
Christopher Lugo
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Hillsboro, OR, United States
Toptal member since September 30, 2020
Chris is a talented designer with over 17 years of digital expertise. He excels in high-paced agency settings, working with clients from various industries on projects of all sizes. His strength is understanding complex product requirements and distilling the information into a simple user experience that works seamlessly across all devices. Chris masterfully brings thoughtful and creative solutions to life, whether working from an existing design or helping imagine a brand new product.
Portfolio
Work Experience
UX and Visual Designer
Freelance
- Spearheaded UX and design for Tributum’s back-end tax portal for eCommerce tax filings nationwide.
- Improved userflow, interface, and design for Flywheel Taxi’s driver &and passenger monitors (DIM and PIM).
- Offered consultations and design work to improve marketing efforts via web and social properties.
- Delivered the logo design and brand identity for small businesses and enterprise-level clients.
Senior UX Designer
Propane Studio
- Delivered UX and design for digital interactive projects, websites, mobile apps, social media, and marketing collateral.
- Guided product and web solutions for industry leaders: Sauce Labs, Kaiser Permanente, SF Symphony, Absorb, and Equinix to name a few.
- Collaborated with strategy and development teams to build high-fidelity userflows, wireframes, and prototypes.
- Created brand and style guidelines for client identity systems as well as Propane’s own brand.
Design Director
Numi Financial
- Created and managed all creative marketing needs. Collateral included new logos, stationery, debit card design, card carriers, wallet cards, sell sheets, PPT decks, email blast templates, images for web use, posters, and trade show banners.
- Created and produced bilingual marketing materials for all collateral mentioned above.
- Collaborated with the marketing team and clients to deliver creative products under tight time requirements.
Graphic Designer
Linear SC
- Designed and produced in-store POS (signs, posters, base wraps, standees, case cards), direct mail, and internal sell sheets for Diageo brands Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray, Bushmills, Baileys, and Don Julio.
- Conceived, designed, and produced seasonal marketing campaigns for Diageo brands.
- Designed and produced both CMS and HTML websites by altering CSS, creating graphics, and managing content.
- Managed relationships between clients and vendors.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design (Minor in Spanish)
San Diego State University - San Diego, California, USA
Exchange Program in European Art & Architecture (Spanish)
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija - Madrid, Spain
Skills
Tools
Adobe CC, Figma, Zeplin, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Microsoft Office, Jira, Slack, Asana
Languages
Visual Design Language
Platforms
Mobile, WordPress
Industry Expertise
Healthcare, Fine Arts
Other
Graphic Design, Product Design, User Interface (UI), Design, Animated Prototypes, Dashboard Design, Responsive Web Apps, UI Design, UX Pattern Design, Responsive Design, UI Patterns, CreativeJS, Data Visualization, Design Systems, UX Design, User Experience (UX), Branding, Web Design, Web App Design, Wireframing, User-centered Design (UCD), Responsive Web Design (RWD), ADA Compliance, Web Accessibility, Brand Design, Logo Design, Visual Design, Logotype, Presentation Design, Websites, Business Card Design, Brand Logos, Print, Color Theory, Keynote Templates, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Web Applications, Interactive UX, Product Conceptualization, Brand Building, User Flows, Prototyping, Annotated Wireframes, Mobile First, Web Portals, User Testing, Information Architecture (IA), Financial UX, Mobile Apps, Design Leadership, B2B, Enterprise, Accessibility, UX Strategy, Spanish-English Translation, Health Insurance, Marketing Strategy, Customer Portals, Integrated Marketing, 3D Walkthroughs, API Integration, eCommerce, Taxation, Faceted Search, Cloud Computing, 3D, Data-informed Visual Design, Health IT
Experience
- Graphic Design - 17 years
- Responsive Web Apps - 10 years
- Data Visualization - 10 years
- Product Design - 8 years
- UI Design - 8 years
- Dashboard Design - 8 years
- UX Pattern Design - 7 years
- Figma - 6 years
Tools
- Figma
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