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Christopher F. Thomas

Verified Expert in Design

Designer

Location

New York, NY, United States

Toptal Member Since

June 28, 2019

Chris is a product designer with several years of experience. His focus is on communicating his client's needs with simple, concise, and intuitive designs. Chris is comfortable and experienced with explaining his design process to startup founders, enterprise shareholders, and cross-functional teams alike.

Adobe Photoshop Sketch 3 Prototyping Agile Presentation Design Pitch Decks iOS Design Trends UX Research Rapid Prototyping User Flows Adobe Premiere Pro iOS User Experience (UX)User Interface (UI)Wireframing

Work Experience

UX Designer

2015 - PRESENT

Sly Messenger

Crafted the architecture and design of a screenshot-proof messenger; conversations within the app mirror conversations in real life, they cannot be shared. The idea was later used by Apple Inc. to improve its messaging.
Crafted user stories, designed wireframes, and delivered full-scale designs.

Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, InVision

Consultant

2016 - 2016

Anheuser-Busch InBev

Created an award-winning MVP that resulted in funding.
Mentored and consulted on lean product design for senior Anheuser-Busch InBev employees and MBA students from Wharton, Kellogg, and Columbia University.
Presented ideas and solutions to Anheuser-Busch InBev executives and stakeholders.
Created beautifully designed example pitch decks.
Consulted students and employees on design thinking.

Technologies: Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, InVision

Product Designer

2013 - 2015

Fan10

Conceptualized with my client (who had a large social media following) a soccer social network where friends can watch live games and talk to each other.
Took a deep dive into the world of soccer in both Latin America and Europe—spending weeks researching the experience and conducting interviews.
Identified the user personas and their primary needs.
Started the design with a wireframe of the mobile app that I turned into a live prototype with the inVision app.
Consulted and created the pitch deck that led to the funding and eventual company acquisition in 2015.

Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision

Education

2007 - 2011

Bachelor's Degree in Media Studies

Queens College - New York City, NY, USA

Experience

Adobe Photoshop - 8 years CSS - 6 years HTML - 6 years InVision - 5 years Sketch 3 - 4 years

Tools

Sketch 3 Adobe Photoshop InVision

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