Midland University

Elkhorn High School

Senior Product Designer at Ibotta.

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As a founding designer at Liminal.ai, I lead the charge in crafting the visual and user experience identity of the company. My role involves not only establishing the aesthetic direction for our products but also ensuring a seamless and intuitive user interface, integrating design thinking into our development process. I am dedicated to creating a distinctive design ethos that aligns with Liminal.ai's values and objectives, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative solutions at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human experience. Staying ahead of design trends and emerging technologies, I contribute to the company's success by delivering cutting-edge, user-centric design solutions that redefine the landscape of AI applications.

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Liminal

Product Design

I am a results-driven Lead Product Designer specializing in Design Systems at Handshake, a leading technology company revolutionizing the way students and employers connect. With a passion for creating exceptional user experiences, I am dedicated to establishing and maintaining a robust design system that drives consistency, efficiency, and innovation across our products.

◘ Design System Implementation: I define and lead the implementation of Handshake's design system and visual language, encompassing guidelines, type stack, and atom components. I work diligently to establish a structure and strategy for a comprehensive system library, collaborating closely with the engineering team to ensure seamless execution and successful system publication throughout the company.

◘ Collaboration and Contribution: I create streamlined processes and pathways for Designers and Engineers to actively contribute to the design system, fostering a culture of collaboration and ownership. By defining a strategic vision for accessibility and design practices, I ensure that our design system supports inclusive experiences for all users.

◘ Pilot Experience Launch: Methodically, I launch pilot experiences within our products. This approach enables us to iterate, validate, and continuously improve the design system's impact on user satisfaction and business outcomes.

◘ Brand Integration: I work closely with the brand team to ensure the design system reflects Handshake's brand identity and values, both visually and interactively. This collaboration guarantees a cohesive and consistent experience across all touchpoints.

◘ Design Iteration and Empowerment: Collaborating with Product Designers, I iterate and create new components and styles that enhance Handshake's products. Furthermore, I empower teams throughout the company to adopt and contribute to the design system, fostering cross-functional engagement and promoting a unified user experience.

Handshake

Lead Product Designer, Design Systems

As a Staff Product Designer at Ibotta, a leading mobile shopping and cashback rewards platform, I made significant contributions to both the development of their design system and the user experience across the platform. Leveraging my expertise in design systems and user-centered design, I played a pivotal role in shaping Ibotta's visual identity, enhancing usability, and delivering seamless experiences for millions of users.

Design System Development: Played a key role in developing and evolving Ibotta's design system, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to establish guidelines, components, and patterns. This ensured consistency and efficiency across all products and platforms, fostering a unified user experience.

User-Centered Design: Conducted user research, gathered insights, and integrated feedback to inform design decisions and optimize the user experience. By empathizing with users and understanding their needs, I designed intuitive and engaging experiences that increased user satisfaction and retention.

Cross-Platform Design: Designed for various platforms, including mobile apps (iOS and Android) and Web. This involved maintaining brand consistency, adhering to platform-specific guidelines, and creating delightful user interactions that facilitated seamless interactions and increased user engagement.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and fellow designers, to align design efforts with business goals and user needs. 

Employed an iterative design process, rapidly prototyping and iterating on design solutions based on user feedback and data-driven insights. This approach allowed for continuous improvement.

Mentorship and Leadership: Mentored and provided guidance to junior designers, fostering their professional growth and helping them excel in their roles. Acted as a design leader within the organization.

Ibotta, Inc.

Staff Product Designer

•Led the development of Sling TV's design system (web), collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and implement a comprehensive design language.

•Conducted user research and integrated feedback to ensure the design system catered to user needs and delivered intuitive experiences.
Collaborated with the brand team and stakeholders to align the design system with Sling TV's brand strategy and values.

• Worked closely with product designers to iterate and optimize components and styles within the design system.

•Developed comprehensive documentation for the design system, including guidelines, patterns, and best practices.

• Contributed to enhancing the visual aesthetics and functionality of Sling TV's products.

