Dogan Sekercioglu

About Dogan Sekercioglu

I’m an industrial designer who loves turning complexity into clarity. Over the past decade, I’ve had the opportunity to work on everything from medical robots to electric pickup trucks—always aiming to make advanced technology feel simple, useful, and human. Whether I’m prototyping in the shop or mapping out user journeys, I focus on what truly drives people, not just the novelty of features. I rely on craft, curiosity, and collaboration to help create products that last.

Experience

1. Industrial Designer

   Occuspace

   Jul 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   End-to-end industrial design and DFM consultant, designing and bringing to production three generations of Occuspace sensors. Enabled occupancy analytics across environments from libraries to phone booths, with a continuous focus on product refinement and market expansion.

Education

• Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts

  BA, Industrial Product Design

  2004 — 2009

• Umeå Institute of Design

  Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Advanced Product Design

  2010 — 2013

Skills

• Product Development
• Illustrator
• User-Centered Design
• 3d Visualization
• Interaction Design
• Product Design
• Graphic Design
• Alias Studio Tools
• Digital Photography
• Design Strategy
• Brand Development
• Ethnography
• 3d Rendering
• User Research
• Cad/Cam
• Digital Illustration
• Concept Art
• Design Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• User Experience
• Product Strategy
• Future Trends
• Research Design
• Sketching
• Rapid Prototyping
• Industrial Design
• Design Thinking
• Hypershot
• Concept Generation
• Product Management
• Illustration
• Rhino
• Model Making
• Rendering
• Concept Development
• Experience Design
• Keyshot
• 3d Modeling
• Strategic Design
• Concept Design