Chris Gaffey

Product | Visual | UI | Psych

👋 Hello!

I’m Chris Gaffey

UX Lead @ DesignMap

I’m a generalist, untangling technical complexity to find the intersection of user needs and business needs for intuitive user-centered experiences.

Me

10+ yrs in design

0-to-1

Startup

Fortune 500

Psychology foundation

Why Me

You’ll like working with me if you want...

A generalist

Research sprints, stakeholder workshops, AI vision ideation, marketing funnels optimization, production-ready UI, etc. etc. etc.

A strategic thinker

I don’t wait to be told. I find the business problem behind the challenge, explore the bounds, and look for bigger, more meaningful impact.

A collaborator

Bridging gaps between disciplines, I draw the best from myself and others via collaborative iteration, feedback loops and alignment activities.

BONUS: people like working with me :)

Impact-orientation

I don't just want something that looks or sounds good in theory – I care that my work delivers meaningful, tangible outcomes and impact for Users and the Business.

Case Studies

If you’re here,you probably want to see...

Thoughtful leadership and collaboration

Proactively asking the right questions with the right people and applying what I learn.

For example...

IDC TechMatch: AI Transformation

Aligning Users, Business Stakeholders, Product and Dev partners on an ambiguous, complex project unlocking $2B market opportunity with AI-powered vendor shortlisting tool

$2B Market Opportunity

Area 120 Incubator: AI Innovation

Internal design resource across multiple teams within fast-paced internal incubator; elevating the impact of UX Research and encouraging bigger, bolder solutions

+260% graduation rate

Measurable outcomes

I had a bottom-line impact on business and User outcomes.

For example...

Health IQ: Funnel Optimization

I did a lot at Health IQ, but through my work on the marketing funnel I achieved great metrics

+190% conversion | 2x ROAS | –80% CPL

IDC TechMatch: AI Transformation (again)

New AI-powered product modernizing legacy business model

+67% faster recommendation | –55% eval’s needed | +80% assessment | –64% cost

Execution quality

I ship production-ready designs with tight dev collaboration and craft.For example...

Gallup: Healthcare data viz platform

MLP data viz project, creating a user-centered, robust UX for congressional staffers / journalists exploring survey data

🔗 westhealth.gallup.com

Health IQ: Behavioral economics in digital buying UX

An evolution of Health IQ's products that added a fast, all-digital tech-forward buying experience

Experimental, all-digital mobile UX

Chris Gaffey

Product | Visual | UI | Psych

Chris Gaffey

Product Design | UX | Psych

👋 Hello!

I’m Chris Gaffey

UX Lead @ DesignMap

I’m a generalist, untangling technical complexity to find the intersection of user needs and business needs for intuitive user-centered experiences.

Me

10+ yrs in design

0-to-1

Startup

Fortune 500

Psychology foundation

Why Me

You’ll like working with me if you want...

A generalist

Research sprints, stakeholder workshops, AI vision ideation, marketing funnels optimization, production-ready UI, etc. etc. etc.

A strategic thinker

I don’t wait to be told. I find the business problem behind the challenge, explore the bounds, and look for bigger, more meaningful impact.

A collaborator

Bridging gaps between disciplines, I draw the best from myself and others via collaborative iteration, feedback loops and alignment activities.

BONUS: people like working with me :)

Impact-orientation

I don't just want something that looks or sounds good in theory – I care that my work delivers meaningful, tangible outcomes and impact for Users and the Business.

Case Studies

If you’re here,you probably want to see...

Thoughtful leadership and collaboration

Proactively asking the right questions with the right people and applying what I learn.

For example...

IDC TechMatch: AI Transformation

Aligning Users, Business Stakeholders, Product and Dev partners on an ambiguous, complex project unlocking $2B market opportunity with AI-powered vendor shortlisting tool

$2B Market Opportunity

Area 120 Incubator: AI Innovation

Internal design resource across multiple teams within fast-paced internal incubator; elevating the impact of UX Research and encouraging bigger, bolder solutions

+260% graduation rate

Measurable outcomes

I had a bottom-line impact on business and User outcomes.

For example...

Health IQ: Funnel Optimization

I did a lot at Health IQ, but through my work on the marketing funnel I achieved great metrics

+190% conversion | 2x ROAS | –80% CPL

IDC TechMatch: AI Transformation (again)

New AI-powered product modernizing legacy business model

+67% faster recommendation | –55% eval’s needed | +80% assessment | –64% cost

Execution quality

I ship production-ready designs with tight dev collaboration and craft.For example...

Gallup: Healthcare data viz platform

MLP data viz project, creating a user-centered, robust UX for congressional staffers / journalists exploring survey data

🔗 westhealth.gallup.com

Health IQ: Behavioral economics in digital buying UX

An evolution of Health IQ's products that added a fast, all-digital tech-forward buying experience

Experimental, all-digital mobile UX

Chris Gaffey

Product | Visual | UI | Psych

Chris Gaffey

Product Design | UX | Psych

👋 Hello!

I’m Chris Gaffey

UX Lead @ DesignMap

I’m a generalist, untangling technical complexity to find the intersection of user needs and business needs for intuitive user-centered experiences.

Me

10+ yrs in design

0-to-1

Startup

Fortune 500

Psychology foundation

Why Me

You’ll like working with me if you want...

A generalist

Research sprints, stakeholder workshops, AI vision ideation, marketing funnels optimization, production-ready UI, etc. etc. etc.

A strategic thinker

I don’t wait to be told. I find the business problem behind the challenge, explore the bounds, and look for bigger, more meaningful impact.

A collaborator

Bridging gaps between disciplines, I draw the best from myself and others via collaborative iteration, feedback loops and alignment activities.

BONUS: people like working with me :)

Impact-orientation

I don't just want something that looks or sounds good in theory – I care that my work delivers meaningful, tangible outcomes and impact for Users and the Business.

Case Studies

If you’re here,you probably want to see...

Thoughtful leadership and collaboration

Proactively asking the right questions with the right people and applying what I learn.

For example...

IDC TechMatch: AI Transformation

Aligning Users, Business Stakeholders, Product and Dev partners on an ambiguous, complex project unlocking $2B market opportunity with AI-powered vendor shortlisting tool

$2B Market Opportunity

Area 120 Incubator: AI Innovation

Internal design resource across multiple teams within fast-paced internal incubator; elevating the impact of UX Research and encouraging bigger, bolder solutions

+260% graduation rate

Measurable outcomes

I had a bottom-line impact on business and User outcomes.

For example...

Health IQ: Funnel Optimization

I did a lot at Health IQ, but through my work on the marketing funnel I achieved great metrics

+190% conversion | 2x ROAS | –80% CPL

IDC TechMatch: AI Transformation (again)

New AI-powered product modernizing legacy business model

+67% faster recommendation | –55% eval’s needed | +80% assessment | –64% cost

Execution quality

I ship production-ready designs with tight dev collaboration and craft.For example...

Gallup: Healthcare data viz platform

MLP data viz project, creating a user-centered, robust UX for congressional staffers / journalists exploring survey data

🔗 westhealth.gallup.com

Health IQ: Behavioral economics in digital buying UX

An evolution of Health IQ's products that added a fast, all-digital tech-forward buying experience

Experimental, all-digital mobile UX