CAREER PATH · 2022 - 2026

Four
levels in.

I started hands-on, modeling 3D environments, then moved into running production myself: owning the roadmap, writing the GDDs, and keeping cross-functional teams pointed at the same target. Close enough to the design to have opinions, disciplined enough to ship.

LVL 01

Intern, 3D Environment Artist

BADQODE

Oct 2022 - Jan 2023 · 4 mo

Istanbul, Turkey

First studio role: turning 2D reference art into playable Unreal Engine environments.

WHAT I DID

01Modeled Unreal Engine environments from 2D reference art

TOOLS

Unreal EngineBlender

LVL 02

Game Designer & 3D Artist

Studio of the Hawk

Jan 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 10 mo

Istanbul, Turkey

Designed and built for the studio’s mobile titles: core mechanics and level layouts on one side, the modular environment assets that shipped on the other.

WHAT I DID

01Contributed game design: core mechanics, level layouts and tuning
02Built modular 3D environment assets in Maya, Blender and Photoshop for shipped titles
03Delivered assets for Siege Busters and Cute Cat Defense

TOOLS

Autodesk MayaBlenderPhotoshop

SHIPPED HERE

LVL 03

Project Manager & Game Designer

Studio of the Hawk

Oct 2024 - Jun 2025 · 9 mo

Istanbul, Turkey

Moved from the art team into the production seat, running several mobile titles in parallel from ideation to launch.

WHAT I DID

01Ran multiple mobile titles from ideation to launch
02Balanced priorities across simultaneous productions
03Drove QA through every phase, not just pre-submission

TOOLS

Agile / ScrumJiraConfluenceUnity

SHIPPED HERE

LVL 04LATEST

Project Manager & Game Designer

Thelxin Games

Aug 2025 - Apr 2026 · 9 mo

Istanbul, Turkey

Owned product vision and roadmap, and doubled as designer on several titles, taking mechanics from pitch to shipped build.

WHAT I DID

01Owned product vision and the roadmap across the studio slate
02Led GDD iteration with design, art and dev
03Ran cross-functional delivery from prototype to release
04Kept 2 titles in full production at once on a 6-person team, soft-launching 3-4 builds for KPI testing
05Built the KPI-tracking system that decided which titles earned continued investment from our publisher

TOOLS

JiraConfluenceUnityGame analytics

SHIPPED HERE