Chris Gaffey
Product | Visual | UI | Psych
Chris Gaffey
Senior Product/Visual Designer | CGOriginal.com
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SUMMARY
- Hard working, user-focused product designer and researcher
- Relentlessly dedicated & energizing team member
- Fast, thorough, & impact-driven design generalist
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Product Design Lead, DesignMap – February ‘21 - Present
- Strategic Workshop Facilitation – Designed and facilitated workshops with C-suite executives and cross-functional teams, transforming business requirements into actionable UX strategies and driving alignment across Product, Engineering, and leadership stakeholders.
- End-to-End UX/Product Design – Led complete design processes from user research to production for web and mobile platforms, specializing in 0-to-1 products and enterprise solutions while balancing user experience with business constraints.
- Cross-functional Collaboration – Partnered with Product Managers, Engineers, and executives to translate complex technical requirements into user-centered design solutions, building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
Delivered user-centered design solutions for high-profile clients across fintech, enterprise technology, and ecommerce sectors that drove transformational change
My clients included: Google, eBay, PayPal, Cisco, Gallup, Gartner, IDC
Product Designer, Health IQ – January ‘18 - February ‘21
Worked closely with CEO, developers, & stakeholders across the business leading the design of 3 new digital products, a complete rebrand & website redesign. Revamped company email system, 3x’ing click-through & revitalized online ad marketing, halving CPL, doubling ROAS, and 2x'ing Landing Page efficiency.
- Product/UI design – Design & manage major customer & business products – a new client app, a new all-digital client experience, a custom sales agent tool/CRM, redesigned flagship quiz product, among others
- Web design – Complete website redesign (twice) & landing page optimization – improving click & conversion metrics by 190%
- Brand/Visual design – Lead designer for complete company rebrand, email system overhaul & the optimization of ads & landing pages
Visual Designer, UpGuard – August '16 - October '17
Grew from untrained dancing design monkey to VP of Design’s right-hand man, touching all aspects of the company from ads, to landing pages, to a complete rebrand and 2 web redesigns. I received praise for my meticulous, dedicated approach to any project & infectious enthusiasm & optimism.
Communications Assistant, Capital Region Chamber – August ‘13 – June ‘16
Managed website & email system, designing digital/print graphics for events & communications.
Chris Gaffey
Product Design | UX | Psych
Chris Gaffey
Senior Product/Visual Designer | CGOriginal.com
Download PDF
SUMMARY
- Hard working, user-focused product designer and researcher
- Relentlessly dedicated & energizing team member
- Fast, thorough, & impact-driven design generalist
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Product Design Lead, DesignMap – February ‘21 - Present
- Strategic Workshop Facilitation – Designed and facilitated workshops with C-suite executives and cross-functional teams, transforming business requirements into actionable UX strategies and driving alignment across Product, Engineering, and leadership stakeholders.
- End-to-End UX/Product Design – Led complete design processes from user research to production for web and mobile platforms, specializing in 0-to-1 products and enterprise solutions while balancing user experience with business constraints.
- Cross-functional Collaboration – Partnered with Product Managers, Engineers, and executives to translate complex technical requirements into user-centered design solutions, building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
Delivered user-centered design solutions for high-profile clients across fintech, enterprise technology, and ecommerce sectors that drove transformational change
My clients included: Google, eBay, PayPal, Cisco, Gallup, Gartner, IDC
Product Designer, Health IQ – January ‘18 - February ‘21
Worked closely with CEO, developers, & stakeholders across the business leading the design of 3 new digital products, a complete rebrand & website redesign. Revamped company email system, 3x’ing click-through & revitalized online ad marketing, halving CPL, doubling ROAS, and 2x'ing Landing Page efficiency.
- Product/UI design – Design & manage major customer & business products – a new client app, a new all-digital client experience, a custom sales agent tool/CRM, redesigned flagship quiz product, among others
- Web design – Complete website redesign (twice) & landing page optimization – improving click & conversion metrics by 190%
- Brand/Visual design – Lead designer for complete company rebrand, email system overhaul & the optimization of ads & landing pages
Visual Designer, UpGuard – August '16 - October '17
Grew from untrained dancing design monkey to VP of Design’s right-hand man, touching all aspects of the company from ads, to landing pages, to a complete rebrand and 2 web redesigns. I received praise for my meticulous, dedicated approach to any project & infectious enthusiasm & optimism.
Communications Assistant, Capital Region Chamber – August ‘13 – June ‘16
Managed website & email system, designing digital/print graphics for events & communications.
Chris Gaffey
Senior Product/Visual Designer | CGOriginal.com
Download PDF
SUMMARY
- Hard working, user-focused product designer and researcher
- Relentlessly dedicated & energizing team member
- Fast, thorough, & impact-driven design generalist
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Product Design Lead, DesignMap – February ‘21 - Present
- Strategic Workshop Facilitation – Designed and facilitated workshops with C-suite executives and cross-functional teams, transforming business requirements into actionable UX strategies and driving alignment across Product, Engineering, and leadership stakeholders.
- End-to-End UX/Product Design – Led complete design processes from user research to production for web and mobile platforms, specializing in 0-to-1 products and enterprise solutions while balancing user experience with business constraints.
- Cross-functional Collaboration – Partnered with Product Managers, Engineers, and executives to translate complex technical requirements into user-centered design solutions, building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
Delivered user-centered design solutions for high-profile clients across fintech, enterprise technology, and ecommerce sectors that drove transformational change
My clients included: Google, eBay, PayPal, Cisco, Gallup, Gartner, IDC
Product Designer, Health IQ – January ‘18 - February ‘21
Worked closely with CEO, developers, & stakeholders across the business leading the design of 3 new digital products, a complete rebrand & website redesign. Revamped company email system, 3x’ing click-through & revitalized online ad marketing, halving CPL, doubling ROAS, and 2x'ing Landing Page efficiency.
- Product/UI design – Design & manage major customer & business products – a new client app, a new all-digital client experience, a custom sales agent tool/CRM, redesigned flagship quiz product, among others
- Web design – Complete website redesign (twice) & landing page optimization – improving click & conversion metrics by 190%
- Brand/Visual design – Lead designer for complete company rebrand, email system overhaul & the optimization of ads & landing pages
Visual Designer, UpGuard – August '16 - October '17
Grew from untrained dancing design monkey to VP of Design’s right-hand man, touching all aspects of the company from ads, to landing pages, to a complete rebrand and 2 web redesigns. I received praise for my meticulous, dedicated approach to any project & infectious enthusiasm & optimism.
Communications Assistant, Capital Region Chamber – August ‘13 – June ‘16
Managed website & email system, designing digital/print graphics for events & communications.