TOLGA ONUK

- Helped the company to transform the existing ev-rental application to an enterprise level multi-company fleet operations and tracking platform in less than 18 months which was acquired by Blink EV Charging for $34M in April 2023.

- Reported to the CEO and oversaw the product design, architecture and roadmap while supporting and supervising the software development team.

- Utilized his engineering resources to support Loop's product development efforts while kickstarting the company's marketing strategy. Redesigned the Loop EV Charging Network brand, website, and mobile app.

- Worked with the CEO, supervised and supported the development team while establishing the company's online presence, and marketing strategies. After Tolga Onuk’s involvement in the organization, the total revenue increased from $350K to $6.5M in 18 months and the company raised $60M on their Series A round.

- Kickstarted a new acquisition strategy for New Wave and the company made multiple investments into various technology and eSports startups.

- Under Tolga’s leadership New Wave started a reverse merger and became a publicly traded company at the Canadian Stock Exchange in October 2019. After the 2020 pandemic, New Wave Holdings started investing & acquiring companies within other emerging industries.

- Built an award-winning product development and marketing studio with offices in Beverly Hills and engineering partners around the globe. The company was bootstrapped by the founder Tolga Onuk after he simultaneously signed multiple partnership deals that ended up generating $1.5M in revenue.

- The company was chosen by brands like Fox Sports, Verizon, Alaska Airlines, Beats By Dre. Since the company’s first establishment in 2013, Thunderbolt developed games, apps, campaigns while working on dozens of startup projects.

- Thunderbolt’s portfolio startups raised $8.5 combined early-stage funding from institutional & private investors. Thunderbolt Studios received 3 Best of Industry awards from IAC in 2015, and the company was featured as an industry leader by Clutch in 2018. Thunderbolt CDG Inc. equity-crowdfunding platform (Formerly known as Thunderbolt Capital) was acquired by New Wave Holdings in January 2019.

- Founding team member and Chief Product Officer of Grassp. Also acting as the head of marketing for the company, Tolga created the brand, designed the cross-device platform and directed the development of the web/iOS/Android applications.

- Created the product roadmap, investor presentations and user acquisition plans. He presented the venture to private investors in California and in Colorado and assisted the team in receiving $1.5M angel investment. Grassp is the first legally available Cannabis delivery SaaS application in California.

- Designed web/iOS/Android CD platform application that allows medical dispensaries to offer Point-of-Sale everywhere, legally.

- Designed the first proprietary analytics tool for tracking cannabis sales and deliveries for medical dispensaries.

- Grassp established dozens of dispensary partnerships in California & Arizona.

- Co-Founder and Designer of Curbstand. Created the brand, designed the platform and directed the development of the web & iOS applications. Created the user acquisition marketing plans. Presented Curbstand to international investors and assisted the team in receiving $1.1M private investment in February 2014.

- Curbstand received $6.5M investments up to date. Curbstand is the first SaaS payments & logistics solution specifically developed for Valet operations.

- Built the first proprietary online calendar tool and mobile payments tracking system for valet operations.

- Curbstand successfully parked 1 Millions Cars ( May 2016 ) and established dozens of brand and business Partnerships.

Created user acquisition strategies and designed advertisement concepts for the titles published under EA™ Mobile Division - The #1 iTunes App Store publisher on award-winning games: Real Racing®, Tetris®, Tetris® Blitz, Ultima Forever™, Bejeweled®, The Sims Freeplay™, Need For Speed™, The Simpsons Tapped Out™, Battlefield™, World Series of Poker™, World Series of Yahtzee™, Supreme Heroes™ & EA Sports™ brands: Madden NFL Football™, NBA Live™, and FIFA Soccer™.

Director of Product Design at the Los Angeles-based interactive digital agency. Reported to the CEO. Recruited, trained, and mentored the product design team. Delivered projects for Chevrolet, Spotify, MTV, Marriott Hotels, etc. Worked with a team of 25+ in-house engineers, product managers, and designers.

Digital Creative Director at the Los Angeles-based (mobile) game development studio. Reported to the agency owner, created sales & conceptual pitches, and managed a team of 12+ designers and developers. Created high-quality interactive ad campaigns and 3d mobile applications for global brands like Ford™, General Motors (Team Detroit), Disney XD™, and Blizzard™.