Serdar Soyal

GMF MOTOR / HEAD OF DESIGN

Turkey

Work Experience

GMF MOTOR

Head of Design

Responsible for creating innovative and aesthetic design solutions for GMF Motor and our sub-brands.
January 2023 - Turkey

SoyalCreative

Founder & Head of Design

June 2012 - Present Turkey

MACHMOTORS

HEAD OF DESIGN

Leading and directing global design teams responsible for creating innovative and aesthetic design solutions for Mach Motors electric vehicles.
January 2021 - January 2023 California, United States

TOGG

Design Responsible

Responsible for all design and styling activities.
March 2019 - November 2020 Istanbul, Turkey

XFlight

Chief Design Officer

Leading design processes for creating innovative, functional and aesthetic design solutions for future aerial transportation.
September 2018 - Germany

Hidromek

Design Executive

Leading design teams responsible for creating innovative and aesthetic design solutions,visualization and animation processes and prototyping / clay modelling of HMK construction equipments, HMK products and HMK concept vehicles.
April 2018 - September 2018 Turkey

Hidromek

Industrial Design Team Leader

Leading a team responsible for creating innovative and aesthetic design solutions of HMK construction equipments, HMK products and HMK concept vehicles.
January 2017 - April 2018 Turkey

Hidromek

Senior Lead Designer

Exterior and Interior design and development of HMK Construction Equipments.
July 2014 - January 2017 Turkey

HG YACHTS

Yacth Designer

My responsibilities include managing and working with design and production of a 34 m special motor yacht..
2013 - 2014 Turkey

Mia Electric

Contract Car Designer

Exterior design of special Mia Electric Vehicle project.
2011 - 2012 France

Prevent DEV GmbH

Contract Junior Designer

2010 - 2012 Germany

Education

Mimar Sinan University Of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

September 2008 - June 2012 Istanbul, Turkey

Languages

English (Advanced),
French (Beginner),
Turkish (Native),

Awards

German Design Award 2018

EXCELLENT PRODUCT DESIGN / WINNER

2017

Red Dot Awards - Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

HMK 640WL - Red Dot Best of The Best

2017

Red Dot Awards - Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen

HMK 600MG - Red Dot Winner

2017

IF DESIGN AWARD 2017

HMK 640WL - Product Design Award

2017

IF DESIGN AWARD 2016

If Design Award 2016 Professional Concept Discipline

2016

German Design Award 2017

EXCELLENT PRODUCT DESIGN / Special Mention

2016

Naturel Stone Design Competition

Professional Category - Second Prize

2016

Packaging Design Competition

First Prize

2015

Hidromak Trash Truck Design Competition

First Prize

2012

IBB Taxi Design Competition

First Prize

2011

Mosder Furniture Design Competitions

Second Prize

2011

Skills

Adobe Creative Suits, Autodesk Alias Studio Tools, Modelling Techniques.., Project Management, Traditional Hand Sketching,