Christopher Myers

Current

User-Experience Consultant at Christopher Myers UX

Past

User-Experience Manager for Internal Applications at Charles Schwab
Senior Manager, Usability + Web Design Standards at Charles Schwab
Information Architect / Content Strategist at MetaDesign

Communication Design Consultant at IDEO

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Education

Carnegie Mellon University
The College of Wooster

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Industry

Computer Software

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Christopher Myers’s Summary

"So, what does he DO?..."

In a nutshell, I make information clear and easy to understand. In addition to information architecture, I’m actively involved in the entire design process—from assessing the audience’s needs to rigorously testing the interface with end users.

Although information continues to inundate us, I believe that by taking a user-centered approach (and cutting the corporate-speak), clarity can still prevail.

Christopher Myers’s Specialties:

Usability research & testing, information architecture, interaction design (both web & application), and content strategy

Christopher Myers’s Experience

User-Experience Consultant

Christopher Myers UX

(Design industry)

March 2001 — Present (8 years 9 months)

Usability research, information architecture, interaction design and content-strategy consulting. Major clients have included Barclays/iShares, Cisco, Citibank, Motorola, the US Air Force and Charles Schwab.
User-Experience Manager for Internal Applications

Charles Schwab

(Public Company; SCHW; Financial Services industry)

February 2002 — April 2009 (7 years 3 months)

Managed the user experience and interaction design for Schwab's primary client-servicing software platform. Conducted both 1:1 and remote usability tests with Schwab representatives to ensure an efficient user experience.
Senior Manager, Usability + Web Design Standards

Charles Schwab

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SCH; Financial Services industry)

February 2002 — February 2004 (2 years 1 month)

Managed usability testing lab, web design standards, and information architecture for Schwab.com Customer Center (secure site). Oversaw redesign of several major areas, including Mutual Funds and Fixed-Income hubs.
www.schwab.com
Information Architect / Content Strategist

MetaDesign

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)

September 1996 — March 2001 (4 years 7 months)

Was the lone information architect and "content guy" for several years for this boutique graphic design firm. Major clients included Ernst & Young and Hewitt Associates.
www.metadesign.com
Communication Design Consultant

IDEO

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Design industry)

June 1996 — September 1996 (4 months)

Researched curiculum materials for "IDEO U," the company's first excercise in documenting IDEO's product-development processes.

Christopher Myers’s Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Master of Arts , Communication & Information Design , 1994 — 1996

http://design.cmu.edu/show_program.php?s=2&t=2
The College of Wooster

B.A. , English , 1989 — 1993

www.wooster.edu

Activities and Societies:

Phi Beta Kappa, Wooster Chorus