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Good evening. My name is Chris.
I design apps that sit next to connected hardware. Engaging interfaces that users enjoy using… enjoy tapping around in. But, since they found what they needed, they put the phone down and live their life. Or go to bed.
Why I may be right for Hatch. I’m currently the lead designer on a companion app for HVAC equipment; a device in the home, and an app that explains it. I’m also the sole designer for a Technician app, which is a data-nesting and control-heavy interface, similar to the Hatch app.
Case Studies
Three projects, one for fun.
Client work first, then the one I made because I wanted to see it exist.
Lead Product Designer · Shipped
Home Monitoring App
Homeowners see how their HVAC system is actually running — usage, filter life, and an alert that arrives before the house gets cold. Five build iterations, from the MVP we tested with to the scaled-back version that shipped.
Product Designer · Partially shipped
Loan Origination Software
Established and maintained a design system while modernizing loan-processing software end to end. Improved flows and clear status patterns across a dense workflow, for the people who live in it eight hours a day.
Personal Project · Pitched
Sonos Redesign: Volume First
Volume control available always, across every room and every source. A rework aimed at the thing people actually open the app for, so they can put the phone back down.
Colleagues
What it's like to work with me
Chris is an amazing UX/UI designer to work with. He is creative and also flexible when working with development teams. He keeps the customer at the heart of his work while continuously improving and pushing our products forward. He would be a great asset for anyone.
Chris is a multi-faceted designer that is highly proficient in coming up with many different solutions for a given design problem. He is able to think through micro interactions to entire user flows. He asks great questions, is happy to explore other ways to solve problems and listens carefully to customer feedback. And he is just wonderful to work with.
Chris is just the best to work with. He’s creative, reasonable, and receptive to user feedback. He has a strong desire to create easy and delightful designs for our users. While he is a continual learner, he offers a strong confidence in his skills while keeping ego out of the equation. Any team would be lucky to have Chris. He will keep the energy high and your whole team laughing.
About
5 years into design, 13 years into executing big ideas, stakeholder management, and delivering to audiences.
I'm currently a product designer at Test Double, where I've worked since December 2023 on connected home products for Trane and American Standard — design systems, and research with dealers and homeowners. I'm the sole designer on three products, two mobile and one web, all serving separate user groups. Before that, Northern Trust at Highland Solutions and loan-processing software at MadeLabs.
From 2008 to 2021 I worked in television and media production as a creative producer and writer, pitching ideas to rooms full of creatives. That experience taught me nobody owes you their attention, the note you don't want to hear is usually the right one, and the fastest way to fix a scene is to cut it. All three transfer.
I live in Evanston, Illinois with my family, a dog, and many Hatch devices.