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1. Aug 2025 - Apr 20269 mo

   Project Manager & Game Designer

   Thelxin Games · Istanbul

   PRODUCTION

   Kept 2 titles in full production at once, soft-launching 3-4 builds a month for KPI testing. Built the KPI-tracking system our publisher used to decide which titles earned continued investment. Owned the roadmap, core game design and GDD iteration.

   • 2 titles in parallel
   • 6-person team
   • 8 titles shipped
2. Oct 2024 - Jun 20259 mo

   Project Manager & Game Designer

   Studio of the Hawk · Istanbul

   PRODUCTION

   Ran 3 titles in concurrent full production, soft-launching about 4 builds a month for KPI testing. Held the same QA bar whether launch was three weeks or three days away.

   • 3 titles in parallel
   • 8-person team
   • ~4 builds / month
3. Jan 2023 - Oct 20241 yr 10 mo

   Game Designer & 3D Artist

   Studio of the Hawk · Istanbul

   3D ART

   Contributed game design (core mechanics, level layouts and tuning) to the studio's mobile titles. Built modular 3D environment assets in Maya, Blender and Photoshop for shipped titles including Siege Busters and Cute Cat Defense.

   • Game design
   • Maya
   • Blender
   • Photoshop
4. Oct 2022 - Jan 20234 mo

   Intern, 3D Environment Artist

   BADQODE · Istanbul

   3D ART

   Modeled Unreal Engine environments from 2D reference art.

   • Unreal Engine
5. 2019 - 2024GPA 3.53

   BSc Digital Game Design

   Istanbul Aydın University

   EDUCATION

   Graduation project: Grand Odyssey, a 3D parkour game (environments, animation, production coordination). Valorium, my game jam team's puzzle game, won the jury's Best Art Award.

   • Best Art Award · Valorium

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