# Ozan Yilmaz > Head of Engineering @ aiXplain Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ozan I’ve been designing, developing, and managing digital products for 20+ years. Previously, I founded Semantica and created Piccture, Cardz, and Favogue. Although my design work is mostly focused on UX/UI/IxD, I have a wide range of design experience, from branding to animation, even printmaking. Plus, I’m able to create functional UI prototypes, and develop full-stack JavaScript applications on Node with GraphQL APIs and React (Native) mobile/web clients. Read more on ozanilbey.com ## Work Experience ### Head of Engineering @ aiXplain Jan 2024 – Present | San Jose, California, United States ### Head of Engineering, UX @ aiXplain Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Jose, California, United States ### Technical Lead @ aiXplain Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Los Gatos, California, United States I am working on user-facing operations of aiXplain’s no-code AI platform of multiple products. In addition to my individual code and design contributions, I lead a team of software developers and UX designers to improve and maintain the platform. ### Web Developer + Designer @ Black Kite Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States ### Frontend Developer + Designer @ Validato Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | London, England, United Kingdom ### Designer + Developer @ Unknown Jan 2003 – Jan 2022 I have helped 50+ clients make their brand/product amazing. ### Full-Stack Developer + Designer @ Base64.ai: Automate Onboarding & KYC Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York, United States I was employee #1 in Base64.ai. I mostly worked the data extraction API on backend and created/integrated AI solutions. I designed and developed the product demo and website. I also developed a mobile application for both Android and iOS platforms using React Native. ### Full-Stack Developer + Designer @ Docu.ai Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States I was employee #1 in Docu.ai, providing a swiss-army-knife type of work. I designed and developed the core product of the company, along with its website. I created the brand and prepared all the marketing materials (including how-to-use videos). On top of all these, I worked on backend, improving the data extraction AI and creating/managing datasets. ### Product Manager @ GROU.PS Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Reno, Nevada, United States I worked at Grou.ps as a Product Manager; however, I was mostly dealing with design and development. I almost entirely designed and developed GraphJS, a client-side library for enabling social features (messaging, following, etc.) on any website. Then I worked on building Grou.ps v2, using powerful features of GraphJS. I also worked on rebranding company and products. PS: I am also co-founder of GraphJS. ### Social Media Marketing Consultant @ Digitoy Games Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | İzmir, Turkey I worked at Digitoy Games, a social games company, as a consultant on branding, targeted ads, and social media marketing. ### Founder + CEO @ Semantica Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco, California I founded the company to create better social feedback tools. I hired and managed a team after the company raised a seed investment. We designed, developed, and shipped three products called Piccture, Cardz, and Favogue. In 2016, the business failed. ### Co-founder + Project Manager @ Fraktal Proje Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Ankara, Turkey I co-founded the company and worked as the project manager. We developed and managed online media projects for our clients. ### User Interface Designer @ Kodobur Game and Education Technologies Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 | Ankara, Turkey I designed and developed user interfaces for web-based projects and gaming platforms. I also participated in some multimedia design projects (e.g., video production). ### User Interface Designer @ Labris Networks Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 | Ankara, Turkey I designed and developed the administration panel UI of LRMS network security software, the flagship product of the company. I also created the installation guide and help screens of the company’s Linux distribution. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Urban Design, Industrial Design Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University ### Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA in Business Administration, Public Relations Anadolu University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ozanilbey - Website: http://ozanilbey.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/ozan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ozan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05