About Chris.

I am a design leader with a strong foundation in visual communication and over a decade of experience creating websites, digital products, and brand systems that stand out. My creative signature includes bold typography, subtle gradients, and a modern visual aesthetic. At United Airlines, I serve on the CoreUX team, where I help define and refine the digital travel experience, focusing on elevating user journeys through human-centered design and strategic alignment with business goals.
Before joining United I led brand and marketing design at Monks (formerly Media.Monks). In that role I reimagined identity systems across multiple business verticals, headed design for the Monks Technology Services initiative, and executed high-impact campaigns for F500 clients as well as emerging ventures.
Earlier in my career I founded and ran a web3 and cryptocurrency design firm. That entrepreneurial venture immersed me in decentralized tech, product design, and rapid iteration under ambiguous, high-stakes conditions. I scaled the team, led client engagements, and built design operations from scratch.
Over the years I have collaborated with brands such as Nike, Adidas, McLaren Racing, Nasdaq, Apple, and Google. Whether designing inside complex corporate environments or launching startups, I bring a systematic, tech-savvy, and people-oriented approach to problem solving. I believe design must drive clarity, consistency, and meaningful outcomes.
I am passionate about mentoring designers, building design systems that scale, and fostering inclusive, high performance teams. I love good coffee and precise craftsmanship.
I specialize in user experience, user interface, and brand design and I love telling stories through those mediums. I enjoy growing high functioning teams by building safe, diverse, and feedback-driven workspaces.
Smaller is better.
The best digital products are created by hands-on, multidisciplinary teams of experts with experience crafting products and deploying at scale.
Accessible design.
Accessibility must be a top priority in every project. Think about who will use your products, how they'll use them, and why, right from the start and at every step of the way.
Future proof.
At every stage of design and development, ask: "Can this scale to 1,000?" Designing and implementing systems solely for "today" won't address future challenges.