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User Experience Lead

Chris Becker

Los Angeles, CA
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    An Imaginative and creative Senior UX Designer / Interaction designer / Design Researcher. A conceptual thinker with the ability to design across media platforms from web to iOS & Android and software. A versatile designer and systems thinker with problem solving skills for User Experience Design, Interaction, Branding, Web Design, Advertising, Systems Design, Process Mapping, Social Media, Transmedia, Product Design and Print Design. Organized and passionate for following design problems from concept to finished product. Versed in prototyping, design research, and user testing for taking ideas from the drawing board to the real world. Not afraid to get his hand dirty and has worked with both waterfall and Lean product development methodologies all the while using strong verbal and writing communication skills.

    Fine Art background lends to variety of creative thinking and problem solving skills. Studies have included courses in Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Print Making, Archetype, Graphic Design, Typography, Design Research, User Testing, Rapid Prototyping, Programming, Drawing, Motion, Systems Theory, Usability, Heuristics and Art History.

    Specialties: User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Branding, Identity Design, Conceptual modeling, Rapid Prototyping, User Interface, Brainstorming, Package Design, Print Ads, Advertising, Retail Design, P.O.P, Interactive Art Director, Developer Front-end, Wireframes, Application GUI Design, Multimedia Presentations, Production Artist, Web Master, Social Media, Strategy Development, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After-Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Keynote, Action Script 3, HTML, CSS, PHP, Omigraffle, Word

  • Education
    • Masters Degree Fine Art; Media Design; Media Design Program
      Art Center College of Design
      2007 - 2010
      I started in the ACCD undergrad in Graphic Design and attended for 5 terms before upgrading to the MFA program
    • Bachelor's Degree Fine Art; Painting minor Graphic Design
      Colorado State University
      2000 - 2004
      SAE - 3 x social chair, SAE Rush Designer
  • Experience
    • Adjunct Professor
      Loyola Marymount University
      Feb 2013 - Present (13 years 4 months)
      Adjunct Professor -
      Information Design 1
      Graphic Design 1
      Creative Direction 1

      Created lesson plans, lectures, workshops, and assignments. Manage class time, determined learning outcomes and associated social and technological advancements relevant and important to the design profession.
    • UX designer
      AnchorUX
      Nov 2012 - Present (13 years 7 months)
      Principle & Creative Director
    • Guest Lecturer
      General Assemb.ly
      Mar 2013 - Nov 2014 (1 year 8 months)
      Interaction and UX lecturer.
      Have given workshops and group lectures on
      • User Experience Design
      • Responsive Web Design
      • Interaction Design

      Discover what the field of UX encompasses and how it relates to other disciplines.
      Learn how to identify the different roles within UX and the responsibilities of each.
      Use the Five Core Components of Usability to evaluate web and mobile experiences.
    • Freelance Experience Designer
      R/GA
      Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
      User Experience Designer / Design Researcher / Interaction Designer.
      Working closely with designers, developers and Strategy to concept, pitch and produce leading class web experiences. Wireframing, diagramming, prototyping, developing conceptual framework, interaction models and innovation methodologies. Produced user flow charts for quick project.

      Client: Beats By Dre
    • Product Manager / Lead User Experience Designer
      Ferrazzi Greenlight / Yoi
      Mar 2014 - Sep 2014 (6 months)
      Lead User Experience Designer / Design Researcher / Interaction Designer.
      Working closely with designers, developers and Strategy to concept, pitch and produce leading class enterprise SAS. Wireframing, diagramming, prototyping, developing conceptual framework, interaction models and innovation methodologies. Start up strategy and business / pitch deliverables including Agile Development & LEAN start up methodologies along with Human Centered Design processes.

