Ümit
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Working with Ümit is an interesting experience - he's hard working, persistent, focused, creatively-genius. No matter how challenging the projects we've worked on, he's always been for going that extra mile to get things 'extra-perfect'. His input is not limited to just design/layout, but he's actively contributed with ideas of the behaviour of the page (animation timing, carousel behaviour, page sliding, etc.). Would recommend Ue to every future employer!

Ümit is one of the most talented digital creatives I have had the privilege to work with over the years. Not only is he an amazing designer, but he has ingenious ideas with an eye for detail. Pixel perfection is what he delivers in every project. Ümit is very innovative and always looking for new solutions and fresh ideas that can "wow" clients. Besides his experience, expertise and skills, Ümit is a fun person to work with, and is always helpful and insightful. He is a passionate creative, always seems to have great awareness for innovative digital strategies and technologies. All of his attributes combined makes him a great joy to work with and absolute asset to any company.

Ümit has a huge wealth of experience in digital design (in anything digital, really), he is a true pixel perfect magician. Not only does he possess an excellent creative mind but he does get his hands dirty and conceptualises & creates fantastic pieces of digital work. He is a great team player and is always willing to help wherever he can - a true pleasure to work with..

I worked with Ümit on a very large and complex assignment and he was a real pleasure to work with and a true digital expert. He took creative requests and applied logical and user-friendly design strategies to deliver really outstanding and award-winning work. Everyone enjoyed not only his talent but the experience working him; very collaborative and user-friendly as a colleague. I give Ümit my highest recommendation.

I was chairman and CEO of The Band & Brown Group during almost all of Ümit’s five years employment. During that time he proved to be a quite exceptional digital talent and a person for whom I have the utmost praise and respect. I worked closely with him on a number of large scale build projects and found the process both stimulating and rewarding. Ümit is an extraordinary talent because he has a rare combination of creative/design skills with technical/development know- how. He can fully scope and cost digital projects, source talent and manage both external and internal teams. His design skills are second to none and he has crafted many beautiful websites and applications. And remarkably, his technical knowledge matches his creative genius. It is indeed rare to find these skills at such an advanced level in the same person. He can hold his own with technical directors, heads of social media and, indeed, agency management. He is a true team player, co-operative, collaborative and a pleasure to work with. He has skills both to manage a team and to be part of one. Ümit is trustworthy, reliable and, frankly, priceless.

Ümit makes great things happen in the digital space. I was part of an international team charged with synthesizing content across borders to bring our international presence to life online. Ümit led the charge communicating clearly the vision, required tasks and deadlines associated with the project. He could not have been more pleasant to work with and was always ready, willing and able to support questions and needs specific to my geography... regardless of time zone differences! I will look forward to working again with Uemit.

Ümit is the complete professional. A perfectionist who will never let a deadline slip, or work go out that is not absolutely top specification. His mix of web build, web design and social media engagement technology know-how is simply unbeatable. A modest man, who I am sure has never been anything but courteous, sincere and industrious in his rise to a senior position in the digital industry. Whilst he has great creative vision, he is never afraid to get his hands dirty in personally bringing that vision to life with wow-factor designs, concepts, wireframes and build. I would highly recommend Ümit for anyone looking for a top notch digital professional and manager of teams of developers and technologists. However, Ümit is more than a web design / digital director due to his immense industry knowledge, award-winning work and insight into the inner workings of social media networks & platforms. A great person, who does great work.

I worked alongside Ümit for six months while at Band & Brown. During that time I was always very impressed by his professionalism and dedication to this trade. Always looking for new and innovative ways to approach a problem, Ümit struck me as a very talented digital creative director who could be relied upon to maintain his cool under pressure and deliver to a consistently high standard.

I hired Ümit as Digital Creative Director when setting up the Digital department at Brando. He provided first class creative direction and mentoring for the rest of the Creative team on all projects from concept to delivery. His attention to detail was remarkable and even when the delivery schedule was aggressive he was always pixel perfect!

Ümit is an amazing digital art director with great conceptual skills. Would love to work with him again in the future.