ESAT CESUR

FRONTEND-HEAVYFULLSTACK DEVELOPER

WORK

Selected work · 2022–2026

Products, platforms and identities built from idea to release.

A cross-section of my work in product development, AI, frontend engineering, academic collaboration and creative direction.

01 · Bachelor project

Grade A

Mesta Operations

An operational dashboard for Norway's largest road-maintenance company.

I owned the UI and UX design and led the frontend, from the overview and reporting flows to interactive maps, KPI cards and bilingual support.

During feedback sessions, Mesta employees described the product as more polished and intuitive than some of the systems they use today. The bachelor project was graded A.

React
TypeScript
MapLibre
.NET
PostgreSQL

Mesta dashboard overview designed by Esat Cesur — 01 Operations overview

02 · AI startup

Product in development

AI Trainer

A character-driven personal trainer that turns conversation into adaptive workout plans.

I am building the product across mobile and backend, including onboarding, voice interaction, coach personas and exercise matching.

React Native
Expo
FastAPI
Python
Claude

03 · Client website

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Liva Food

A warm, mobile-first website for a Middle Eastern restaurant, designed to move visitors from appetite to order with minimal friction.

Menu, catering requests and online ordering are brought together in a fast, focused experience.

Visit live site ↗

Liva Food catering page — 02 Catering request flow

04 · Independent work

Self-directed projects built to explore an idea properly.

Visual concepts, interaction studies and data products where I set the brief, design the system and build the result.

01Live concept

Brand concept · Frontend↗

Liva Concept

A fictional Middle Eastern street-food identity built from scratch around oversized typography, bold color, responsive layouts and playful interaction.

HTML · CSS · JavaScript · Responsive design

02Live experiment

Creative development · Motion↗

Motion Gallery

An interaction playground for floating imagery, depth, parallax and horizontal storytelling.

React · GSAP · Three.js · Lenis

Data science · Product↗

eScout

A football recruitment database that ranks centre-backs by tactical-system fit with auditable league-relative scoring.

Python · pandas · SQLite · Streamlit

05 · Academic lab

Engineering foundations, applied through real projects.

The most relevant skills from my Bachelor's degree in Information Technology at OsloMet, connecting product decisions with the engineering underneath.

01 · ADSE2100 / DATA1200

Product, UX & accessibility

Human-computer interaction, prototyping, usability testing and inclusive interfaces designed around WCAG principles.

Figma · User testing · WCAG · HTML/CSS

02 · ITPE3200 / DATA1500

Full-stack web systems

Component-based frontends connected to REST APIs and relational databases, built through collaborative application projects.

React · Node.js · REST · SQL · PostgreSQL

03 · DAVE3625 / DATA3750

Applied AI & data

Turning datasets into useful models and visual explanations through practical machine-learning and data-science work.

Python · pandas · scikit-learn · Data visualization

04 · DATS2300 / DATA2410 / ITPE3100

Systems & engineering

Algorithms, object-oriented programming, networking, cloud fundamentals and security, giving product work a stronger technical base.

Java · Algorithms · TCP/IP · Cloud · Security

06 · Brand & creative direction

An independent fashion label shaped by culture and identity.

Ekip is an Oslo-based clothing brand built with a close team. What started as an idea between friends has grown into a living platform for garments, campaigns and stories, created across Oslo and internationally.

02 My role

COO & CFO

Creative direction
Production
Marketing
Finance

03 Contribution

I help take the brand from first idea to final release: planning campaigns, coordinating production and logistics, overseeing finance, building the digital presence and creating the systems behind each launch.

Ekip campaign in a football changing room — Behind the scenes, Oslo campaign

04 Selected projects

Karpe World

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MUNCH Ung

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Pop-Up Kunsthall

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Social media marketing

80K+ profile visits · 100K+ views across all platforms

05 Gallery

Melih Atalay photographed in Nice — Melih Atalay for my portfolioNice, France

Richard photographed for Ekip in Oslo — Richard for EkipOslo, Norway

06 Outcome

Three years of building a brand people can recognize, wear and belong to.

3+Years active

3+High-scale projects

1000sOrganic views

VISIT↗

07 Developer profile

Available for selected projects

I turn ambitious ideas into fast, expressive digital products.

Frontend-heavy full-stack developer based in Oslo. I work across design, motion and engineering to build products that feel as considered as they are functional.

Focus

Frontend architecture, interaction design, creative development and product thinking.

Core stack

React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, GSAP and Three.js.

Beyond the interface

FastAPI, .NET, Node.js, PostgreSQL and AI-powered product experiences.

Engineering foundation

Java and object-oriented programming, algorithms, SQL, networking, security and accessible web standards.

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