      Lead of team of 3 - 5 designers & 7 developers in an agile / scrum based environment.
    • Adjunct Professor
      UCLA Extension
      Jan 2014 - Mar 2014 (2 months)
      Adjunct Professor -
      Design Thinking - Z6634

      Created lesson plans, lectures, work shops, and assignments. Manage class time, determined learning outcomes and associated social and technological advancements relevant and important to the design profession.
    • Freelance UX Designer
      Tool of North America
      Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 (3 months)
      Freelance for UX projects.
      Concept and User flow / wireframes for http://www.nissanusa.com/passiongenome/
      consulted on multiple projects ongoing and completed.
    • UX Designer
      Two Bit Circus, Inc.
      Mar 2013 - Oct 2013 (7 months)
      UX design / Making / Hacking

      User Experience Designer / Design Researcher / Interaction Designer.
      Working closely with designers, developers and Strategy to concept, pitch and produce leading class interaction and software, websites, and interactive games. Wireframing, diagraming, prototyping, developing conceptual framework, interaction models and innovation methodologies.
    • Freelance UX Designer
      TBWA\Chiat\Day
      Dec 2012 - Mar 2013 (3 months)
      Interactive problem solver with expertise in maintaining and concentrating User experience across platforms
    • Freelance UX Designer
      BLITZ
      Oct 2012 - Nov 2012 (1 month)
      User Experience Designer / Design Researcher / Interaction Designer.
      Working closely with designers, developers and Strategy to concept, pitch and produce leading class interaction and socially connected campaigns, websites and services. Wireframing, diagraming, prototyping, developing conceptual framework, interaction models and innovation methodologies.
    • Freelance UX / Design Research
      Ayzenberg Group
      Mar 2012 - Nov 2012 (8 months)
      User Experience, design research and strategy. Working closely with designers, developers and client service to concept, pitch and produce leading class interaction and socially connected campaign, websites and services. Wireframing, diagraming, prototyping, developing conceptual framework for clients, interaction models and innovation methodologies.
    • Freelance UX Designer
      Deutsch
      Jan 2012 - Mar 2012 (2 months)
      Conceptual Modeling, Ideation, System Diagramming, Wireframes, Site Maps, User Testing, A/B testing, Experience Mapping
    • Freelance UX Designer
      BLITZ
      Dec 2011 - Dec 2011
      Wireframes, conceptual modeling, site mapping
    • Freelance UX/IA
      Innocean Worldwide
      Sep 2011 - Nov 2011 (2 months)
      User Experience, Information Architecture, Wire framing, User Interface, Interaction Modeling, Diagramming, Content Strategy
    • Sr. Designer
      Phenomenon
      Mar 2011 - Sep 2011 (6 months)
      Designer / User Experience for creative consultancy. Involved in storytelling, conceptual modeling, wireframing, UI design, and art direction
    • Freelance UX design
      Saatchi & Saatchi
      Dec 2010 - Mar 2011 (3 months)
      User Experience Designer for large website. Wireframing, conceptual modeling, and Information Architecture for multiple clients.
    • Freelance Associate Experience Designer
      Schematic
      Aug 2010 - Dec 2010 (4 months)
      User Experience designer for variety of projects. Involved in storytelling, conceptual modeling, wireframing, and UI design clients include: Cablevision, OpenTV, and Bank of America
    • Visual Strategist
      Jet Propulsion Laboratory
      Jun 2009 - Mar 2010 (9 months)
      Working hand and hand with scientist and engineers to assist them with visual communication. Using design conceptualization and research to engage the scientific community within JPL and out. Applying processes of metaphor and storytelling into space and research missions.
    • Visual Strategist (Section 312)
      JPL/NASA
      Jun 2009 - Mar 2010 (9 months)
      Conceptual Modeling, Prototyping, Idea Generation, Logos, Diagramming, Design Experimentation, Design Research
    • Maker
      Syyn Labs
      2010 - 2010
      Conceptual Drawing, Diagramming, User Experience, User Interface, Interaction Maker (Rube Goldberg), Art Direction & Branding
    • Media Designer
      Art Center College of Design
      2008 - 2010 (2 years)
      Design Research, Prototyping, Media Theory
    • Designer
      Hovenes
      Jan 2008 - Aug 2009 (1 year 7 months)
      Design collective with intent on design that can alter social awareness
    • Junior Designer
      Red Design Consultants
      May 2008 - Aug 2008 (3 months)
      Packaging, Idendity, Branding, Web
    • Gallery Coordinator & Inhouse designer
      Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary
      May 2005 - Aug 2007 (2 years 3 months)
      Organized shows, implimented inventory, coordinated sales.
  • Awards

    Eagle Scout

    AIGA Emerge Scholarship Winner

    - Adobe Design Awards _ Semifinalist- 2009

  • Affiliations

    IXDA

    AIGA Student President

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    • Interaction Design
    • UX
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