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Why hire Optimal Interfaces?

  • Delivers results
    In his 10 year career Chris has worked on over 30 different user interface design projects for some of the most influential companies in the world. He has been regularly hired (and rehired!) by nearly all of the top Internet design agencies in western Canada. Clients continually rave about his improvements and the quality of his deliverables within their projects.

  • Depth and diversity of user interface design experience
    Chris has spent more than 12 years working on the Internet and understands its special challenges and its related technologies in great depth. He thrives designing complex websites and has provided his valuable input into several large Intranet redesigns.

  • Transforms user and business requirements into practical design solutions
    Being a leading expert in user interface design means being able to easily take both business and usability requirements and combine them into a UI design that works within the technical limitations of the client’s systems and software. Chris’ design documentation is detailed and complete allowing for an easy hand-off to software engineers and visual designers.

  • In-depth technical knowledge
    Every client has their own particular technical challenges which must be understood and surmounted. The diversity of projects that Chris has worked on have ensured that he ramps-up quickly to new software platforms and can find project risks early in the project. This knowledge also allows him to better communicate with software engineers to ensure that ideal solutions are achieved.

  • Effective within existing process
    The variety of clients that Chris has worked for has ensured that he is skilled at adapting his process to work within a company’s existing software engineering and/or design process. He can be very effective even in within today’s realities of reduced timelines and budgets.

  • Dedicated resource and single point of contact
    As a consultant, Chris dedicates 100% of his charged time to his clients. This means no hours are ever added to project schedules or budgets for overhead. An additional benefit of being a consultant is that Chris is the single point of contact for any questions regarding the user interface design; now or in the future. 

  • Experienced educator
    Given his lengthy teaching experience, Chris can communicate complex user interface design topics in a meaningful and understandable way so that the entire team understands design decisions.

  • Collaborative team player
    Being a UI designer means working with a team of people with the common goal of building a wonderful new piece of software. Chris’ combination of technical and design skills makes him a critical and valuable component of the software engineering team. His expertise ensure both visual designers and software engineers are more effective and efficient by ensuring that business and user requirements are implemented in a usable, productive and complete manner. 

See some of the successful projects Chris has worked on.

 

 

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