Portrait of Pelinsu Pelit

Pelinsu Pelit

Most of my research involves building something. Teaching workshops is how I find out whether I actually understood it. Ten years across fintech, travel, logistics and energy, in discovery research, usability evaluation and strategic facilitation.

I trained as an industrial designer. Right now I am working on mental models, archetypes and decision-making frameworks, and on where AI fits into research and co-creation work. I am careful about which parts I hand over to it.

Based in Helmond, Netherlands. Open to senior product design and UX design roles.

Experience

Senkron Digital

Apr 2026 to present

UX Consultant

Market and UX research on energy asset management tools. Mapped 87 stakeholders across three company types.

Turkish Airlines

Sep 2025 to Apr 2026

Product Designer

Logistics products and employee experience. Integrated AI-assisted practice into the existing design system.

Gordion Technology

Jul 2024 to Sep 2025

UX Researcher & Designer

AI-powered research demos, model benchmarking against real customer interviews, sector service blueprints, five-year research review into mental models.

Fluffy Hub

2021 to 2022

Founder & Product Designer

Field research and prototyping for community cat colonies. Pivoted after market validation showed limited traction.

LIZ Smart Office

Oct 2021 to Oct 2022

UX/UI Designer

Onboarding flow for the enterprise admin panel. Stakeholder alignment through iterative prototyping.

Rodeo Project Management, Amsterdam

Nov 2019 to Aug 2020

UX Designer & Researcher

Heuristic evaluation reduced setup time by 30%. Led the planner module redesign.

iyzico, PayU Group

Jan 2018 to Oct 2018

UX Designer & Researcher

Mobile payment redesign improved acquisition by 20%. A/B testing and content architecture.

Commencis

Aug 2017 to Dec 2017

UX Consultant

Comparative usability testing and workshop facilitation for a mobile banking app.

Userspots

Jun 2014 to Aug 2017

UX Researcher & Service Designer

Facilitated 20+ workshops: kickoffs, journey mapping, innovation sprints. E-commerce UX and conversion.

What I do

End-to-end product design in live design systems
AI in the design process: discovery, prototyping, evaluation
User research, qualitative and quantitative
Usability testing and benchmarking
UX strategy and product discovery
Workshop design and facilitation
Journey mapping and problem framing
Stakeholder interviews and insight synthesis

Education

Anadolu University

2007 to 2014

Industrial Design

Adam Mickiewicz University

2011 to 2012

Graphic Design, exchange programme

Get in touch

Hiring a senior product designer, or want to talk about a project?