Chris Ciesielski

Designer in La Grange, IL, United States

Member since June 16, 2017

Chris is a UI/UX designer with a wide breadth of experience in designing, researching, and testing enterprise-level applications. With ten years of freelance experience delivering projects for customers big and small, he is perfectly comfortable with all aspects of design from speaking with customers to designing wireframes and tweaking code.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

GE Collectors Application
- User Research
- Prototyping
- User Interviews
- User Personas
- Design Thinking
- UX Design
- Apps
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Client Management
GE IT Hiring Site
- Journey Mapping
- User Personas
- Photoshop CS6
- Information Architecture (IA)
- Responsive UI
- Human Resources (HR)
Intercompany Funding
- User Task Flows
- Wireframing
- Financials
- Systems Analysis
- Banking & Finance
- Apps
- Axure RP Pro
- UI Specifications
- UX Design
Solution Search
- Axure RP Pro
- Data Visualization
- Non-profit
- Apps
- Responsive
- Marketing
- User Flows
CRM Tool - Insights
- Sketch
- InVision
- Document Management
- Non-profit
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Apps
- Responsive
- UI Style Guides
- Data Visualization
GE Capital Deposits
- UX Prototyping
- Responsive UI
- Mobile UI
- Financials
- Banking & Finance
- Apps
- Axure RP Pro
- Sketch
- InVision
- Information Architecture (IA)
Master Data Management
- Apps
- Data & Backup Management
- Workflow
- User-centered Design (UCD)
- Legacy Code
- Wireframing
- User Research
- UX Design

Employment

Sr. Experience Designer
2017 - PRESENT
Arity - an Allstate Company
- Dedicated Sr. UX Architect to Arity's cloud-compute and cloud-storage Platform teams which includes Arity's SDK, data flow and API intelligence teams.
- Common UX deliverables include user journey maps, personas, user stories, static and clickable prototypes (Sketch/InVision) and user research finding reports.
- Common UX activities include ideation facilitation (LUMA methods), contextual inquiry, industry-specific competitive research and user testing sessions.
- Lead designer supporting Arity's Driving Engine SDK releases (iOS & Android). Most UX deliverables for the SDK include callback diagrams, release notes, implementation and technical guides and UX/UI recommendations.
- Co-led Arity's Pattern Library team using Atomic Design Methodology.
- Comfortable working in Agile/SAFe formats using Lean design principles.
Technologies: Telematics - mobile and plugin devices, Big Data, Hadoop, Apigee, Postman
UX Researcher
2015 - 2017
GE Digital
- Led UX research efforts for global HR platforms. Conducted both qualitative and quantitative research in remote and in person settings.
- Responsible for variety of research goals including requirement gathering, assumption validation, and user testing of rapid prototypes.
- Comfortable working in waterfall, Agile, and Lean development methodologies with onsite and remote teams.
- Produce user journey maps, user personas, UI mockups (desktop and mobile screens), visual style guides, and research findings reports with recommendations.
- Proficient in working and designing in responsive HTML, iOS, and Android environments.
Technologies: Sketch, InVision, Optimal Workshop, Usabilla
UX Lead
2013 - 2015
GE Capital
- Managed four mid-career employees, and mentored two junior UX designers.
- Defined creative direction and overall project deliverables.
- Interfaced with project stakeholders and executives to get buy in and sign offs on design direction.
- Conducted team's performance reviews, annual salary planning, and bonus reviews.
- Managed project budgets ranging from $250,000 to $5 million.
Technologies: Axure, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Interaction Designer
2012 - 2013
GE Capital
- Gathered contextual and virtual research to accurately develop user personas and user flow diagrams.
- Created story boards, usability studies, wireframes, prototypes, and mind maps to improve information architecture.
- Produced color comps, mood boards, iconography, and infographics to promote visual design choices.
- Collaborated with onshore and offshore development teams regarding UI testing, code compliance, and responsive layouts.
- Served as project manager on both big and small project teams, and comfortable pitching to executive stakeholders.
Technologies: Axure, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Basalmiq, Microsoft Word
Lead Designer Interactive Media
2005 - 2012
Galley Creative Group
- Designed websites adhering to existing or new branding standards.
- Developed websites using WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, PHP, HTML, and CSS.
- Created and maintained Google AdWord campaigns through metatags/keywords and Google Webmaster Tools.
- Designed print collateral that supported digital campaigns and marketing events.
- Pitched projects at local, county, state, and federal levels as design lead to secure new projects & contracts.
Technologies: WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Google Adwords, Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools

Education

Master's degree in Historic Preservation - Applied Sciences
2009 - 2011
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design
1999 - 2003
Maryland Institute College of Art - Baltimore, Maryland

Experience

UX Prototyping8 years
User Research8 years
User Experience (UX)8 years
Mobile UX4 years
Sketch3 years
InVision3 years
Big Data2 years
Telematics2 years

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InVision

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Designer in La Grange, IL, United States

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Sr. Experience Designer

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UX Lead

Interaction Designer

Lead Designer Interactive Media

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