
  Current
• UX Design Consultant Circular IQOctober 2020 - December 2021
• Experience Design LeadAkbank November 2018 - January 2020

My Education

• Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial and Product DesignGraduated 2015

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