Christopher Velazquez

10+ years of modernizing user experience design across insurance, finance, education, logistics, safety, and energy.

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Sr. Product Designer at Simple Thread

September 2024 to Current

Simple Thread is a software technology agency specializing in energy technology innovation with a gold standard in system security and experience delivery.

Sr. Product Designer at Pearl

October 2023 to September 2024

Pearl is the leading research-based platform that streamlines operations, reports actionable data, and improves outcomes for our partners tutoring programs.

Sr. Product Designer at Clearcover

October 2021 to September 2023

An insurance technology company that both sells insurance and insurance software.

Product Designer at RTS Labs

October 2017 to September 2021

A software building consultancy that serves enterprise, mid-market, and startups.

Web Designer & Front End Developer at ICF

September 2015 to March 2017

A global consulting and technology services company.

Education

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

2026 - 2028

Artificial Intelligence and Career Empowerment (Cert)

University of Maryland

Oct 2025

IDxF: Strategy & Management (Cert)

Interaction Design Foundation

July 2021

Media Art & Design (BS)

James Madison University

July 2015