Kris Andrews

I run design teams that put great stuff in the world.

 
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Great stuff = Impact on Customers, Businesses, and Teams

 
 

Design Leadership

The leadership foundation is about being an effective manager. Effective managers are invested in developing the team’s ability to make good judgment calls about details that affect customer perceptions.

Impact Through Others
Inspire + Coach + Mentor

 
 

Design Strategy

The strategy foundation is about interrogating the present and imagining the future while keeping everyone aligned on the experience that will win in the market—useful, usable, and desirable UX.

Impact Through UX Outcomes
Vision + Goals + Planning

 
 

Design Execution

The execution foundation is about knowing customers' needs and executing designs that drive business impact. Execution leadership empowers teams to determine what to do and how to do it well.

Impact Through Quality
Methods + Sensibilities + Standards

 

My leadership style is human-centric.

At a high level, I see my role as a design leader as designing the system that designs the solutions. There's nothing better than enabling a collaborative environment where people feel healthy, happy, heard, and hungry. And then seeing how those conditions result in empowered teams internally and engaged customers externally.

Resume

If you’ve worked with me, you know how much I value healthy, happy, and winning teams. As a design leader, I’m focused on building and scaling the foundations of high-performing teams: Velocity, Quality, Joy, Safety, and Impact.

 

Experience

Head of Design
Utility
Nov 2023 to Present

 

Head of Product Design
15Five
Oct 2022 to Jun 2023

 

Head of Design
AngelList Talent
Sept 2020 to Oct 2022

 

Head of Design
Fundera
July 2019 to Sept 2020

 

Head of Design
Teachers Pay Teachers
Apr 2015 to Jul 2019

 

Part-time Faculty
Parsons School of Design
Jan 2010 to Jun 2013

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Talks

Design Dinner: Successful Job Search
Successful Job Search Panel
April 2023

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Design Driven NYC
FirstMark's Design Event Series
June 2017

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Education

MFA, Art & Technology
SAIC
2003 - 2005

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BA, Digital Media
UCSB
2003 - 2005

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Coaching, Consulting, & Advising

 
 

Contact

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