Melike Uresin
Milan
Summary
Experienced with user-centered design, focusing on creating intuitive and visually engaging products. Utilizes deep understanding of design principles to deliver impactful and functional solutions. Track record of leveraging strong research skills and prototyping techniques to enhance user experience and product efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Designer
ALIDAYS
09.2024 - 09.2025
- Collaborated with the CEO to align UX strategy with business goals, enhancing user engagement and revenue while redesigning digital platforms.
- Conducted user interviews across departments to improve product engagement, translating insights into design enhancements.
- Restructured content and navigation for better accessibility and discoverability of travel experiences according to user testing outcomes.
- Created low to high-fidelity wireframes and interactive prototypes in Figma for B2B and B2C flows.
- Implemented inclusive design principles to meet accessibility standards (WCAG).
- Used Google Analytics for data driven-iterative design improvements, enhancing platform performance and conversion rates.
- Coordinated with developers throughout the entire product lifecycle, ensuring alignment between design vision and technical specifications.
Lead UX Researcher & Spatial UX Designer
IMM
01.2020 - 01.2024
- Served 30 million users (residents and visitors), led urban design competition organization, and conducted user research, stakeholder interviews, and field studies to gather insights on public space needs and urban behavior.
- Developed prototypes and design frameworks to test usability and accessibility in urban environments.
- Lead designing user-centric public spaces, ensuring a balance between aesthetic, functionality and real-world usability.
- Focused on how people interact with urban spaces, optimizing wayfinding, accessibility and engagement through UX principles.
- Coordinated a multidisciplinary team of urban planners, architects and city officials, ensuring all design solutions met technical, social and environmental needs.
Visual & Spatial UX Designer
DS | Praxis | META Studios
06.2015 - 06.2020
- Designed award winning projects, leveraging user research and data-driven design to enhance public engagement.
- Developed expertise in inclusive design and user experience for accessible projects.
- Managed projects from concept to execution, ensuring quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Utilized user research to gather feedback for creating functional, user-friendly spaces.
- Developed comprehensive construction documents to ensure accurate execution of architectural concepts during the building process.
- Worked closely with multi-disciplinary team to design residential and commercial projects in Istanbul.
- Presented design concepts to executive leadership, effectively communicating rationale behind decisions and advocating for user-centric approaches.
Education
Specialized Master's Degree - User Experience Design & Psychology
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore
01-2025
Master's Degree - Landscape Architecture
Istanbul Technical University
01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Landscape Architecture
Istanbul Technical University
01.2015
Skills
- User research
- Wireframing and prototyping
- Usability testing
- Product strategy
- Team collaboration
- Design thinking
- Product testing
- Responsive design
Languages
Italian
Turkish
English
Awards
- Honorable Mention, International Labor, Peace & Democracy Memorial Square Competition
- Equivalent Award, Tosbagadere Recreation Area Competition
- Analysis & Planning Award, Buyukkilicli Village Design Project
- Honorable Mention, Wuhan Expo Garden Design Competition (China)
- First Prize, Martyr Teacher Nese Alten Primary School Landscape Design Competition
- Graduation Project Award, Chamber of Turkish Landscape Architects (CTLA)
Timeline
Product Designer
ALIDAYS
09.2024 - 09.2025
Lead UX Researcher & Spatial UX Designer
IMM
01.2020 - 01.2024
Visual & Spatial UX Designer
DS | Praxis | META Studios
06.2015 - 06.2020
Specialized Master's Degree - User Experience Design & Psychology
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore
Master's Degree - Landscape Architecture
Istanbul Technical University
Bachelor of Science - Landscape Architecture
Istanbul Technical University
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