My resume
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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