Chris Chandler

Current

• Director of Creative Services at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online
• Manager of Information Architecture at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online
• Project Manager at KORE

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Past

• information architect at Arc Econsultancy
• Programmer Analyst, Department of Information Studies at UCLA
• front end developer at fine.com

• Webmaster at UCLA School of Public Affairs

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Education

• University of California, Los Angeles

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Industry

Internet

Chris Chandler’s Summary

As the Director of Creative Services at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online (WDPRO), I lead a creative team consisting of Visual and Flash designers, Information Architects, Content Strategists, Media Producers and Copywriters.

Prior, I was the manager of a 10-12 person IA team at WDPRO, where I've also led multi-disciplinary teams responsible for redesigning all aspects of the online commerce for the Parks and Resorts segment of the Walt Disney Company.

I teach Information Architecture and User Centered Design at UCLA for the Information Studies Department.

I have an MA in Urban Planning from UCLA.

Chris Chandler’s Specialties:

User experience strategy.
Creative direction across discipline, with an emphasis on delivering world-class creative on-time and on-budget..

Chris Chandler’s Experience

• Director of Creative Services

  Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

• Manager of Information Architecture

  Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

  February 2002 — Present (6 years 7 months)

• Project Manager

  KORE

  (Internet industry)

  2001 — Present (7 years)

• information architect

  Arc Econsultancy

  (Internet industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years)

• Programmer Analyst, Department of Information Studies

  UCLA

  (Internet industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years)

• front end developer

  fine.com

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  February 1998 — September 1998 (8 months)

• Webmaster

  UCLA School of Public Affairs

  (Internet industry)

  1997 — 1998 (1 year)

Chris Chandler’s Education

• University of California, Los Angeles

  Masters, Urban Planning, 1992 — 1997

Additional Information

Chris Chandler’s Groups:

LA-CHI, IAI

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