Christopher Thomas

Christopher Thomas

Senior Director of Product Design and Research at Hiya
Seattle, Washington, United States

Christopher Thomas is Senior Director of Product Design and Research at Hiya Inc., with previous roles including Director of User Experience & Design at Bonanza and web designer positions at Clark Associates, Inc. and as a freelancer. He specializes in product design leadership, team building, and driving product strategy and business growth through design across consumer, B2B SaaS, and AI-powered platforms.

  • Hiya Senior Director of Product Design and Research 2026–present, Director of Product Design 2023–2026, Principal and Manager of Product Design 2022–2023, Principal Product Designer & Team Lead 2021–2022, Sr. Product Designer 2020–2021 · current
  • Indeed.com Sr. UX Designer 2018–2020 · past
  • School of Visual Concepts Instructor 2018–2021 · past
  • Whitepages UX & Design Team Lead 2017–2018, Sr. User Experience Designer 2015–2017 · past
  • TINYhr Lead UX/UI Designer 2015 · past
  • Ritani User Experience Design Lead 2012–2015 · past
  • Bonanza Director of User Experience & Design 2010–2012 · past
  • Clark Associates, Inc. Web Designer 2009–2010 · past
  • openBook Technologies Web Designer 2005–2006 · past
  • Freelance Web designer & copywriter 2004–2010 · past

Education

  • Purdue University B.S., Computer Graphics Technology · 1998–2006
  • Purdue University B.A., English · 1998–2006
  • Taylor High School 1994–1998

Organizations

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  • Hiya Senior Director of Product Design and Research 2026–present, Director of Product Design 2023–2026, Principal and Manager of Product Design 2022–2023, Principal Product Designer & Team Lead 2021–2022, Sr. Product Designer 2020–2021 · current
  • Indeed.com Sr. UX Designer 2018–2020 · past
  • School of Visual Concepts Instructor 2018–2021 · past

Education

  • Purdue University B.S., Computer Graphics Technology · 1998–2006
  • Purdue University B.A., English · 1998–2006
  • Taylor High School 1994–1998

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