Chris Peterson, Designer in Manalapan, FL, United States
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Chris Peterson

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Bio

Chris is a UI/UX designer with over twenty years of experience in consumer and enterprise applications. He worked with Google to restructure and design their help system, created Clarizen’s enterprise mobile apps, and designed a white-label consumer mobile app for Accesso, now deployed at parks and resorts across North America. Chris specializes in structure, user flows, wireframing, and design for both mobile and web. He is especially suited for complex enterprise SaaS projects.

Portfolio

Work Experience

Lead Product UX/UI Designer

2001 - PRESENT
Chris Peterson Design, LLC
  • Collaborated with product and UX teams on creating new products, improving existing products, and delivering new features for clients, including Google, Wells Fargo Bank, Clarizen, Proggio, Merlin Entertainments (Legoland), and Accesso.
  • Led the UX and UI design that drove NPS up 47 points and increased core object creation by 150% for Proggio, an enterprise project portfolio management tool.
  • Created the structure and design for The Experience Engine, a white label, location-based mobile resort app. Designed the web app resort operators use to manage content, assets, and messaging in the consumer app.
  • Designed the UX and UI for Inflowz, an enterprise process analysis application.
  • Led the design for the Clarizen iOS and Android apps from structure to UI, supported the design of numerous feature updates to the desktop app.
  • Designed the UX and UI for a compensation analysis tool that allows tech startups to compare their comp packages with similar early-stage private companies.
  • Designed and developed websites for the VC firms Alta Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, and Innovacom (France Telecom).
  • Designed the interface for Wells Fargo Bank's asset allocation tool, allowing individual investors to analyze their portfolios.
Technologies: UX Design, InVision, Sketch, Product Design, UI Design, Digital Product Design, Desktop App Design, Visual Design, Mobile Design, SaaS Design, Android App Design, iOS App Design, UI Specifications, Mobile App Design, Information Architecture (IA), Data Visualization, Design, Enterprise SaaS, Workflow, Mobile UX, Enterprise, Enterprise Application Design, Recreation, White Labeling, Bluetooth Beacons, Machine Learning, Experience Strategy, Prototyping, Enterprise Design, Web App Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, App Design, Mobile Apps, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), B2B, Design Leadership, Dashboards, Web Design, UX Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Wireframing, UX Wireframes, Design Sprints, Design Workshops, User Flows, Design Systems, MVP Design, Data Flows, High-fidelity Prototypes, User Testing, Web Applications, iOS, Mobile App UI, UI Components, UX Research, Analytical Dashboards, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

User Experience Consultant

2008 - 2015
Google
  • Held four-year-long contracts between 2008 and 2015.
  • Defined new structure and design for AdWords help content.
  • Redesigned the structure and presentation of the help system used on all Google products in all languages with the consumer operations team.
  • Worked with the Google Cloud team on user interface models for the visual management of app deployments.
  • Worked with the Google Apps team developing the strategy and creating early wireframes for a business collaboration product concept.
Technologies: UX Design, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Product Design, Visual Design, Mobile Design, UI Specifications, Information Architecture (IA), Design, Workflow, Experience Strategy, Desktop App Design, Digital Product Design, Prototyping, Enterprise Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, App Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), B2B, Design Leadership, Dashboards, Web Design, UX Strategy, Wireframing, UX Wireframes, Design Sprints, Design Workshops, User Flows, Design Systems, Data Flows, High-fidelity Prototypes, User Testing, Web Applications, iOS, UI Components, UX Research, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Managing Director and Customer Experience Architect

