Summary
Mert Torun is a product design consultant with 17 years of experience helping organizations define and deliver holistic product value—from strategy and design procurement to hands-on mentoring. Educated in industrial and advanced product design at Middle East Technical University and Umeå University, he blends rigorous academic training with practical consulting for startups and industry. He currently supports clients as a self-employed consultant, while advising wiCow and mentoring at INMANO HavacILIK, applying systems thinking to product ecosystems rather than isolated features. Known for treating products as total value propositions, he focuses on aligning design strategy with business outcomes and operational capabilities. A Turkey-based practitioner, he often bridges cross-disciplinary teams to turn complex requirements into coherent, implementable design roadmaps.
17 years of coding experience
MSc, Industrial Design, MSc, Industrial Design at Middle East Technical University
MA, Advanced Product Design, MA, Advanced Product Design at Umeå University
BID, Industrial Design, BID, Industrial Design at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University
English, Turkish, Swedish