Chris DeSantis
Chris DeSantis
About
6+ years of experience designing B2B SaaS products
Adept at identifying market opportunities through user and competitor research
Background in visual design
Experience
Lead end-to-end design and strategy for the news, core, and funds teams. I've worked closely with product managers, analysts, and engineering partners to deliver best-in-class solutions for our institutional investor customers. This work contributed to a 71% increase in licensed institutional investor accounts.
2024 - Present
PitchBook Data
Seattle
Senior Product Designer
Current
Collaborated with a small team of engineers, a PM, and the CEO to build an MVP from the ground up. Incorporated continuous stakeholder feedback to redesign the offer creation experience for global commodity traders. Designed responsive solutions for both desktop and mobile, and partnered with the CEO on pitch decks for upcoming investor meetings.
2019
Intelage
Seattle
UX Designer
Designed mobile rich media ads for a range of clients, using both pre-built and custom assets. Partnered with clients and sales partners to understand campaign objectives and delivered ads aligned with their performance and brand standards.
2017 - 2019
AdTheorent
New York
Marketing Designer
2022 - 2024
PitchBook Data
Seattle
Product Designer II
2019 - 2022
PitchBook Data
Seattle
Product Designer I
SKILLS
Strategy
Presenting vision, Flow mapping, Competitor auditing
Qualitative Research
User Interviewing, Prototype testing
Quantitative Research
User Surveying
Education
2013 - 2017
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
BFA, Illustration
EXPERIENCE
Senior Product Designer
Current
2024 - Present
PitchBook Data
Seattle
Lead end-to-end design and strategy for the news, core, and funds teams. I've worked closely with product managers, analysts, and engineering partners to deliver best-in-class solutions for our institutional investor customers. This work contributed to a 71% increase in licensed institutional investor accounts.
Product Designer II
2022 - 2024
PitchBook Data
Seattle
Product Designer I
2019 - 2022
PitchBook Data
Seattle
UX Designer
2019
Intelage
Seattle
Collaborated with a small team of engineers, a PM, and the CEO to build an MVP from the ground up. Incorporated continuous stakeholder feedback to redesign the offer creation experience for global commodity traders. Designed responsive solutions for both desktop and mobile, and partnered with the CEO on pitch decks for upcoming investor meetings.
Marketing Designer
2017 - 2019
AdTheorent
New York
Designed mobile rich media ads for a range of clients, using both pre-built and custom assets. Partnered with clients and sales partners to understand campaign objectives and delivered ads aligned with their performance and brand standards.
SKIlls
Strategy
Presenting vision, Flow mapping, Competitor auditing
Qualitative Research
User Interviewing, Prototype testing
Quantitative Research
User Surveying
TOOLS
Figma
ChatGPT
Mixpanel
Miro
education
BFA, Illustration
2013 - 2017
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
About
6+ years of experience designing B2B SaaS products
Adept at identifying market opportunities through user and competitor research
Background in visual design
EXPERIENCE
Lead end-to-end design and strategy for the news, core, and funds teams. I've worked closely with product managers, analysts, and engineering partners to deliver best-in-class solutions for our institutional investor customers. This work contributed to a 71% increase in licensed institutional investor accounts.
2024 - Present
PitchBook Data
Seattle
Senior Product Designer
Current
Designed mobile rich media ads for a range of clients, using both pre-built and custom assets. Partnered with clients and sales partners to understand campaign objectives and delivered ads aligned with their performance and brand standards.
2017 - 2019
AdTheorent
New York
Marketing Designer
Collaborated with a small team of engineers, a PM, and the CEO to build an MVP from the ground up. Incorporated continuous stakeholder feedback to redesign the offer creation experience for global commodity traders. Designed responsive solutions for both desktop and mobile, and partnered with the CEO on pitch decks for upcoming investor meetings.
2019
Intelage
Seattle
UX Designer
2022 - 2024
PitchBook Data
Seattle
Product Designer II
2019 - 2022
PitchBook Data
Seattle
Product Designer I
Skills
AI
Wireframe prompting
Strategy
Presenting vision
Flow mapping
Competitor auditing
Qualitative
User Interviewing
User Surveying
Prototype testing
Quantitative
Creating usage dashboards
SKIlls
Strategy
Presenting vision, Flow mapping, Competitor auditing
Qualitative Research
User Interviewing, Prototype testing
Quantitative Research
User Surveying
Education
2013 - 2017
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence
BFA, Illustration
SKILLS
Strategy
Presenting vision, Flow mapping, Competitor auditing
Qualitative Research
User Interviewing, Prototype testing
Quantitative Research
User Surveying
Tools
Figma
ChatGPT
Mixpanel
Miro