And I help teams design and implement digital products.
I've had the opportunity to work across various organizations throughout my career, from startups to large enterprises. My current role is designing within an enterprise for virtual K-12 education.
This website includes stories of my previous work experience. It's not all-inclusive and just a sample. But it should give you some context for the type of experience and quality of my work. — Chris
Experience with:
- Wireframes
- Conceptual Sketching
- User Flows
- Scenarios / Storytelling
- Information Architecture
- Style Guide
- Landing Page
- HTML / SCSS
- Javascript Fundamentals
- User Testing
- Form Design
- SAFe / Agile
- Visual Design
- Interaction Design
- Front End Development
- Mobile usability
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Employment History (resume)
Pearson Online Blended Learning — User Experience Design Specialist
- Lead and contribute to capabilities across the organization within a SAFe framework
- Prepare design vision for solutions road map
- Work with product and development teams to plan and implement
- Mentor and provide feedback for other UX team members
- Conduct and promote user research — usability, user interviews
- Summarize findings and share them with stakeholders
- High fidelity prototypes (HTML, CSS, JS, Angular)
- Review pull request for front end standards
Columbia, MD - 2018 to Current
Pearson Online Blended Learning — User Experience Design Manager
- Managed full-time and contract designers within the UX team
- Mentored and supported members with design deliverables
- One-on-Ones and performance reviews
Columbia, MD - 2017 to 2018
Pearson Online Blended Learning — Senior User Experience Designer
- Provided UX support as the organization shifted from a legacy-based platform
- Worked with stakeholders gathering requirements
- Produced wire frames, user flows, prototypes, and usability testing
Columbia, MD - 2015 to 2017
Connections Education — User Experience Designer, Enrollment Systems
- Designed and advocated for adopting best practices
- Proposed solutions for mobile-first strategy, form design, usability testing, CRO
- Within an Agile environment
Columbia, MD - 2013 to 2015
Avvo.com — User Experience Designer
- Lead UX design efforts from concept to production
- Participated in and conducted user research/usability
- Produced rapid prototypes (HTML5, CSS3, jQuery)
- Conducted stakeholder reviews
- Partnered with engineering throughout production and test
- Developed internal style guide
Seattle, WA - 2007 to 2013 (5 years 6 months)
Microsoft Office Live — User Interface Designer
- Designed specifications for the MS Office UX team
- Bug bash and UI maintenance
Redmond, WA - 2007 (5 months)
Microsoft — Flash Demo Designer
- Gathered stakeholder requirements
- Produced and maintained MS Office solutions showcase walk through
- Built software demos with Flash
Redmond, WA - 2006 to 2007 (8 months)
Exemplum — Flash Designer
- Gathered client brand requirements
- Produced high fidelity mock-ups for review
- Developed Product demonstrations with Flash and video
- New business marketing collateral
Blacksburg, VA - 2005 to 2006 (1 year)
Freelance/Self-Employment — Web Designer
- Seeked new business opportunities
- Responded to client rfp
- Scheduled, designed and developed approved client work within a deadline
Greensboro, NC - 2004 to 2005 (1 year 1 months)
Symetri Corp / Trone Advertising — Sr. Web Designer
- Lead design efforts with a multi-disciplinary team
- Gathered client requirements and management
- Facilitated design reviews to high level stakeholders
- Managed Jr. level designers
- Partnered with art/creative directors to extend campaigns online
Greensboro, NC - 2000 to 2004 (4 years 5 months)
Spin Communications — Multi-Media Designer
- The small digital agency where it all started for me
- Provided design solutions across various mediums
- CD-ROM (Macromedia Director), video production, web design/development
Greensboro, NC - 1998 to 2000 (2 years 5 months)
Continuing Ed / Online Courses
MDN Guides, Learn JS
2021
Code with Ania Kubow - PACMAN in vanilla JS, HTML and CSS
2020
Code with Ania Kubow - Space Invaders in vanilla JS, HTML and CSS
2020
WesBos, CSS Grid
2020
Udemy.com - Advanced CSS and SASS - Jonas Schmedtmann
2020
WesBos Beginner Javascript
2019
WesBos ES6 For everyone
2019
Udemy.com - Learn and understand Angular JS
2019
Udemy.com - The complete Javascript Course - Jonas Schmedtmann
2018
freeCodecamp - JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures
2018
WesBos Javascript 30 days of JS
2018
SeanWes Community - Build a writing habit
2016 to present
User Experience Workshop on Qualitative UX Research Tools
UXPA DC Metro Chapter (Washington, DC) - 2013
User Experience Design Process & Principals
Canvas Co/work (Washington, DC) - 2013
UIE Conference Seattle
Jarad Spool (Seattle, WA) 2011
Scenarios to Sketches with Kim Goodwin
Puget Sound SIGCHI (Seattle, WA) - 2011
Currently Reading
- MDN Learn Javascript
- Atomic Habits
- Design of Everyday Things
- Interviewing Users
School
Multi-Media Design
The School of Communication Arts (Raleigh, NC) - 1997 to 1998
Commercial Art & Advertising Design
Associates Degree @ Fayetteville Tech Community College (Fayetteville, NC) - 1995 to 1997