# Christopher R Ward > UX / UI Design Leader Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/christopherrward Proven results-driven UX Designer with over 10 years of experience in creating user-centered designs for responsive web and native applications. Highly proficient in all stages of the design process, including user research, design thinking, system thinking, ideation, wireframing, prototyping, front-end development, and usability testing. Highly adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver simple, elegant, intuitive and impactful user experiences. Strong skills in design software and front-end code including Figma, Figjam, Webflow, Miro, Dovetail, HTML5, CSS3, Angular, and more. ## Work Experience ### User Experience Designer @ VERO Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Leading UX/UI design for mobile and desktop real estate platforms. • Mapping user workflows to streamline renter and agent experiences. • Designing interactive prototypes with motion and animation for clarity and engagement. • Collaborating with product and engineering to test and refine designs. ### Principal UX Designer @ CWard Studios Jan 2014 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Specializing in creating simple, user-centric, and elegant products that solve complex problems for Saas, B2b, B2c, and more... ### Senior User Experience Designer @ Workday Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area • Led UX design for AI-driven vignettes, ensuring WCAG/W3C compliance and aligning interaction patterns with Gartner Magic Quadrant criteria. • Oversaw end-to-end design execution from vision through delivery while maintaining Workday design standards. • Collaborated with PMMs, offshore teams, and designers to build scenario-based Figma prototypes showcasing AI decision-support capabilities. • Mentored junior designers on scalable design standards. ### Lead User Experience Designer @ Impulse Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States •Spearheaded research and design efforts to enhance product-market fit and hardware innovation, delivering task flows, wireframes, and prototypes using Figma and FigJam. •Collaborated cross-functionally to refine designs, improve time-to-market, and ensure quality, while maintaining a comprehensive Figma design system and style guide. •Conducted user research and testing to inform strategy and validate designs, reducing development risks and enhancing outcomes. ### User Experience Designer @ Pure Storage Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | United States Led design, strategy, and research for Pure Estimate which is the future vision of the organization to easily migrate prospects and existing customers from an ownership based to a subscription based model. Contributed to Pure 1 Manage, Pure Intelligence, and overseas design teams to ensure design consistency and alignment. Worked cross-functionally with SMEs, PMs, AMs, Devs, and Major Stakeholders to align vision, design, and development to deliver customer and business end goals. ### Consulting UX, UI Designer @ Blackribbit Branding Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | United States Led design and design strategy for clients to increase customer engagement, CSAT, NPS, and overall experience based on brand and business vertical. Educate clients in research, WCAG, and W3C standards. ### Lead UX / UI / UXR @ Lextech Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Led UX/UI/UR mobile design refactor for one of the largest food distributors in North America. ### Consulting UX / UI Designer @ U.S. Bank Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Led responsive web and native app design refactor for Automated Investor. Interviewed prospective designers and recommended candidates for hire. ### Senior UI / UX / Product Designer @ Teradata Jan 2016 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, CA Centered on AI and Machine Learning, led multiple product design efforts for Teradata Vantage such as Customer 360 View, Editor, Sensory Data, and more. Additionally, lead design refactor for Kylo which is an open-source data lake management software platform. ### Consulting UI / UX Designer R&D @ Teradata Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Mountain View, CA Led design for Kylo which is an open-source data lake management software platform as well as worked closely with the SME's and engineering team daily to define, ideate, sketch, and prototype new products for proof of concept. https://kylo.io/ ### Principal Designer @ Apptimize, Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Menlo Park, CA Led design and user testing for new features, products, and marketing landing page. Developed design sprint and company style guide. Mentored company in design best practices. ### Consulting Principal UI / UX / Visual Designer @ Copart Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 Worked cross functionally to help lead design strategy, initiatives, and define objectives to build an internationalized inventory and sales management platform that provides data needed to run live auctions. Mentored team in user centered design and agile methodologies. ### Consulting UI / UX / Visual Designer @ Fosubo Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Led their mobile web app redesign that helps companies build great customer service by allowing customers to individually review employees ### Principal UI / UX / Visual Designer @ Outbid Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Oakland, Ca Lead design team to build unique user interfaces and experiences for a social and e-commerce platform which allows individuals and businesses to moderate both their auctions and bids in a real time gaming atmosphere. ### Principal UI / UX / Designer and Art / Creative Director @ CNE Media Jan 2006 – Jan 2013 • Developed and designed brand • Direct branding and brand management across all properties • Interactive prototypes, wireframes, and UI’s for new products • Lead usability testing and test plan creation • Define visual language for existing and new products • Work with key stakeholders to design and plan new features and applications • Refactor UI for existing products • Formulate design concepts and briefs for presentation • Actively identify and create MMR modules for page monetization • Work with analysts to increase traffic and conversion rate • Research and work closely with IT development to create processes • Coordinate and manage the allocation of workflow to designers, freelancers, photographers and copywriters • Mentor design team in best business and design practices • Built design team ### UXD @ Mad River Entertainment Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 • Design team management, strategy and principal interaction • Work with key stakeholders to design and plan new online features and experience • Analyze user archetypes to produce workflows and wireframes • Mentor mid-junior designers to ensure quality standards are met ### Freelance Designer, Illustrator @ Mammalfish Inc Jan 1999 – Jan 2011 ### Conceptual Artist / 3D Modeler @ LucasArts Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 • Worked on such titles as Star Wars BountyHunter, RTX Red Rock, Secret Weapons Over Normandy, and Star Wars Battlefront as a member of a project based team • Selected by engineers to specialize in identifying art related and game logic issues ### Freelance Designer @ Lyris Jan 2002 – Jan 2002 ### Freelance Designer @ salesforce.com Jan 2002 – Jan 2002 ### Art Director @ GHP Productions Jan 2001 – Jan 2002 ### Freelance Artist @ Astrology.com Jan 2000 – Jan 2000 ## Education ### Graphic Design in Fine Art, Animation Academy of Art Universtiy ### Computer Animation; Classical and Jazz Bass Cabrillo College ### Illustration in Graphic Design UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cward1 - Portfolio: http://cwardstudios.com/index.html --- Source: https://flows.cv/christopherrward JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/christopherrward/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13