Meet Mert!

Mert is a Design Research & Strategy Consultant at Doblin, Deloitte Consulting LLP, working on projects with industry leaders - Fortune 50 to 500 companies across industries to discover innovative business and service solutions.

During his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Mert learned how to make and build things, but realized he never was taught the “why” behind each design decision. When he got exposed to the user needs at a previous work experience, he realized he wanted to further learn, leading him to pursue a masters degree in Engineering Design & Innovation at Northwestern University. As a graduate student, he studied the depth of the human-centered design discipline while passionately working on various projects from consumer goods to medical innovations, in partnership with external companies.

Before graduation, he interned as a Design Researcher at Beyond Design, a product design consultancy firm, for 6 months. In 2019, he joined the Doblin innovation team as a Researcher and Strategist and is currently currently working on client projects to help companies understand user needs, identify opportunity spaces and design innovative solutions.