Kris is a veteran digital product designer who has been focused on all the buzzwordy acronyms* for nearly a decade and a half.
*(AI, LLM, ML, NLP, GenAI, RAG, EKG)
Initially hired as Lead Designer for the brand-new Enterprise Knowledge Graph, Kris drove the product vision from concept to its successful first release. He then leveraged this experience on the Document AI Warehouse team, focusing on improving design culture through strategic procedural changes and leading a significant visual and user experience overhaul, coupled with a platform migration. The next challenge involved leading UX for the high-profile Vertex AI Studio (formerly Generative AI Studio). Joining as the foundational designer, hi built the team from the ground up to 5+ designers, establishing UX strategy and execution for its complex enterprise generative AI and prompt engineering capabilities.
Kris joined Microsoft to spearhead the challenging technology transfer of an 8-year research initiative known as Machine Teaching. His core objective was to transform this technology from its origins as an engineering-centric academic exploration into an intuitive machine learning development product. Critically, this new product needed to be integrated within SharePoint and designed for accessibility by everyday business users, not just specialists. Kris drove the design strategy essential for this complex transformation, successfully translating advanced concepts into a user-friendly experience. The resulting product achieved significant success, directly validating his approach and fueling the design team's rapid expansion from 1 to 5 members within a single year.
Microsoft | 2019 – 2021
Sharepoint Syntex - Case Study
Adobe | 2014 – 2019
Adobe Analytics - Case Study
Intelligent Agents
Data & Privacy
University of Utah Adjunct and curriculum designer
Recruited by Adobe initially to establish a new, high-value algorithmic attribution report, Kris evaluated the requirements and existing limitations, leading him to propose a far more ambitious solution: a net-new platform called Analysis Workspace. He championed and drove the vision for this platform, which transcended the original reporting goal to become the definitive gold standard for web analytics – a position it still holds over a decade later. Subsequently, Kris was instrumental in helping the Adobe Experience Cloud navigate the significant challenges posed by GDPR and similar privacy legislation. Continuing his track record of product innovation, he then created and led the Experience Cloud's first emerging initiatives team, which successfully produced several patents. Extending his impact beyond Adobe, Kris also founded a digital product design program at the University of Utah, contributing his expertise as an adjunct professor.
Joining as the crucial first designer and 32nd employee, Kris was pivotal in establishing the company's entire design foundation. He architected the fundamental design principles, built comprehensive design systems from scratch, and instituted rigorous user research best practices where none existed before. After initially refining the designs of existing products, Kris then spearheaded the conception and launch of multiple, significant new product platforms. These initiatives dramatically expanded the company's offerings, incorporating key functionalities such as gamification, advanced email tracking and intelligence, and integrated CRM capabilities.