Christopher M. Dorner

About

Senior Product Designer | UX/UI Expert | DesignOps Leader | FinTech & SaaS Specialist Hi, I’m Chris! I’m passionate about designing products that truly make a difference. As a Senior Product Designer at UpTogether, I had the opportunity to lead the design process for complex features on a platform handling over $150MM in cash transfers/payments. I love turning ideas into reality, especially when it comes to taking projects from 0-1 by combining research, data, and a user-centered approach. With a solid foundation in UX/UI design and expertise in DesignOps, I’ve developed systems that streamline workflows, reduce iteration cycles, and improve overall team productivity. I’m at my best in fast-paced environments where I can deliver high-impact, scalable design solutions that make a real difference. ENTJ-T #opentowork

Experience

• Founder & Principal Designer · Christopher M. Dorner2019-03-01 –

  Led UX/UI design for FinTech, Healthtech, and other startups from ideation to prototyping. Conducted research and stakeholder interviews to align design with business goals. Created comprehensive UX architectures, including wireframes, sitemaps, and clickable prototypes. Developed design systems to ensure intuitive, consistent, and memorable user experiences. Delivered iterated high-fidelity prototypes for seamless developer hand-off and market readiness.

• Sr. Product Design Consultant · Domain Money2024-02-01 – 2024-03-01

  Led design efforts embedded within the Growth team, scaling product features to boost engagement. Drove design initiatives across user tools, mobile, and web for WealthTech product. Enhanced UX by refining interfaces for seamless transitions between new and legacy systems. Delivered high-quality UI solutions and optimized marketing email designs.

• Senior Product Designer, Manager · UpTogether2022-11-01 – 2023-10-01

  Developed DesignOps systems that improved iteration times and boosted team productivity. Led project execution from Research to Launch, managing teams to deliver impactful solutions. Collaborated with executives to prioritize features, balancing business goals with user needs. Demonstrated advanced understanding of industry compliance around AML and KYC.

• Product Designer, Individual Contributor · UpTogether2020-08-01 – 2022-11-01

  Audited and updated a FinTech payments system for robustness and modern usability. Integrated flows of modern APIs such as Plaid and Stripe to facilitate payouts on traditional rails. Implemented DesignOps to elevate product and UX maturity within the organization. Built a cohesive design system that aligned UX/UI patterns with brand identity. Collaborated with research teams in conducting user research and interviews.

• Product Designer - Contractor · Maslife2020-02-01 – 2020-04-01

  Incrementally redesigned website for this NeoBank, integrating accessibility and long-term usability. Applied color theory and layout design to enhance visual appeal and user experience. Developed a web-based onboarding flow, showcasing user experience design skills.

• UX/UI Design Consultant · Project Tyrone2019-09-01 – 2019-11-01

  Project Tyrone is an early stage HealthTech start-up that came out of an accelerator program at Johns Hopkins University. The team had a list of requirements they needed built into a mobile phone agnostic clickable prototype to present to potential stakeholders. The mobile app we designed hosts several features which will fill a gap in the American Healthcare system. In order to create a best-in-class UX architecture, I started by gathering data from interviews with top industry professionals. I then conducted research into direct and adjacent fields of healthcare services to utilize effective methodologies and create artifacts to help guide the project. After, I defined the system architecture within which the mobile app would function, creating, maintaining, and using a design system to promote an intuitive and familiar yet memorable user experience. Finally, I designed a low-fidelity black-and-white prototype to migrate into a hi-fidelity model and wireframed clickable prototype for developer hand-off.

• UX/UI Apprentice · Mobile App Hero2019-05-01 – 2019-10-01

  Narrate and discuss clients' needs and find the intersections with users' needs to create compelling UX strategies and UI designs that accomplish stakeholders' goals. Collaborate and participate in agile environments with developers, designers, and team leads to take products from ideation stage to launch. Use modern UX artifacts and methodologies to complete projects including research, competitive analysis, wireframing, rapid prototyping, and usability testing.

• UX/UI Designer Consultant · Kuvvrd2019-08-01 – 2019-09-01

  Kuvvrd is an early stage start-up created by travelling professionals for travelling professionals. The application supports an on-demand courier business model. I began this project by analyzing existing solutions and identifying opportunities for optimal market entry. I further interviewed stakeholders and managed expectations about the correlation between business development and digital product design. Gathered data from clients and the market to build a comprehensive UX architecture, which included wireframes, site maps, and a black-and-white prototype. Delivered several iterated versions of Hi-fidelity clickable prototypes to hand-off to developers.

• Product Marketing Designer (Agency) · Springbot2018-05-01 – 2019-05-01

  Used skills in graphic design to create compelling digital assets using online tools and the Adobe suite to provide scalable, trackable value for eCommerce clients thereby generating over $15,000 in revenue for clients designing product newsletter emails. Provided strategy and consulting to clients based on data analytics and reporting on Facebook and in the Springbot product. Analyzed trends across channels, unified strategy and assets, and recommended best practices. Managed, created, monitored, and reported the Facebook Advertising Campaigns and Email Marketing Campaigns for 70+ Clients across verticals including Fashion, Firearms, Vape + Tobacco, Food & Beverage. Managed, adjusted, and disbursed over $1,200 of Ad Spend per month on Facebook for a variety of clients across allowed industries including Women's Fashion, Home Goods, Health + Beauty, and Outdoor + Sporting.

• Intern · 5Church Group2017-01-01 – 2017-03-01

  Provided auxiliary work in the sales and marketing department of 5Church restaurant group. Was based in Colony Square in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. This location was the newest installation in a series of restaurants across the southeastern United States. 5Church group has locations in Charlotte, NC and Charleston, SC.

Education

• UC Berkeley ExtensionProject Management
• Stanford UniversityProduct Management
• University of PittsburghEconomics

Similar talent on Pangea

Cesar B.Product Designer | Specializing in A/B Testing, Prototyping, User Behavior ResearchNew York, NYMeghan L.Staff Product Designer @ Thrivent | Driving Digital Advisor Experiences | Design Strategy & Human-Centered InnovationLong Beach, CAAArnav S.Product Designer | Consumer Fintech + B2B SaaS | Simplifying complex workflows through research-driven UXChijindu A.Product Designer | Web Apps, Mobile Apps, Admin ToolsLondon, UK