About Me

WHY I AM
HERE.

I SPENT TWENTY YEARS DESIGNING PRODUCTS AND LEADING DESIGN TEAMS. NOW I'M HANDS ON AGAIN, WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FOUNDERS AND PRODUCT TEAMS.

About

BACK TO THE
WORK.

I DESIGN PRODUCTS, BUILD THEM IN CODE, AND DEFINE WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE BEFORE WE START.

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My Mission

The higher I moved in design leadership, the further I got from the work. More alignment, less designing. More headcount conversations, fewer problems solved. I got good at it, and I stopped enjoying it. So I went back.

What I care about is the work itself. Sitting with a hard problem, figuring out what people actually need, and building the thing. Twenty years across startups and corporations taught me that most products fail at the framing, not the pixels. Teams build the wrong thing beautifully.

When a team is stuck arguing about a design decision, it's almost always because nobody defined what good looks like. Define it first and the debate ends. That's why I bring measurement into the work from the start, not as an afterthought once it's shipped.

And a design that doesn't ship isn't a design, it's a picture. I build what I design in React so the intent survives, because I've watched too much good work die in translation between a spec and an engineer.

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Services

What I
DO.

from ambiguous problem to shipped products, I DESIGN, BUILD, AND MEASURE THE WORK.

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Plan Your
Next PRODUCT
with Me.

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CHRIS PAk

Product Designer & Design Leader

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Testimonials

what people who worked
WITH ME SAY.

From the people who worked alongside me and for me.

Johnny Slattery

CEO at EarthTrack.io

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I highly commend Chris for his work as Head of Design at SCNX. Chris led the product design in many innovative scenarios. He also reformatted the brand strategy after about 3 years into the business and the whole package of design element thinking he delivered was fantastic. Any team would be lucky to have Chris and I hope to work with him again someday.

Johnny Slattery

CEO at EarthTrack.io

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I highly commend Chris for his work as Head of Design at SCNX. Chris led the product design in many innovative scenarios. He also reformatted the brand strategy after about 3 years into the business and the whole package of design element thinking he delivered was fantastic. Any team would be lucky to have Chris and I hope to work with him again someday.

Johnny Slattery

CEO at EarthTrack.io

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I highly commend Chris for his work as Head of Design at SCNX. Chris led the product design in many innovative scenarios. He also reformatted the brand strategy after about 3 years into the business and the whole package of design element thinking he delivered was fantastic. Any team would be lucky to have Chris and I hope to work with him again someday.

Omkar Sen

Growth & Strategic Partnership

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Chris is a thoughtful UX leader who brings clarity and conviction to every design conversation. What really sets him apart is his ability to not just share strong design perspectives, but to ground them in industry context and get cross-functional teams aligned with ease. He takes the subjectivity out of design debates and helps teams move forward with confidence. Always a pleasure to work with him.

Omkar Sen

Growth & Strategic Partnership

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Chris is a thoughtful UX leader who brings clarity and conviction to every design conversation. What really sets him apart is his ability to not just share strong design perspectives, but to ground them in industry context and get cross-functional teams aligned with ease. He takes the subjectivity out of design debates and helps teams move forward with confidence. Always a pleasure to work with him.

Omkar Sen

Growth & Strategic Partnership

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Chris is a thoughtful UX leader who brings clarity and conviction to every design conversation. What really sets him apart is his ability to not just share strong design perspectives, but to ground them in industry context and get cross-functional teams aligned with ease. He takes the subjectivity out of design debates and helps teams move forward with confidence. Always a pleasure to work with him.

Johnny Slattery

CEO at EarthTrack.io

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I highly commend Chris for his work as Head of Design at SCNX. Chris led the product design in many innovative scenarios. He also reformatted the brand strategy after about 3 years into the business and the whole package of design element thinking he delivered was fantastic. Any team would be lucky to have Chris and I hope to work with him again someday.

Omkar Sen

Growth & Strategic Partnership

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Chris is a thoughtful UX leader who brings clarity and conviction to every design conversation. What really sets him apart is his ability to not just share strong design perspectives, but to ground them in industry context and get cross-functional teams aligned with ease. He takes the subjectivity out of design debates and helps teams move forward with confidence. Always a pleasure to work with him.

Andreas Karampatzakis

Product Executive | Scientist

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Chris is an excellent manager of design talent and a pleasure to work with. With his rich experience and deep knowledge, he has been instrumental in shaping the department: from implementing best design practices to upskilling his team. He welcomes hands-on work, and has taken on numerous initiatives and projects that positively impacted the organisation as a whole. I am looking forward to an opportunity of working together again.

Andreas Karampatzakis

Product Executive | Scientist

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Chris is an excellent manager of design talent and a pleasure to work with. With his rich experience and deep knowledge, he has been instrumental in shaping the department: from implementing best design practices to upskilling his team. He welcomes hands-on work, and has taken on numerous initiatives and projects that positively impacted the organisation as a whole. I am looking forward to an opportunity of working together again.

Andreas Karampatzakis

Product Executive | Scientist

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Chris is an excellent manager of design talent and a pleasure to work with. With his rich experience and deep knowledge, he has been instrumental in shaping the department: from implementing best design practices to upskilling his team. He welcomes hands-on work, and has taken on numerous initiatives and projects that positively impacted the organisation as a whole. I am looking forward to an opportunity of working together again.

Jennifer Tham

UI/Visual | Graphic | Brand

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Chris is a great leader. He is knowledgable and wouldn't hesitate to impart, challenge and grow the designers under him. He is always hands on with the projects and he brings excellence to the table. Chris has been a leader whom I respected, trusted and looked toward for guidance. I believe his presence brought positive impact on the company as well as on my personal experience working with him.

Jennifer Tham

UI/Visual | Graphic | Brand

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Chris is a great leader. He is knowledgable and wouldn't hesitate to impart, challenge and grow the designers under him. He is always hands on with the projects and he brings excellence to the table. Chris has been a leader whom I respected, trusted and looked toward for guidance. I believe his presence brought positive impact on the company as well as on my personal experience working with him.

Jennifer Tham

UI/Visual | Graphic | Brand

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Chris is a great leader. He is knowledgable and wouldn't hesitate to impart, challenge and grow the designers under him. He is always hands on with the projects and he brings excellence to the table. Chris has been a leader whom I respected, trusted and looked toward for guidance. I believe his presence brought positive impact on the company as well as on my personal experience working with him.

Andreas Karampatzakis

Product Executive | Scientist

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Chris is an excellent manager of design talent and a pleasure to work with. With his rich experience and deep knowledge, he has been instrumental in shaping the department: from implementing best design practices to upskilling his team. He welcomes hands-on work, and has taken on numerous initiatives and projects that positively impacted the organisation as a whole. I am looking forward to an opportunity of working together again.

Jennifer Tham

UI/Visual | Graphic | Brand

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Chris is a great leader. He is knowledgable and wouldn't hesitate to impart, challenge and grow the designers under him. He is always hands on with the projects and he brings excellence to the table. Chris has been a leader whom I respected, trusted and looked toward for guidance. I believe his presence brought positive impact on the company as well as on my personal experience working with him.