1999 - 2001
Scient
  • Led the overall customer experience from strategy through delivery, including managing 9 – 13-person customer experience teams on Scient's largest engagements.
  • Managed customer experience development for Hotwire, working as an engagement lead and being directly responsible for a 10-person team.
  • Managed the redesign of Wells Fargo consumer and small business sites.
  • Developed the customer experience for boats.com, leading conceptual efforts in the experience design and jointly managing the client relationship.
  • Led customer experience development for the insurance site BenefitPoint, working as part of the project management team and being directly responsible for a 13-person customer experience team.
  • Took leadership roles in client relationships and project management consistently (planning and accountability for timelines, costs, and staffing).
  • Managed additional Scient responsibilities, including process definition, assisting in sales, facilitating classes, interviewing, and resolving engagement issues.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Product Design, Visual Design, UI Specifications, Information Architecture (IA), Data Visualization, Design, Workflow, Enterprise, Enterprise Application Design, Experience Strategy, Desktop App Design, Digital Product Design, Prototyping, Enterprise Design, Web App Design, Web App UI, App Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), B2B, Design Leadership, Web Design, UX Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Wireframing, UX Wireframes, Design Workshops, User Flows, High-fidelity Prototypes, User Testing, Web Applications, UX Research, Analytical Dashboards, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Art Director

1998 - 1999
USWeb/CKS
  • Served as the design lead for the creation of web sites for SC Johnson, Elo TouchSystems, and E*Offering, E*Trade’s investment bank.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Visual Design, UI Specifications, Information Architecture (IA), Design, Desktop App Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), B2B, Web Design, UX Research, Branding, Logo Design

Freelance Designer

1998 - 1998
Addwater
  • Designed the Edwards Luggage online store, translating the brand experience from physical stores to the online environment.
  • Rebranded the Onsale consumer auction site through design, a new navigation scheme, and an improved auction user interface.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Visual Design, Information Architecture (IA), Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Web Design, Branding, Logo Design

Designer

1995 - 1998
Design One
  • Designed and managed print collateral and web development projects for companies including Bank of America, Charles Schwab, World Wrapps, Scheufelen, Wells Fargo Bank, Norwest Bank, and Visa.
  • Managed projects from bidding through production, developed concepts, and preserved budget and schedule. Also responsible for client presentations, day-to-day relationships with clients, art direction of illustrators and photographers, and design team management.
Technologies: HTML, QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Visual Design, Information Architecture (IA), Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Web Design, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Branding, Logo Design

Designer

1991 - 1995
Freelance
  • Worked with agencies and studios to create print and identity concepts and designs for a wide variety of clients, including Landor Associates (Visa), Pentagram Design (Burlington Northern, Skald Magazine), Foote, Cone & Belding (Levi’s, Dockers), Ketchum Advertising (Bank of America), and Kym Abrams Design (Rand McNally, Scott Foresman).
Technologies: QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Visual Design, Design, Branding, Logo Design

Education

1987 - 1991

Bachelor of Science Degree in Advertising

University of Colorado - Boulder, CO

Skills

Tools

InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, QuarkXpress

Platforms

iOS

Languages

HTML, CSS

Industry Expertise

Hospitality, Entertainment & Leisure

Other

SaaS Design, Dashboard Design, UX Flows, Mobile UI, Mobile UI Design, iOS App Design, SaaS, Enterprise, Enterprise Application Design, Mobile App Design, Information Architecture (IA), Data Visualization, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), UX Design, UI Design, Mobile UX, Mobile Design, App UX, App UI, Wireframing, Mockups, Design, Prototyping, Enterprise SaaS, Product Design, Visual Design, Workflow, Web App Design, Web App UX, Web App UI, App Design, Mobile Apps, B2B, Design Leadership, Dashboards, Web Design, UX Strategy, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, UX Wireframes, Design Sprints, User Flows, MVP Design, Data Flows, High-fidelity Prototypes, User Testing, Web Applications, User Research, Mobile App UI, UI Components, UX Research, Analytical Dashboards, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Android App Design, UI Specifications, White Labeling, Design Workshops, Design Systems, User Journeys, Branding, Logo Design, Recreation, Bluetooth Beacons, Machine Learning, Experience Strategy, Desktop App Design, Digital Product Design, Enterprise Design, Project Management, Agile Project Management

Experience

  • User Experience (UX) - 20 years
  • UX Design - 20 years
  • UI Design - 20 years
  • Wireframing - 20 years
  • Mockups - 20 years
  • Design - 20 years
  • Mobile UX - 6 years
  • Mobile Design - 6 years
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