Etem Serkan Sökmen
Visual Artist / Sculptor / Creative Developer
Istanbul, TurkeyI am a visual artist, sculptor and creative developer specializing in design and development in various fields.
Work Experience
Wamo
Lead Frontend Engineer
Helped the team develop TrustMeUp and other internal tools using modern JavaScript technologies
September 2019
- November 2020
Duuple
Senior Frontend Developer
Helped the frontend team with web development and some internal projects using React. Duuple is a social platform that inspires the act of giving. and intends to ignite people to take action and give everyone an opportunity to become an agent of change.
November 2018
- March 2019
ManageCasa
Senior Frontend Developer
Independent frontend contractor
Started with AngularJS development codebase, later helped the team migrate the whole app to Angular
Started with AngularJS development codebase, later helped the team migrate the whole app to Angular
March 2016
- June 2018
Metglobal
Python Django / Frontend Developer
Started as a Python / Django Developer then moved to Frontend Development Team to assist with AngularJS based Web Application Development.
December 2013
- March 2014
Istanbul, Turkey
ECORYS Research And Consulting
Non-Key Short-Term Expert for SME Networking Project
Django Technical Assistance in Ministry of Economics IT Department for Empowering SMEs for Networking and Inter-regional Cooperation
http://www.kobikumelenme.gov.tr/
http://www.kobikumelenme.gov.tr/
January 2013
- July 2013
Ankara, Turkey
Benartı Software Solutions
Application Developer / Interaction Designer
Desktop & Web based RIA development
2008
- September 2011
Ankara, Turkey
Hacettepe University
Research Assistant
Research Assistant in Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture.
Various workshops and presentations on Creative Coding & Interactive Installations.
Various workshops and presentations on Creative Coding & Interactive Installations.
September 2008
- April 2011
Ankara, Turkey
KelleKoltukta Independent Film-making
Post-production, Compositing, Animation
Involved in various short film & animation projects.
Ankara, Turkey
SVStudios
Graphic Designer / Web Developer
Flash web sites, computer based motion graphics & 3D animations
2003
- 2004
Ankara, Turkey
Education
Languages
English (Fluent),
Turkish (Native),
Skills
AIART,
Artificial Intelligence,
Fine Arts,
Graphic Design,
Ios Development,
Machine Learning,
MLART,
OpenFrameworks,
Pencil Drawing,
Processing,
Sculpture,
Softimage XSI,
Web Development,
Exhibitions
2019 “Bakarlar / Observers” Personal Exhibition in a local design shop. Istanbul, Turkey
2013 “Body Sequencer” An interactive musical instrument made with OpenFrameworks, installed in Rock’n Coke Festival Cultural Zone
2010 “Sides & Souls” Contemporary Performance with Interactive Projection, Cermodern, Ankara
2009 “Rehersal 1 / With-Out-Con-Text” Piramid Art Gallery, Istanbul
2009 “Good, Bad, Ugly”, Goethe-Institut, Ankara
2009 “IX. ECUME Mediterranan Art Schools Meeting” , Workshop Exhibition, Libanaise University, Beirut, Lebanon
2008 Hacettepe University – Austrian Embassy Sculpture Workshop Exhibition, Austrian Embassy, Ankara
2008 “Once Upon A Time…”, Goethe-Institut, Ankara
2008 “Our Neighbor Documenta”, Hacettepe University Fine Arts Faculty Painting and Sculpture Exhibition – Ankara
2007 Erciyes University & Hacettepe University Sculpture Departments Exhibition, Cukurova University, Erciyes
2007 “Someone I Know”, İNTES Art Gallery, Ankara – Bilkent University Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Ankara.
2005 “Incommunicado” Bilkent University Art, Design & Architecture Faculty, Ankara.
2013 “Body Sequencer” An interactive musical instrument made with OpenFrameworks, installed in Rock’n Coke Festival Cultural Zone
2010 “Sides & Souls” Contemporary Performance with Interactive Projection, Cermodern, Ankara
2009 “Rehersal 1 / With-Out-Con-Text” Piramid Art Gallery, Istanbul
2009 “Good, Bad, Ugly”, Goethe-Institut, Ankara
2009 “IX. ECUME Mediterranan Art Schools Meeting” , Workshop Exhibition, Libanaise University, Beirut, Lebanon
2008 Hacettepe University – Austrian Embassy Sculpture Workshop Exhibition, Austrian Embassy, Ankara
2008 “Once Upon A Time…”, Goethe-Institut, Ankara
2008 “Our Neighbor Documenta”, Hacettepe University Fine Arts Faculty Painting and Sculpture Exhibition – Ankara
2007 Erciyes University & Hacettepe University Sculpture Departments Exhibition, Cukurova University, Erciyes
2007 “Someone I Know”, İNTES Art Gallery, Ankara – Bilkent University Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, Ankara.
2005 “Incommunicado” Bilkent University Art, Design & Architecture Faculty, Ankara.
Selected Activities
2015 Instructed “DE.INFECTIONS.07: Creative Coding: OpenFrameworks” workshop in Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
2015 Gave a talk on AngularJS Bootcamp in Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
2014 Instructed an introductory OpenFrameworks workshop in Hackerspace, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Attended Startup Weekend Ankara with QNotes “Collaborative space for social reading” Web Application Project in Ankara, Turkey
2010 Processing Workshop @Teknolab
2010 OFlab Breda Openframeworks Workshop with Zach Lieberman & Todd Vanderlin, Breda, Netherlands.
2010 I. ACADEMIADA International Art Academy, Girne, K.K.T.C.
2009 IX. ECUME Mediterranan Cultural Exchanges Workshop, Libanaise University, Beirut, Lebanon – Instructor of the Processing Workshop titled: “Interactive Experience as a Creative Medium”
2008 Hacettepe University – Austrian Embassy Sculpture Workshop, Ankara
2015 Gave a talk on AngularJS Bootcamp in Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
2014 Instructed an introductory OpenFrameworks workshop in Hackerspace, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Attended Startup Weekend Ankara with QNotes “Collaborative space for social reading” Web Application Project in Ankara, Turkey
2010 Processing Workshop @Teknolab
2010 OFlab Breda Openframeworks Workshop with Zach Lieberman & Todd Vanderlin, Breda, Netherlands.
2010 I. ACADEMIADA International Art Academy, Girne, K.K.T.C.
2009 IX. ECUME Mediterranan Cultural Exchanges Workshop, Libanaise University, Beirut, Lebanon – Instructor of the Processing Workshop titled: “Interactive Experience as a Creative Medium”
2008 Hacettepe University – Austrian Embassy Sculpture Workshop, Ankara