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Summary

I’m an organized and driven designer who’s passionate about connecting user experience to business goals.

I have 6 years of agency experience and I would love to shift to working for digital product companies.

Experience

Senior Experience Designer @ MERGE

April 2022 - Present, Remote

Led design work, competitive analyses, Accessibility audits, and Discovery phase tasks for clients of various sizes, including Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, Nationwide Insurance, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, UCB Compass, and others. Organized a monthly event for my department as well as shared an internal weekly newsletter on industry trends and forecasts.

  • Co-managed a summer 2025 intern

  • Increased user satisfaction scores by 20% for BCBS Federal Employee Program. https://www.fepblue.org

  • Designed a responsive Annuities calculator for Nationwide. https://www.defender.nationwide.com

  • Led design efforts for a startup; assisted on another. https://www.monitapp.io and https://www.eo.care

UX Designer @ MERGE

January 2019 - April 2022, Remote

Assisted in designing deliverables for various clients, including Liberty Fund nonprofit, Baptist Health South Florida, Biocon Pharmaceuticals, Radius Pharmaceuticals, and others.

Interaction Design Intern @ PUNCHCUT

June 2018 - September 2018, San Francisco

Worked on three projects with various roles, including Lead Interaction Designer, User Researcher and IXD Intern. Created user flows, sketches, insights/opportunities, and created a guide for quantitative research.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in New Media Design

May 2018, Rochester Institute of Technology – School of Design

Major courses include GUI, Motion Graphics, Elements 1/2/3, Interactive 1/2/3, 3D Design, and Foundations. GPA 3.35

Skills

Software: Figma, Adobe Suite, Jira, Confluence, Axure, Sketch, Cinema 4D

Processes: Wireframing, Prototyping, Creating comps, Brainstorming and Ideation, Journey Mapping, Sketching and Drawing, Public speaking for both Internal and Client presentations, Social Media and Inbound Marketing, Copywriting

Chris Locke

Senior Product Designer

chrisjlocke.com

chrislocke4@gmail.com

585-545-9132

About Me

I’m a multidisciplinary designer based in Rochester, NY that focuses on UX, UI and some Motion Graphics.

Summary

I’m an organized and driven designer who’s passionate about connecting user experience to business goals. I have 6 years of agency experience and I would love to shift to working for digital product companies.

Experience

Senior UX Designer @ MERGE

April 2022 - Present, Remote

Lead design work, competitive analyses, Accessibility audits, and Discovery phase tasks for clients of various sizes, including Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, Nationwide Insurance, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, UCB Compass, and others. Organized a monthly event for my department as well as shared an internal weekly newsletter on industry trends and forecasts.

Co-managed a summer 2025 intern

Increased user satisfaction scores by 20% for BCBS Federal Employee Program. https://www.fepblue.org

Designed a responsive Annuities calculator for Nationwide. https://www.defender.nationwide.com

Lead design efforts for a startup; assisted on another. https://www.monitapp.io and https://www.eo.care

UX Designer @ MERGE

January 2019 - April 2022, Remote

Assisted in designing deliverables for various clients, including Liberty Fund nonprofit, Baptist Health South Florida, Biocon Pharmaceuticals, Radius Pharmaceuticals, and others.

Interaction Design Intern @ PUNCHCUT

June 2018 - September 2018, San Francisco

Worked on three projects with various roles, including Lead Interaction Designer, User Researcher and IXD Intern. Created user flows, sketches, insights/opportunities, and created a guide for quantitative research.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in New Media Design

May 2018, Rochester Institute of Technology – School of Design

Major courses include GUI, Motion Graphics, Elements 1/2/3, Interactive 1/2/3, 3D Design, and Foundations. GPA 3.35

Skills

Software: Figma, Adobe Suite, Jira, Confluence, Axure, Sketch, Cinema 4D

Processes: Wireframing, Prototyping, Creating comps, Brainstorming and Ideation, Journey Mapping, Sketching and Drawing, Public speaking for both Internal and Client presentations, Social Media and Inbound Marketing, Copywriting