Chris Beaman

Hi, I'm Chris Beaman, Lead UX/UI Designer for CoachUp, Founder of Moving Metrics, and startup-lover from Boston, MA.


Chris Beaman has been designing and building web products for the past 10 years. He has worked with both startups and in the enterprise, first in a general "all-things-web" kind of role, and later as a User Experience Designer. Chris has a passion for a more user-intuitive, simple, accessible web. He previously founded and operated the YouTube talent agency, Moving Metrics. In 2013 he joined the CoachUp team to help build a scalable marketplace for private sports coaches.

 

Chris Beaman spends almost all of his time building ideas for the web. When he's not at his computer, Chris enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee with local Boston pickup groups.

Chris Beaman's Background

Chris Beaman's Experience

Founder, President at Moving Metrics

April 2010 - December 2012 | Cambridge, MA

Moving Metrics is my first startup. I design and build our digital properties. * Conceptualize, wireframe, design, and build all websites, internal apps, web products * Research and develop product ideas and technologies * Explore third-party integrations, APIs, documentation * Work with Development to test, launch, and track success of products and tools

UX Consultant at ChrisBeaman.com

January 2006 - March 2012

Portfolio site for my services as web designer, developer, marketer and strategist. Clients: * Cupon Club * New Leaf Digital * Solar Visionaries * Boston Academy of English * New England Board of Higher Education * Resolute Marine Energy * DeRosa Enterprises * Questing Stone * Women of Means * Accelerated Cure Project * The Prettier Party * SEIU Tools/Resources: Omnigraffle, Photoshop, CSS, jQuery, Coda, Akamai, Amazon, Wordpress, Drupal, AdWords, Google Analytics, Google Apps, Google Docs, Facebook Ads, KissMetrics, SnapEngage, Performable, HubSpot, SEO Powersuite, Disqus, Get Satisfaction, Flite/Widgetbox, Pipeline Deals, Fresh Books, Mailchimp, Eventbrite, MTurk, Basecamp, UserTesting, Wufoo, TubeMogul, Brightcove, Wistia, JIRA, Redmine, Github

User Experience Designer at IDG

December 2009 - January 2012

Responsible for researching, profiling, conceptualizing, wireframing and designing interfaces for a broad range of products, including interactive ads, websites, mobile apps and internal desktop apps. Also assist with marketing efforts, from PPC campaigns to web and mobile analytics. Tools/Resources: Omnigraffle, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Flash, Flite, AdWords, Omnigraffle, Eloqua, KickApps, Brightcove, Mobify, Basecamp, Drupal, Akamai.

Web Designer/Director of Business Development at Growth Spark

August 2009 - October 2011

August 2009 - December 2009: * Design client website UIs in Photoshop * Build client websites in HTML/CSS/jQuery * Build client websites as custom Wordpress themes * Modify Wordpress plugins to meet client needs December 2009 - October 2011: * Refer leads to Growth Spark through my network of affiliate web services sites * Speaking engagements at Boston institutions: Harvard, Babson, Boston Design Center, Wordcamp * Process leads using Pipeline Deals CRM and Google Docs for contact management * Sell and close deals using Tinderbox for proposals Tools/Resources: Wordpress, Basecamp, Fresh Books, Tinderbox, Pipeline Deals, Google Apps, Google Analytics, AdWords, Facebook Ads, SEO Powersuite, Omnigraffle, Photoshop, CSS, jQuery.

Web Designer at Mimoco

April 2009 - September 2009

Responsible for a variety of design and development tasks: * UI design for website * Drupal theming and module setup/theming * Magento plugin installs/troubleshooting * Weekly newsletter design/deployment * Newsletter A/B testing and conversion reporting through Mailchimp * HTML/CSS/Javascript work as needed * Maintain social media account, facilitate social contests

Web Developer at Above The Fold, LLC

November 2008 - March 2009

Responsible for web development tasks: * Build PSDs to HTML/CSS * Build PSDs to custom Drupal and Wordpress themes * Install Drupal and configure plugins: Views, CCK, Panels

Lead UX/UI Designer at CoachUp

January 2013 - Present | Boston, MA

CoachUp is a website that connects athletes with private coaches. We believe that private coaching is the secret to reaching the next level in sports + life. Our vision is to help kids change the trajectory of their lives through sports. * Manage product dev workflow: bug reporting, ideation, requirements gathering, documentation, resource allocation, sketches, designs, design resources. * Build interaction flows and site wireframes using Omnigraffle * Design web features using Photoshop

Chris Beaman's Education

Harvard Extension School

Concentration: Computer Science


Chris Beaman's Interests & Activities

Web Design, Web Development, User Experience Design (UX), User Interface Design (UI), Startups, Ultimate Frisbee, Boston