Baran Şen

Baran Şen is an experienced product designer with a strong focus on user interface design. Baran has held various senior positions in notable companies such as Paribu, SHERPA Experience Design Studio, Getir, Hepsiburada, Tribal Worldwide Istanbul, Smartis Interactive, and BRIFF. Their most recent role was as a Senior Product Designer at Paribu, where they started in April 2023. Prior to that, they worked at SHERPA Experience Design Studio as a Senior Product Designer from April to September 2023. Before that, they held the same position at Getir from October 2022 to April 2023. Baran also worked at Hepsiburada as a Product Design Lead and Senior Product Designer from March 2021 to October 2022. Baran has a strong background in user interface design, having worked as a Senior User Interface Designer at Smartis Interactive from January 2017 to September 2018, and as a User Interface Designer at BRIFF from August 2013 to July 2016.

Baran Şen's education history starts with their enrollment in Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in 2009, where they pursued a degree in Grafik Tasarım (Graphic Design) from the Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi (Faculty of Fine Arts) until 2014. After that, they attended Işık University from 2016 to 2019, where they obtained a master's degree in Dizayn ve Görsel İletişim, Genel (Design and Visual Communication, General).

In addition to their formal education, Baran Şen has also obtained several certifications. In 2014, they received the GRAFIST 18 certification from Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi. In 2017, they completed a certification course on Hikayeleştirme, Oyunlaştırma ve Kullanıcı Deneyimi (Storytelling, Gamification, and User Experience) from habita Coworking. In 2018, they obtained a certification in Eğitsel Oyun Ve Eğitimde Oyunlaştırma (Educational Games and Gamification) from GamFed Türkiye. In 2019, they completed the UX Research Bootcamp from UXservices. More recently, in 2022, they obtained a certification in UX Management: Strategy and Tactics from The Interaction Design Foundation. Additionally, in 2023, they obtained the Google Analytics Individual Qualification from Google.

Overall, Baran Şen has a strong educational background in graphic design and visual communication, complemented by various certifications in related fields such as user experience (UX) design and gamification.