Sinan Oruc

Experience

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  Istanbul Sehir University

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Research Assistant

  • Coached over 20+ students in developing research and business careers • Developed proposals to address intellectual gaps in existing curricula • Managed the workflow of 8 stakeholders and improved curriculum structure, attracting 20+ students in the first year

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  SUNY BInghamton

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  Teaching Assistant

  • Coached over 200+ students in developing research and business careers• Developed proposals to address intellectual gaps in existing curricula• Rated as a “passionate and understanding instructor” by 100% of the students in an anonymous survey• Selected Student Evaluations:“Always clearly explained concepts and was very understanding. Sinan always cleared up points of confusion and reformulated material to a simpler level of understanding.”“Sinan truly cares about his students and one can easily see his passion,”“I can honestly say that Sinan is the best TA I have ever had for a philosophy class. He could answer any question I had. He also had made me work for my grades. He did not make it easy to get an A and I think that is one of the best qualities a TA can have.”“He is a good instructor. He likes to let us answer our own questions rather than just give an answer. He does his best to explain ideas as clearly as possible. Overall pretty solid instructor.” Show less

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  ESF Textile

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

  Freelance UX Researcher

  • Provided UX consulting services on 8 short term projects• Created research plans and conducted user interviews and targeted ethnography for 20+ home- textile products• Tripled sales in the first 6 months

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  State University of New York at Binghamton

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  • Designed and conducted qualitative research to examine cooperative behavior in the context of moral, religious, and political tension• Secured $16,000+ in a competitive grant to fund my research project• Presented research findings in 10+ conferences, 3 articles and a 200+ pages book manuscript, currently being shopped to publishers • Co-organized a multidisciplinary in-house workshop on human-centered design and research strategies • Co-coordinated a conference to address racial and gender biases in media, academia, and corporations, attracting 100+ in-person attendees

  • Doctoral Researcher

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
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  Humboldt University of Berlin

  Oct 2020 - Sept 2022

  Visiting Researcher

  • Designed and conducted end-to-end mixed-methods research project to better understand user experience on digital media platforms• Conducted multi-sited ethnography and 12 in-depth interviews• Shared results at an international conference and in a journal article currently being shopped to publishers

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  Winngie Technologies

  Sept 2022 - Feb 2023

  UX Researcher

  Conducted UX Research for Winngie, an international-to-local service provider specializing in cost-effective currency exchange and money transfer solutions• Bringing a user-centric mindset to the company as its first UX researcher while collaborating with agile software development teams consisting of diverse stakeholders• Held heuristic reviews, surveys, interviews and usability testing sessions, improving key product features• Delivered 25 prioritized UX recommendations to the team and advocated for their implementation Show less

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  Tech Fleet Community DAO

  Mar 2023 - Mar 2024

  UX Researcher

  Conducting UX Research for Kadet Wallet, a crypto token and NFT wallet for Kadena • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, web developers, UX writers and researchers, to develop and deliver MVP for Kadet Wallet product and website. • Discover, test, and validate hi-fi prototype and key product and website features. • Manage research logistics, planning and scope in lean product development setting.

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  Decathlon Digital

  May 2024 - now

  Senior UX Researcher