Chris Collins

Chris Collins has over three decades of experience in various design roles. Chris started as an assistant industrial designer at The Little Tikes Company in 1988 and later worked at GE Mobile Communications before moving on to Ericsson. At Ericsson, they held roles as a senior industrial designer and industrial design manager. Chris further advanced their career at Sony Ericsson, where they served as general manager, head of US UX Creative Design Center, and director. Subsequently, they worked at HTC America Innovation as the Innovation Center Director before moving on to Kaleidoscope Innovation and Product Design as the Executive Director of Design. Chris continued their career journey at Intent Design as the Principal Owner and later joined Eli Lilly and Company as the Director / Advisor - UX Design for Lilly Digital Health Design Labs. Currently, they hold the position of Director, Design and Human Factors at Midmark Corporation. Throughout their career, Chris has demonstrated leadership in design, strategy development, and project management.

Chris Collins received their Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from the University of Cincinnati in 1992. In 2005, they completed the Sony Ericsson Executive Leadership Program at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.