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Gizem KARADAG

Gizem KARADAG

Marina Del Rey,CA

Summary

Collaborating with clients to understand their needs and deliver tailored solutions, improving client satisfaction. Developing mockups and prototypes for client review, enhancing communication and reducing project turnaround times. Working with cross-functional teams to align technical product features with customer requirements. Focused on Front-End Development using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS proficient in an array of scripting languages and multimedia Web tools. 5+ years of strong development experience in User Interface applications and integration of highly transactional and scalable applications. Strong in developing experience applications using HTML5, HTML, CSS3, XML, DOM Manipulation, JavaScript. Design and implement responsive, accessible, and regulatory-compliant interfaces using HTML, Sass/ SCSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and Photoshop. Proficient in Sass/SCSS for efficient CSS development. Crafting innovative strategies to address and mitigate risks, ensuring business continuity. Close communication with development team that included and front-end designers to ensure that the user interface remained true to spirit in all aspects. Understanding of responsive design principles to create interfaces that adapt seamlessly to different devices and screen sizes. Understanding of UI design principles such as visual hierarchy, typography, color theory, and grid systems to create effective and engaging interfaces.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior UI/UX Designer

UBC (United BioSource LLC)
09.2022 - Current
  • Utilize HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript, and Photoshop to craft intuitive and visually engaging user interfaces.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally using Figma design systems and real-time feedback tools to streamline the product development.
  • Develop high-resolution mockups for client reviews and FDA submissions, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Documenting design decisions, specifications, and guidelines, and communicating them effectively to team members and stakeholders to ensure a shared understanding of the design vision.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Directors, Product Managers, Risk Operations Consultants, Clinical Project Research Managers, and IT teams, to ensure alignment with REMS program goals.
  • Currently supporting operations under Solutions, Safety & Risk Management, and Risk Evaluation & Mitigation Strategies.
  • Collaborating with developers to ensure the design is implemented correctly, providing assets and specifications, and addressing any design-related issues arising during development.
  • Designing and coding application components approach with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and CSS frameworks like Bootstrap Materialize CSS, Semantic UI ,Material UI ,UIKit.
  • Developing responsive designs using Sass/SCSS and media queries, ensuring seamless user experience across desktop and mobile devices.

Front End Developer

Sitezeus
07.2020 - 09.2022
  • Made enhancements to existing CSS and DIV tags, made upgrades using Bootstrap model.
  • Used Bootstrap front-end framework for faster and easier web development.
  • Experienced in all phases of UI/UX implementation of a Travel Search and Booking web application including Design, Prototyping, and Development and Testing phases.
  • Extensively used Selectors for updating content on DOM nodes.
  • Worked through cross browser compatibility issues with layout and styles for all new CSS that was implemented.
  • HTML5 and CSS3 latest tags are used to design the webpages and HTML local storage web applications are used to store data.
  • Met with the project manager frequently for reviewing project goals and for creating proposals for future developments and researching their fields for UI design.
  • Styling pages with CSS3.0 and developed JavaScript for user interfaces.
  • Implemented JavaScript source code, embedded nested handling logic event handlers and call back functions.
  • Developing a React app with server-side rendering in Node. Participating and aware of all sorts of agile ceremonies.
  • Contributing and implementing the technical design as part of a Scrum team. Providing designs and implements solutions for defined User Stories.
  • Working with client stakeholders and internal teams to understand reporting requirements. Helping create the user interface and interactive aspects of a website.
  • Implementing front-end technical solutions to meet project requirements.

Front End Developer

Zencastr
11.2018 - 06.2020
  • Facilitated User Testing sessions to solicit feedback on prototypes.
  • Participated in development of a new business application for the layout using Grid orientation model Bootstrap framework.
  • Built Rich Prototypes and Applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and, Ajax, JSON, Redux and Bootstrap.
  • Integrated the frontend UI with backend REST API using Axios.
  • Built responsive site using Bootstrap that fits devices of different visual sizes.
  • The tech stack is Bootstrap and cutting-edge server-side technologies.
  • Involved in Designing, Implementation, Maintenance and Testing of Databases and Web pages.
  • Responsible for JavaScript / AJAX UI upgrades and improvements.
  • Designed web pages using with HTML, CSS based on the W3C standards.
  • Worked through cross browser compatibility issues with layout and styles for all new CSS that was implemented.
  • Independent consultant for Six Sigma and Business Process Improvement (BPI) projects.
  • Developed the UI using bootstrap and Material-UI.
  • Designed user-friendly navigation for displaying various sections of data.

Education

Bachelors of Business Administration -

Adnan Menderes University

Skills

  • Visual design
  • Design thinking
  • Responsive design
  • Content strategy
  • Web app design
  • Design systems
  • Mobile app design
  • Code writing
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving
  • Self motivation

Timeline

Senior UI/UX Designer

UBC (United BioSource LLC)
09.2022 - Current

Front End Developer

Sitezeus
07.2020 - 09.2022

Front End Developer

Zencastr
11.2018 - 06.2020

Bachelors of Business Administration -

Adnan Menderes University
Gizem KARADAG