Umit Gokce
Designer
Location
Seattle, WA, United States
Toptal Member Since
February 10, 2016
Umit is a five-time tech entrepreneur and award-winning product designer who has worked on 125+ projects for clients including Microsoft, Boeing, AT&T, Nike, and Johnson & Johnson. He specializes in AI, dashboard design, and data visualization. Umit is a speaker and facilitator at innovation workshops, international design conferences, and US universities. He is the creator of the Empathy-driven Framework and is writing a book by the same name.
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Work Experience
2015 - PRESENT
Principal Product Designer
Empathico, LLC
- Managed three separate multi-disciplinary, multi-continent distributed teams to successfully deliver digital product design, UX/UI design, service design, customer experience, and usability for analytics-based AI tools, data-driven financial SaaS products, and patient-facing healthcare apps.
- Individually contributed to SaaS, iOS, and AI app projects, creating data-intensive interactive prototypes, MVPs, customer journeys, visual design, and corporate branding.
- Conceptualized, researched, and wrote curricula for the Empathy-driven and Startup-minded frameworks for innovation, problem solving, and entrepreneurship.
- Facilitated 30+ full-day and multi-day workshops to 700+ corporate and academic attendees featuring design sprints, Lean UX, design thinking, and the Empathy-driven Framework.
- Spoke at international tech conferences about the Empathy-driven Framework in Japan (Softbank World Tokyo, 2017), Ireland (EuroIA Dublin, 2018), and the US (multiple events) to 1,000+ attendees.
Technologies: Slack, MURAL, Microsoft Office, Visio, Adobe InDesign, Justinmind, Balsamiq, Principle, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Marvel, InVision Studio, InVision, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Sketch
2009 - 2014
Principal UX Designer
UBG Digital Media, LLC
- Provided design and strategic consulting on 65+ successful projects for IT, healthcare, education, nonprofit, sports, manufacturing, and professional services including clients such as AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, University of Washington, Nike, NTT DoCoMo, and Japan Travel Bureau.
- Worked with Microsoft Office Labs and Xbox on multiple software products to deliver: user research, competitive analysis, design specifications, persona creation, user flows, customer journeys, wireframes, prototypes, UI design, visual design, and usability testing.
- Created and facilitated multi-day innovation workshops with 250+ paid attendees for clients including Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Academy of the Arts and Sciences, Ashoka, and F5 Networks.
- Received the award for "Outstanding Achievement in Website Development" by the Web Marketing Association for a project funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the US-Japan Foundation.
Technologies: Microsoft Office, Visio, Adobe InDesign, Justinmind, Axure, Balsamiq, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2008 - 2009
President/Co-founder
360 In Balance, LLC
- Designed, developed, and tested prototypes and MVPs for a full list of services including an online portal, interactive tools, web-based exercise videos, activity guides, and wellness workshops.
- Pioneered web-based, science-supported content and tools for health clubs, gyms, and corporate wellness.
- Led a team to successfully launch pilot programs together with prominent Seattle area health club chains and private fitness trainers.
- Tracked the fitness results of our health club clients using our own proprietary, web-based data collection system.
Technologies: Microsoft Office, Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Director, Flash
2000 - 2007
CEO/Co-founder
MedModule, Inc.
- Developed a proprietary motion capture based animation technology for use in patient education applications by major orthopedic manufacturers including: Johnson & Johnson/DePuy, Genzyme, Stryker, Biomet, and Encore Medical.
- Created the UX/UI design, visual design, and corporate branding as well as managed the company’s 3D animation staff.
- Coded ActionScript to be used in multiple Flash RIAs (rich internet applications) and created 100+ Flash animations.
- Assembled a distinguished medical board consisting of heads of Seattle area orthopedic departments, physical therapy organizations, and medical centers.
Technologies: Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Director, Flash
Education
1997 - 1998
Master's-level Studies in International Business
University of Illinois - Chicago, Illinois
1993 - 1997
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering
University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado
