Serkan Uslu
Industrial Designer — Istanbul, Turkey
About
Industrial Design
- Experience:
- 5 years
- Education:
- Middle East Technical University
- Awards:
- Winner of Istanbul Taxi Design Contest
PERI 37 – W.Y.T.A. 2010 Best Design
PERI 41 – W.Y.T.A. 2011 Best Design, Most Innovation
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Resumé
SERKAN USLU
Industrial Designer
RESUME
+90 532 503 89 86
serkan.uslu@mail.com
JOB OBJECTIVE
A leading position in an international design company
EDUCATION
Middle East Tehnical University, ANKARA
B.A. in Industrial Design
Mugla Anadolu High School, MUGLA
LANGUAGES
Turkish (Native)
English (Expert, TOEFL 4,5 / 5)
German (Beginner Level)
I have completed my obligatory army duty successfully
COMPUTER SKILLS
8 years of experience in computer modeling & rendering
Advanced knowledge of Autodesk AUTOSTUDIO, RHINOCEROS, AUTOCAD, VRAY, Adobe PHOTOSHOP, Dassault SOLIDWORKS, Corel PAINTER
Working knowledge of 3DSMAX, Microsoft OFFICE, POSER
DESIGNER SKILLS
Ability to follow world design trends and create modern designs.
Ability to create technical and artistic drawings and make convincing, high quality presentations
Great experience & talent in creating high quality 3d models from sketch and taking an idea from sketch to 3d model to production phase with ease.
Natural team work skills, good experience at working with and leading people with different backgrounds.
Knowledge about production methods, experience in foreseeing & dealing with problems that could occur in production phase of a design.
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2007 – January 2012
SCARO DESIGN/PERI YACHTS Caddebostan, Istanbul
www.periyachts.com
www.scarodesign.com
(Scaro Design is a company that specializes in design and production of yachts and boats. There are 7 designers and 7 engineers working in our office. Since 2 years we are owned by Peri Yachts and work exclusively for their shipyard in Antalya.)
As Senior Industrial Designer, I worked on the design and production of new Peri models: Peri 29, Peri 32, Peri 34, Peri 37 and the 14 meter Sparc
My duties were: - Design&model the exteriors of yachts.
- Design&model the interior&exterior pilothouses
- Design&model every detail you can think of in a yacht like gates, jakuzis, mini bars, tents, handrails, stairs, electronics, switches, cables, mattresses, water drains, etc and make sure every detail fits perfect and is ready for production without any need for adjustments on the shipyard.
- Operation of the Dimension BST 1200 prototyping machine, making STL parts for the model company for them to assemble and create the scale models of yachts. i.e. 1/33 scale model of 41m trideck yacht consists of 40+ parts that fit together perfectly like a LEGO toy.
- Making CAD drawings for the shipyard and other companies that also work for Peri Yachts
November 2006 – June 2007
TEKNOBIL A.S. ; Bulgurlu, ISTANBUL www.teknobil.com
As director of design, my duties were:
- I designed various concepts from car kits to personal tracking devices.
- I was responsible for the design of the projects from sketch to the mass-production prototypes, calculating everything from mechanical properties, material thickness, screw holes to mold angles using Solidworks software.
February 2005 - July 2005
BEKO ELEKTRONIK A.S.; Beylikdüzü, ISTANBUL
In my graduation project;
- I designed an LCD TV set completely ready for mass-production; working in close colloboration with the BEKO design team.
- I gained great experience about design and production of house-hold appliances.
My design has been to various exhibitons including Istanbul DesignWeek and was widely appreciated.
4 August 2003-12 September 2003
ARÇELIK A.S.; Tuzla, Istanbul
Design assistant duties:
- Visualizing and realization(by 3D drawings) of nearly 300 oral concepts(mostly technical) created by the engineers and designers for future washing machine models of Arçelik
- Drawing new concepts for the next generation high-end iron model of Arçelik
PRIZES
PERI 37 – W.Y.T.A. 2010 Best Design
PERI 41 – W.Y.T.A. 2011 Best Design, Most Innovation
Istanbul Taxi System Design Contest – General Purpose Taxi Design Grand Prize
INTERESTS
Transportation Design and Architecture
Concept Design, Digital Painting
Computer Technology & 3D animation
Fiction, History and Science, Sci-fi Novels
HOBBIES
Sketching,Digital Arts
Basketball (played in high school and university teams)
Kite-boarding
Swimming
REFERENCES
Berk Keskin
FORD Motor Company Cologne Design Center, Industrial Designer
0049 177 461 5634
bkeskin1@ford.com
Selçuk Koçak
Scaro Design, Owner
+90 0532 3537305
s.kocak@scarodesign.com
Özge Karacaoglan
Peri Yachts, Engineer
+90 532 768 70 50
okaracaoglan@periyachts.com
Onur Yazici
Peri Yachts, Engineer
+90 532 631 0334
oyazici@periyachts.com
Yavuz Akyildiz
Riza Tansu Yacht Design, Transportation Designer
+90 532 4726725
y.akyildiz@scarodesign.com
Dilan Epik
Scaro Design, Interior Designer
+90 536 4533666
d.epik@scarodesign.com
Gülay Hasdogan
O.D.T.Ü. I.D. Assoc. Prof. Dr.
+90 532 546 69 01
hasdogan@metu.edu.tr
Yalçin Demirtas
AREA Gayrimenkul Yatirim, Founder
+90 530 969 0220
ydemirtas@area-tr.com
Murat Yazici
AREA Gayrimenkül Yatirim, Founder
+90533 335 5303
myazici@area-tr.com
