Semkan Uragan

Experience

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  Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  Graduate Researcher

  I contributed to the TUBITAK 3501 project titled “Marginal soil and geogridinteraction for mechanically stabilized slopes and earth walls” in METU Civil Engineering Department led by Assc. Prof. Dr. Nejan Huvaj between January 2018 and January 2019 as a project assistant.

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  METU Design Factory

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2021

  Researcher

  -Produced and facilitated projects, workshops, and events collaborating private sector, academia, and public bodies in several sectors including aerospace, medical, manufacturing, and education.-Maintained and involved in a hands-on manner in the prototyping workshop that included subtractive and additive manufacturing equipment.-Mentored and lectured to interdisciplinary university student teams from diverse disciplines including engineering, design, and, social sciences developing novel solutions to real-world problems following design thinking principles.-Provided guidance and consulting to academic research projects that involved prototyping and/or low-volume production. Acted as a subject matter expert on design for additive manufacturing, low-volume manufacturing techniques, material properties, and material selection areas during development and manufacturing phases. Show less

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  Aalto University

  Apr 2022 - Nov 2023

  Design Factory Global Network Coordinator

  -Coordinated activities in line with Design Factory Global Network (DFGN)’s strategic direction, a network of 40 interdisciplinary, innovation and challenge-based education platforms around the world.-Acted as a project lead and/or co-lead in organizing key events and activities within the DFGN team that required involvement and coordination of local & global stakeholders.-Designed elements for these events such as visuals, user experience, system, and communications design.-Integrated 5 design factories into the network by facilitating their initiation and development.-Maintained communications with prospective network members in different countries for the development of DFGN.-Facilitated in-person workshops and development sessions as a service to academic institutions around the topics of passion-based co-creation and DFGN culture.-Maintained and developed the overall user experience of the network that involves communication, data and multimedia sharing, collaboration processes, and tools. Show less

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  Aalto Design Factory

  Nov 2023 - Dec 2024

  Interdisciplinary Designer

  -Coordinated, initiated and contributed to projects aiming to develop Aalto Design Factory as an interdisciplinary and radical hub of creativity and educational innovation.-Designed experiences using visuals, spatial elements and artifacts for the aforementioned purposes through observations and analysis.-Designed visual identities for events organized by Aalto Design Factory.