• Played a vital role in delivering high-quality streaming experiences to millions of Sling TV customers.
As a Senior Product Designer at Sling TV, I was instrumental in the development and success of the design system, leaving a lasting impact on the organization's visual identity and user experience.

Sling TV

Experience Designer

Design and craft digital products using extensive design-thinking principles. From discovery through implementation, we would use our understanding of the user to create elegant and functional applications by relentless testing, problem solving, rapid prototyping, and more.

In Depth:
+ User Testing
+ UX Research
+ Design Thinking Agile Roadmaps
+ Visual Design
+ Product Management
+ Product Development

Spire Digital

Product Designer

Skills: Product Design · HTML · Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) · Prototyping · React.js · HTML5 · Agile Methodologies · Defining Requirements · Responsive Web Design · Information Architecture · User-centered Design · Design Briefs

UX Designer

Strategizing, designing, and implementing solutions for a large number of clients and corporations to solve problems in the digital age. Create interfaces and develop experiences throughout the interactive medium.

Overall:
+ Strategy
+ Art Direction
+ Digital Branding
+ User Testing/Research
+ UI Design and Development

In-Depth:
+ Working with Design and Development to set tone, sell principles, and establish identity and experience.
+ Combine the research, design, testing and development needed to help create an innovative digital experience.
+ Art Direction and management of team to create visual and interactive applications.
+ Give User Experience and Process presentations to clients and teams alike.
+ Work with clients, agencies, and teams to create digital strategy
+ Conduct interviews for new positions .
+ Work with Sales and Marketing teams to help sell our professional services.
+ Present to clients onsite and travel to client locations and headquarters.
+ Wireframe, prototype, and design low and high fidelity mockups as part of our design-thinking process.
+ Conduct stakeholder interviews, perform observational and secondary research, develop personas and user-journey mapping/user-flows/usability tests.
+ Set tone and direction for all clients.

Four Winds Interactive

Senior Designer

Overall:
Web Designer/Graphic Designer  -  Designed and developed websites, created brand identity and designed specifically for over 100+ real estate agents.  Worked directly with creative team from conceptualization to implementation.

In-Depth:
+ Worked with agents to develop their brand.
+ Completed custom websites for agents and clients.
+ Created marketing campaigns.
+ Art direction for team of in-house designers.
+ Worked with IT and Marketing teams.
+ Led design and website presentations.

CBSHOME Real Estate

Web Designer / Creative Designer

Coordination and management of Nonprofit Organization, Junior League of Omaha.  Managed site and developed SEO campaign for JLO.

Junior League of Omaha

Web Coordination

Overall:
Developed and managed website, designed all advertisements and creative work for 14 locations. Created a Search Engine Optimization development campaign. Created marketing proposals, press releases, conceived marketing communications of every type and executed many different marketing department objectives.

In-Depth:
+ Worked with Marketing team to develop advertising campaigns (billboards, mailing, marketing materials, flyers, handouts, trade show)
+ Designed website, from front-end development, to user experience of login screens/post-login bank account information.
+ Designed full-fledged brand refresh and rolled out to 16 locations.

Security National Bank

Website Coordinator / Marketing / Graphic Design

Designed all events, logos and prints for River City Production Company. Postcards, Flyers, Posters, and handled 3 different Web pages, keeping information current. Also helped in Sales Department with Taste of West O, LLC, a sister Company of River City Productions. Worked in high-stress, deadline driven environment.

River City Productions

Designer, Marketing

Successfully handled Day-to-Day operations including: Handling a Sales Team, Account Management, Accounting. Also was Webmaster and Designer for the physical site.
Proficient in HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL. Met deadlines, dealt directly with over 65 different clients in the Omaha Area. Created marketing proposals and developed and managed promotions.

OmahaNightlife.com

Asssistant GM, Graphic Design

Freelance design in programs such as Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXpress, and Adobe Illustrator.
Worked with a team to accomplish goals and meet deadlines, as well as individual deadlines.

Chris Knutson