# Christopher Barker > Product Design and Research Leadership (Former Microsoft, Amazon, PayPal, Walmart) Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/christopherbarker Accomplished leader in UX design and research with 20 years of experience that spans search, enterprise, payments, media and ecommerce. No matter what the industry my focus is always scalable solutions that adapt to the technology and global market. My passion lies in taking imaginative product ideas and innovative technologies and shaping them into a clean, intuitive and enjoyable experience that will delight customers all over the globe. I'm a engaged leader who values working in teams where creative, technical, visionary, and pragmatic minds coalesce. ## Work Experience ### Head of Product Design and Creative @ Multi Media, LLC Jan 2024 – Present | Los Angeles Metropolitan Area ### Director of Product Design and Research @ Walmart Global Tech Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area I led a multidiscipline team of product designers, visual designers, researchers, content strategists, technical writers and video production specialists supporting Walmart’s global technology platform. My portfolio of projects includes software that drives the end-to-end supply chain experience that takes an item from the manufacturer to the consumer. These are the experiences that serve suppliers, merchants, drivers, store associates, gig workers, warehouse workers and third party clients at a global scale. ### Principal Director, Head of Design and Research @ Microsoft Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, CA I served as the head of UX design and research for for O365’s Yammer and Groups. This includes driving UX for all products in the suite as well as integrating those features into the larger Microsoft enterprise product line. ### Head of UX Design and Research @ Amazon Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Seattle, WA I led a team of UX designers and researchers that drive the customer experience for Amazon's delivery experience around the world. We supported various initiatives throughout the company, raising the standard of design at Amazon. My team has a global influence with a goal of serving a customer's needs no matter their needs or the region they live in. I constantly evaluate the needs of engineering teams, marketers, product owners and partner teams from across Amazon to craft simple and intuitive experiences around complex problems. ### Design Team Manager (UX) @ PayPal Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | San Jose, CA I led the UX design effort for PayPal’s global business products. I managed a multidisciplinary team of designers, writers and researchers as well as coordinated global teams localizing regional experiences. We took a customer first and global aware approach to enabling businesses of all sizes to continue to grow on PayPal. I lead the redesign effort for the PayPal business portal that has launched all over the world and is serving millions of businesses across the globe. ### User Experience Design Lead @ AOL Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | New York, NY I led UX initiatives at Aol owned Patch.com. The end result was evolving Patch from a proof of concept to a publishing and advertising platform the enabled residents and businesses from across the country to engage their local communities in new ways. ### UI Design Lead @ IAC Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 | Oakland, CA and New York, NY Led many design efforts for a variety of web based products. I worked very closely with product teams, developers and engineers to produce innovative and intuitive user experiences based on the technologies that were being developed. This included brainstorming new products, prototyping, wireframing, interaction design, UI development, visual design and design direction. ### Design Director @ eurekster Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 | San Francisco, CA Led team of designers and developers producing interfaces for web products as well as designing corporate marketing materials. This includes overseeing all UI elements for web based search and advertising products for a variety of clients that include MTV, Time Warner, NBC and Forbes. In addition to these responsibilities I also lead all corporate branding and advertising activities (DM, banner adds, print material, conference booths, etc). ### Design Consultant @ Riverbed Technology Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 | San Francisco, CA Coordinating and producing graphics and flash content for web and multimedia products. This includes Flash development, graphic design, UI development and 2d animation. ### Director, Web and Media Design @ BAE Systems North America Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 Managing web operations for east coast office. This involves implementing multimedia content, designing site templates, coordinating customer requirements and managing program assets. ### New Media Coordinator @ SAIC Jan 2001 – Jan 2005 Coordinating and producing high-end digital media products for customers that include Northrop Gruman, NASA, Smithsonian Institution, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Johns Hopkins University and SAIC. Deliverables included websites (static and dynamic), user interfaces, interactive games, videos (DVDs, streaming videos), print material (brochures, posters, handouts, Newsletters), briefings (Flash and Director, PowerPoint, High-Dev Presentations), logos and corporate branding assistance ### Multimedia Producer @ BAE Systems Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 Produced high-end animations and graphics for video, multimedia and web based products. This included technical diagrams, visualization, architectural/landscape simulation, motion graphics, product development and hardware/software acquisition ### Web Producer @ US Government Jan 2000 – Jan 2000 Developed interactive graphics and presentations. ## Education ### MFA in Digital Art Maryland Institute College of Art ### BFA in Graphic Design Shepherd University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cjbarker --- Source: https://flows.cv/christopherbarker JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/christopherbarker/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05