Hakki Yemeniciler - Resume / Curriculum Vitae
What I do
I'm a seasoned and award-winning agency creative with over 10 years of experience. As a passionate leader with a proven track record for translating complex ideas into cohesive and innovative solutions for the web, mobile platforms and print, I bring cross-cultural vision and perspective to my work and build strong client relationships.
Awards & Recognitions
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2010 W3 Awards Gold Winner - Photo and Video category for Nikon Learn & Explore iPhone app
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2010 Forrester Groundswell Award - Nikon Learn & Explore iPhone app
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2010 WebAward Winner - Outstanding Website in the Financial Services for The Hartford
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2009 American Design Awards Gold Honors - Monthly Design Contest for hakki.com
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2009 Design Firms Web Award - Web Design Gold winner for hakki.com
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2009 MyDesignAwards Winner - Favorite Design Award for hakki.com
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2008 W3 Awards Gold Winner - Sports Website for adidas miCoach
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2008 W3 Awards Silver Winner - Visual Design for adidas miCoach
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2008 WebAward Winner - Best Interactive Services Website for adidas miCoach
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2008 WebAward Winner - Photography Standard of Excellence for Nikon USA
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2008 Stevie Awards Winner - Best Product Information Web site for Nikon USA
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2008 MITX Interactive Awards Finalist - Consumer Goods for Nikon USA
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2008 MITX Interactive Awards Finalist - Health & Fitness for adidas miCoach
Key areas of expertise
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Creative & Art Direction
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Senior-Level Design in User-Centered Interfaces and Mobile Applications
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Usability & Information Architecture
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Branding & Brand Management
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Creative Process Management
Experience
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Sonicbids, Boston, MA, (April) 2011 - Present
Creative Director
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Isobar North America, Watertown, MA, 2010 - (April) 2011
Art Director
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Pitched, won and successfully executed design solutions for multiple high profile clients
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Provided leadership for various cross-functional account teams to manage the daily development and implementation of creative strategies
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Molecular, Watertown, MA, (November) 2007 - 2010
Sr. Visual Designer
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Effectively presented creative concepts to clients, generating excitement and buy-in for proposed solutions
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Brought big idea thinking in brainstorming sessions and concepting which resulted in projects that are unique, innovative and highly engaging
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Directed, mentored, and managed design professionals in concepting, designing and production
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Translated client business goals and audience needs into superior creative solutions from concept through completion
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Facilitated and supported client work sessions
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Hakki Interactive, Watertown, MA, 2006 - Present
Principal, Creative Director
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Worked with a variety of clients in short to long-term project based Sr. Design, Creative Direction, Art Direction and Brand Management roles
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Designed, implemented and managed print and interactive marketing and advertising initiatives as well as brand strategies
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Handled all phases of production from initial workflow design & wireframe configuration to final design / development
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The Tannery, Cambridge, MA, 2006 - 2007
Creative Director
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Created and directed marketing campaigns and promotions
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Scoped and estimated projects, microsites and photo shoots
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Identified and defined design flow and methodologies
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Managed design and development resources to be on time and on budget
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The Tannery, Cambridge, MA, 2005 - 2006
Art Director, Sr. Interaction Designer
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Designed information architecture for custom shopping cart and checkout experiences for e-commerce storefronts
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Provided creative leadership and mentoring to designers through hands-on work, collaboration, and critiques
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Worked with server side scripting languages such as ASP (Active Server Pages), PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor), and JSP (Java Server Pages)
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Designed and developed B2B (Business to business) and B2C (Business to consumer) interfaces, user information and screen transaction models
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Directed photographers and other external resources
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Some clients I worked for
- abc Televison Network
- Aetna
- BCG - Boston Consulting Group
- Boeing
- Boston Coach
- Budweiser
- Concepts
- DataXu
- Disney
- GSN - Game Show Network
- Motorola
- National Car Rental
- Nikon Corporation
- Nokia
- Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
- PerkinElmer
- Philips
- Tauck
- TCW - Trust Company of the West
- TD Banknorth
- The Hartford
- The Tannery
- TIAA Cref
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- Virgin
and many more...
Education
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Bachelor Of Science in Graphic Design
Chamberlayne School of Design, Newton, MA, USA -
Visual and Communication Arts
Franklin College, Sorengo (Lugano), Switzerland -
Graphic Arts & Visual Communication
Kemal Ataturk Lisesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Certification & Additional Education
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The Effective Consultant
Leadership Strategies Institute, Watertown, MA, 2008 -
Adobe Flash CS3: Advanced Design
Future Media Concepts - Adobe Certified Training, Cambridge, MA, 2008