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Chris Samms

Senior UX Designer / Researcher / Architect

$672/day
London, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Chris

User experience researcher, designer and architect with a history of creating strong user experiences enhancing how people engage, interact and communicate. With an MSc in Ergonomics and Human Factors, I translate research and understanding of user behaviour into practical and engaging experiences as part of cross-functional agile teams. Some of the clients I have worked with are TFL, Scottish Parliament, Visa, RNLI, Colgate, Microsoft and the BBC as well as substantial experience within financial and government organisations.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Solirius Consulting: Department for Education:
    Senior User Researcher
    July 2024 - December 2024 (5 months)
    Leading user research on a big data discovery project, delivering insights and user needs for the Qualification Achievement Rate (QAR), a key metric for educational quality.
    User Research User Testing User Experience Design
  • NHS England:
    Senior User Researcher
    July 2022 - April 2024 (1 year and 9 months)
    Conducted extensive ongoing research on the Covid and Flu National Booking Service, engaging with various population cohorts to enhance the vaccine booking experience, integrate new features and improve satisfaction scores. Developed user testing, research planning, strategy, user flows, information architecture, and wireframing.
  • Rail Delivery Group (RDG) via Cadence Innova:
    Lead User Researcher
    August 2021 - July 2022 (11 months)
    • ● Passed GDS Alpha Assessment
    • ● Working with Rail Delivery Group to deliver the Rail Data Marketplace a cross-industry initiative to amalgamate rail and cross modal data into a single public facing data platform to improve efficiency and spark innovation in the rail industry.
    • ● Planning and conducting research to GDS standards across various organisations such as National Rail, Train Operating Companies, travel planning companies such as Citymapper and new smaller start-up organisations.

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Education

  • MSc
    Loughborough University
    MSc
  • BA
    Leeds University
    BA

Skill set

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