Portfolio
Digital Design
Nomad
Spender
Tumblr- Tumblr
- Themes
- iOS
- Sketch
- Product Design
- Web UI
Control Room- Smart Homes
- iOS
- Home Automation
- Sketch
- Product Design
BMW
Guild Wars 2- Video Games
- Web UI
- Adobe Photoshop
- Web UX
Kristoffer Hedstrom
Designer in Zürich, Switzerland
Member since January 13, 2018
Kris is an interactive designer and developer with 15+ years of experience. He has worked as a designer, developer, engineering manager, and product manager for and at a variety of agencies, startups, and multi-billion companies. Kris still wants to learn and get better.
Kristoffer is now available for hire
Portfolio
Digital Design
Employment
Senior UX Engineer
2019 - PRESENTGoogle- Designed and built prototypes for new features in Google Calendar and Google Tasks.
- Augmented existing products with Chrome extensions.
- Created tools for Google Calendar and Google Tasks.
Technologies: Flutter, Sketch, Figma, TypeScript, ReactArt Director and Lead Product Engineer
2016 - 2019Nomad Health- Created a modern healthcare staffing platform for the US market.
- Designed new features in Sketch, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
- Prototyped future thinking ideas with Invision and Framer.
- Implemented with React, Redux, Redux-Form, Webpack, and Sass front-end.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Adobe Illustrator, InVision, Adobe Photoshop, SketchProduct Manager/Engineering Manager
2014 - 2015Tumblr- Led a team of Product Engineers, Designers, and Mobile Engineers.
- Spearheaded data-driven product management.
- Planned and managed projects for the Identity team (personalization, themes, customization, etc).
- Evaluated and analyzed results of projects and tests.
- Made teenagers super angry.
Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, Hadoop, PHP, MySQLProduct Engineer
2012 - 2014Tumblr- Created new features on Tumblr.com using Javascript, PHP, CSS, and HTML5.
- Created themes used by millions of people.
- Focused on post creation tools.
- Made the mobile web version 86% less terrible.
- Created embeddable posts for use on third party sites.
Technologies: Backbone.js, CSS, PHP, Adobe Photoshop, JavaScriptSenior Developer
2011 - 2012Fantasy- Focused on implementing complex UI designs using Javascript (including Ajax, SVG, WebGL and Canvas APIs), CSS and HTML5.
- Mentored junior developers.
- Contributed to USA Today's major redesign.
- Worked on several award winning sites for Google.
- Created a Chrome app for Al-Jazeera English.
Technologies: JavaScript, WebGL, CanvasSenior Interactive Developer
2010 - 2011POP- Developed award-winning, standards-based, high-profile sites for interactive agency.
- Implemented JavaScript solutions using design patterns such as the Factory, Module, and Pub-Sub.
- Created solutions using jQuery and Prototype libraries, as well as native JavaScript.
- Led team of junior developers.
- Collaborated with clients including Microsoft, Pokémon, Target, Nintendo, and San Francisco Opera.
- Worked on in-house products using C# and JavaScript.
Technologies: SVG, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, C#, jQuery, JavaScriptSenior Interactive Designer
2009 - 2010NCsoft West- Created mockups for NCsoft’s Western game franchise web sites.
- Designed user interface solutions for game installers and launchers.
- Developed and maintained game sites using Movable Type and Expression Engine.
- Provided Project Management and Design QA.
- Shipped games included Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, Aion, Lineage II, and City of Heroes.
Technologies: Adobe InDesign, OmniGraffle, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Adobe PhotoshopSenior Designer
2008 - 2009Cobalt- Designed sites and apps for automotive industry.
- Designed and implemented click-through simulators and prototypes for use with usability testing and client pitches.
- Created Information Architecture deliverables (wireframes, sitemaps, personas, etc).
- Acted as mentor and technical consultant for junior members of the team.
- Contributed to client work including GM, Lexus, BMW, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Subaru, and Audi.
Technologies: Visio, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoshopSenior Web Developer
2007 - 2008POP- Developed award-winning, standards-based, high-profile sites for interactive agency.
- Implemented complex UI designs using JavaScript, CSS, HMTL, and Actionscript/Flash.
- Created Wordpress plugins and sites for a variety of clients.
- Developed web applications.
- Worked on client projects including Nintendo, Raleigh Bicycles, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and New York Metropolitan Opera.
Technologies: WordPress, Flash, ActionScript, JavaScript, HTMLInteractive Developer
2003 - 2007KCTS Television- Designed, developed, and maintained KCTS.org and related websites.
- Designed and implemented PBS and PBS Kids related sites.
- Created interactive features using Flash / Actionscript, ASP, SQL and XML.
- Developed applications.
- Created an online payment system for pledge drives, which brought in over $200,000 USD the first year.
Technologies: Final Cut Pro, ActionScript, Flash, Adobe Premiere Pro, SQL, ASP, Adobe Photoshop
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science1998 - 2001Pacific Lutheran University - Tacoma, WA
Experience
- CSS15 years
- HTML515 years
- Product Design10 years
- Adobe Photoshop10 years
- JavaScript10 years
- App UI8 years
- React3 years
- Sketch3 years
