Aug 2025 – Feb 2026 · 6 mos

Mar 2025 – Jul 2025 · 4 mos · İstanbul, Türkiye · Hybrid

• Designed core systems for a hybrid idle mobile game combining customer stations and production sectors with resource-based progression.
• Built a scalable economy integrating soft/medium currencies, crafting materials, and time-based upgrades.
• Web3 integration, including blockchain-based currencies, wallet connectivity, and staking mechanics.
• Designed Live Ops events with limited-time missions, shard-based rewards, and login-based progression.
• Developed onboarding, quest systems, and many different interaction mechanics to enrich player engagement.
• Created UI flows, crafting logic, and customer-worker behavior systems.

Dec 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Singapore · Remote

• Oversaw all aspects of game design and development, ensuring delivery to the highest quality standards.
• Led and mentored a team of designers, fostering professional growth and a collaborative culture.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to align creative design with business and product objectives.
• Drove innovation by implementing cutting-edge design strategies, tools, and technologies.
• Managed project timelines, budgets, and resources to deliver milestones on time and within scope.
• Designed and launched projects across both mid-core and casual game segments.
• Conducted R&D in blockchain, GameFi, and NFT technologies, exploring new opportunities and integrating them into gameplay systems.

Oct 2023 – Dec 2023 · 2 mos · Singapore · Remote

• Led end-to-end game design processes, from concept to live operations.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and provided constructive feedback to drive project improvements.
• Innovated and implemented new revenue models through blockchain, NFT, and GameFi technologies.

Dec 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote

Dec 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote

Nov 2021 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Preserved core brand values and maintained game experience standards throughout the product lifecycle.
• Innovated new monetization strategies utilizing blockchain and NFT GameFi technologies.
• Assessed and prioritized game projects for development, managed the ideation process, and executed the development schedule.
• Led game design, level design, gamification, balancing and monetization operations.

Jan 2021 – Oct 2021 · 9 mos

• Designed innovative monetization ideas using blockchain and NFT GameFi technologies.
• Aligned game design, level design, gamification, and monetization with hyper-casual/casual gaming trends.

Sep 2021 – Nov 2021 · 2 mos · Cluj, Romanya · Remote

• Transformed a traditional game into a Web 3.0 GameFi, implementing gamification and diverse revenue streams to enhance user engagement.
• Provided constructive feedback on various aspects of game projects.
• Designed and implemented all aspects of a blockchain GameFi.

Dec 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 mo · İstanbul, Türkiye · On-site

• Designed gameplay systems, levels, and monetization loops for hyper-casual and casual titles aligned with current market trends.
• Contributed to fast-paced prototyping cycles, iterating based on CPI and retention test results.
• Provided actionable design feedback to improve gameplay feel, user engagement, and monetization performance.

Sep 2019 – Jan 2020 · 4 mos · İzmir, Türkiye

• • Created and produced content for a show called “Çizgi Evren.”

Apr 2017 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• • Prototyping, game balance, monetization, balancing, UX.

Jan 2015 – Sep 2018 · 3 yrs 8 mos · İzmir, Türkiye

• Developed and programmed the main content portal website.
• Created content for YouTube, Twitch, and the main portal cizikliroman.com.
• Participated in discussions about geek and game culture at universities and various events.
• Led game tournaments and MMORPG, RTS raids/sessions.

Jan 2012 – Aug 2019 · 7 yrs 7 mos · İzmir, Türkiye

• Designed gamification systems and created levels for casual and tower defense game prototypes.
• Developed and maintained front-end web components to support interactive game features.
• Assisted in early-stage prototyping and gameplay concept testing.