Chris Geiser

Chris Geiser

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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About

A mission-driven Product and Design Leader with 20+ years of experience. Building and…

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Experience

  • Ignite Reading Graphic

    Ignite Reading

    Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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    Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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    Greater New York City Area

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    Greater Boston Area

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    Albany, New York Area

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    Rochester, NY

Education

  • Skidmore College Graphic

    Skidmore College

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    Activities and Societies: Residential Staff, 1 year each as Hall Counselor, Resident Assistant, Head Resident. Men’s Crew, 3 years.

Patents

  • Interactive Display Highlight Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products

    Issued US US 8,856,829 B2

    In one example, a user interface is provided for interactively displaying data. The interactive user interface includes: an interactive display window that displays data indicating a schedule of events, wherein the data is displayed according to a first display format; and a highlight selection item that reformats a subset of the displayed data to visually distinguish the subset from the displayed data.

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Projects

  • Antares Reading - Head of Product & Design

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    Establishing an imprint to engage beginning readers.

    The LightSail Library lacked engaging content for beginning readers, limiting its appeal and effectiveness in fostering early literacy.

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  • Department 13’s + Wondertwin

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    Protecting public airspace from future drone swarms.

    Department 13's Mesmer counter-drone solution was limited to Android tablets, hindering its appeal, adaptability to new devices and features, and extensibility.

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  • Guggenheim + Wondertwin

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    Evolving a renowned institution’s digital presence.

    The Guggenheim sought an innovative digital solution for its MAP project, showcasing local artists and traditions worldwide.

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  • Lightsail Education - Head of Product & Design

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    Delivering reading growth at 2.5x the national average.

    LightSail Education, a K-12 literacy app used in NYC schools, needed to provide a stable, performant, and user-friendly experience to meet the diverse needs of teachers and students in various classroom environments and expand its market.

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  • PGi + Wondertwin

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    Envisioning a streaming communications platform.

    In the early stages of the virtual meeting era, PGi, a pioneering communications company, recognized the potential of video-conferencing platforms years before the emergence of Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. They faced the challenge of reimagining their existing web meeting app to create an immersive, feature-rich, and user-friendly video-conferencing experience that would set them apart in a rapidly evolving market.

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  • Plum TV + Wondertwin

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    Exploring how to immerse and engage viewers as users.

    Plum TV, a Long Island television station, sought to revolutionize how users engage with local programming online. The challenge was creating a unique and novel online presence that would encourage users to interact actively with content while accommodating passive consumption.

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  • Success Academy + Wondertwin

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    Innovating for better classrooms, teachers, and students.

    Success Academy, a renowned charter school system in New York City, faced the challenge of streamlining teachers' day-to-day tasks and classroom management.

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Honors & Awards

  • Return On Education VentureED Award

    ASU+GSV Education Innovation Summit

  • Winner, Reading and Language Arts

    Revere Awards

  • Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products

    District Administration

  • 10 Companies Revolutionizing Entrepreneurship

    Forbes

  • Top Picks, Back to School

    Common Sense Media

  • Winner for Mindful Data Award

    Digital Innovation in Learning Award, edSurge and Digital Promise

  • Education Technology Winner

    SXSW V2V

  • Highest Honor, Gates Literacy Courseware Challenge

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Organizations

  • AIGA

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    - Present

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