Hey There,

I'm Bugra Oktay

(boo-rah oak-tai)

I solve user problems and build good software products.
I worked for some of the largest software companies in the World and founded some of the smallest ones.
I speak engineer, designer, and businessperson fluently.
Superpowers? Customer empathy and a sharp eye for great UX.

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Skills

Product manager +
Software engineer +
Creative brain owner +
Mischief executive officer

Product development
UX design
Business analysis & strategy
Mobile development
Human computer interaction
Data analytics
Web development
Team leadership
Product road mapping
Agile methodologies

Worked For

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Portfolio

Product, Design

Microsoft Teams Voice Messaging

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Microsoft Teams Notifications

Built voice messaging for Microsoft Teams. Product designed, user tested and released this feature to 100M+ Teams mobile and desktop users enabling asynchronous audio communication both in chat and channel conversations.

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Microsoft Teams First Run Experience

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Microsoft Teams First Run Experience

A simple and elegant first run flow for new Microsoft Teams users helping them set up their accounts, learn about key concepts, and start using Teams with confidence.

Product, Engineering

Microsoft People App

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Microsoft People

Shipped v1 of People and Calling apps on Windows 10. Implemented search, improved key user scenarios' performance and delight on these fundamental Windows components.

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Product, Design

Context-Aware Smart Virtual Keyboard

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Context-aware Smart Virtual Keyboard

Invented a virtual keyboard named "Werdy" that doesn't require users to type in most scenarios. Werdy provides sentence or phrase level suggestions to users for responding to chats and emails based on the context of the conversations and user's learned patterns of communication.

US Patent Number US 20180210872 A1; published on 07/26/2018.

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Ventures

Founder

Bee #6 | 2011

Mobile app development company with a usability focus.
Released productivity apps like Task Me Out, Everything, and Timer Keeper that hit Top 100 Productivity Apps in the U.S. with 300,000+ total downloads.

Founder

Eat the Cake Productions | 2019

Video, podcast, and music production company outputting creative, fun-filled, engaging media products.

eatthecake.org

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