Chris Becker
Adjunct Instructor at Santa Monica College Interaction Design
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolChris Becker is a product design leader, educator, and author with over a decade of experience shaping UX/UI curricula and leading hands-on product teams across startups, agencies, and higher education. Based in Los Angeles, he designs and teaches pragmatic, prototype-first workflows—bridging interaction design, hardware integration (Arduino/P5.js), and web technologies—to prepare students for real-world product development. He has architected and scaled bootcamps and university programs globally, led curriculum at 2U/Trilogy and authored HCI learning materials for Packt, while consulting on product strategy and design systems for clients from luxury brands to healthcare platforms. Known for translating research into usable systems, Chris reduces support friction and accelerates delivery through clear UX process and team enablement. An uncommon blend of studio art training (MFA) and technical teaching experience gives him a strong visual sense paired with measurable product impact.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Fine Arts - MFA Computer Software and Media Applications, Master of Fine Arts - MFA Computer Software and Media Applications at ArtCenter College of DesignBachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Fine and Studio Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA Fine and Studio Arts at Colorado State UniversityHigh School Deploma Commerical Art, High School Deploma Commerical Art at Cherry creek
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Github contributions (5)
crbecker1/UX-UI-Final-Projects
Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
A class repo to practice adding branches and contributing to include their work.
Contributions:30 commits, 12 PRs, 23 pushes in 2 days
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crbecker1/uxportfolio
Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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