Christopher F. Thomas

Designer in New York, NY, United States

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.

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Portfolio

Digital Design

JetSkip | AI Travel Assistant
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Sketch
- Booking
- Aircraft & Airlines
Sly Messenger | Screenshot-proof Messenger
- Messenger
- Social
- iOS
- Android
- Mobile
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
BYOP | Party Registry App
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Mobile
- Data
- Metrics
- User Flows
- registry
- Website QA
Snip | Stylist Booking App
- Rideshare Services
- Styling
- Barbershop
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Entrepreneurship
ParkingPro | Airbnb for Driveways
- Parking
- Consumer Branding
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Mobile
- iOS
Fan10 | A Soccer Social Network
- Soccer
- Social Networking
- Apps
- iOS
- User Experience (UX)
- User Interface (UI)
- Wireframing

Employment

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

Bachelor's Degree in Media Studies
2007 - 2011
Queens College - New York City, NY, USA

Experience

Adobe Photoshop8 years
CSS6 years
HTML6 years
InVision5 years
Sketch 34 years

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