# Chris P.

> Senior UI Designer at Nilo

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/chrisp1

I design and build lots of things. Probably too many things. Mobile apps, VR interfaces, Instagram face filters, games and narrative experiences. If you need some rounded rectangles in 2 or 3 dimensions, I'm your guy!

## Work Experience
### Senior User Interface Designer @ Nilo Technologies
Jan 2025 – Present | San Jose, California, United States

### User Interface Designer @ VRChat Inc
Jan 2019 – Jan 2025

### Product Designer @ Turvo Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Sunnyvale, CA

### Senior User Experience Designer @ Next Issue Media
Jan 2011 – Jan 2018 | Menlo Park
Led the UX Design for the Texture iOS app, which went on to be acquired by Apple in 2018. Responsibilities include:
- Employed User Centered Design techniques to lead the design process
- Created and managed the app's design system
- Established the app's Information Architecture
- Created prototypes for use in user testing using Principle, Xcode, Proto.io and Flinto
- Responsible for establishing the visual design including specs and deliverables
- Worked with the User Researcher on the creation and moderation of user testing sessions
- Worked with the Engineering Team on implementation of designs
- Worked with the Product Team on growth and retention features

### Game Designer @ Namco Networks America Inc.
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011
Responsibilities included:
- Creative writing
- Gameplay system design
- Gameplay prototyping using Unity 3d and C#
- Pitch writing and evaluation
- Design consultation
- Occasional 2D & 3D art

iOS Games Shipped:
- BIT.TRIP BEAT
- BIT.TRIP BEAT BLITZ
- Lt. Fly: Rise of the Arachnids
- Pool Pro Online 3
- Knightfall: Death and Taxes
- Garters & Ghouls
- Photocade by Namco

### Artist @ Santa Cruz Games
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
Responsible for a wide range of tasks such as character and environmental art, level design, lighting and FX, and gameplay prototyping.

Lead Artist on Igor: The Game (Wii, PC)
- Modeled, textured, and lit environment art
- Particle effects
- UI design
- Assisted with gameplay system design
- Level design
- Creative writing
- Implementation of camera functionality

### 3D Artist @ Farsight Studios
Jan 2004 – Jan 2006
Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. (PSP)
- Assisted in designing overall gameplay aesthetic
- Assisted in combining turn based and realtime strategy elements into a cohesive single and multi player experience
- Created Power move system and abilities
- Created a fully playable paper prototype
- Assisted with level design, modeling, and texturing for combat arenas

Hard Rock Casino (PS 2)
- Designed, modeled, and textured characters
- Assisted in level design for Hard Rock and Cleopatra casinos
- Assisted in modeling and texturing environmental art for Hard Rock and Cleopatra casinos

### Aerospace Control and Warning System Instructor @ US Air Force
Jan 1997 – Jan 2001


## Education
### Bachelors in Video Game Art and Design
Art Institute of Phoenix


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chrispavia
- Portfolio: https://chrispavia.artstation.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13