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Christopher Testa is a Director of Information Technology and Data Analytics, UCLA Graduate Education at UCLA. He possess expertise in information architecture, content management, web development, user experience, project management and 32 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Chris is a transformational leader who enables teams to invent and deliver delightful, high-impact products. Over the three and a half years I reported directly to Chris at UCLA, he created conditions for his team to take risks, to try new approaches, and to push our products beyond everyone’s assumptions of what’s possible. Chris is an articulate advocate of human-centered design, of design thinking, of user experience research, of bringing users into the process throughout, and of a lean, agile startup cycle. It’s important in this industry to present your ideas constantly to gain buy-in and participation from stakeholders at every level. In my many years in tech, I’ve never met someone as comfortable and persuasive at presenting our work—both to a large audience or in intimate meetings with investors, collaborators, and colleagues. In a word, he is that classic visionary leader who sees what is beyond the horizon and inspires the people around him to rally around that vision. Chris is charming, affable, generous with his time. He holds his team to a high standard and earns the respect (and envy) of both his team and colleagues across UCLA. It’s hard to walk with him across campus without running into folks he remembers by name who warmly embrace him and without prompting, offer generous praise about their experience collaborating with him.", "I had the great pleasure of working with and for Chris at the Library of Congress. He is a smart, thoughtful leader and colleague. Chris's expertise includes content strategy, digital strategy, information architecture, and user experience. Chris is creative, intuitive and has a great design sense. He works hard, maintains a calm demeanor, and fosters thoughtful discussion. Great guy!", and "Chris embodies the rare combination of being a creative force and calming influence. I have met a lot of creative people in my work life who don't have Chris's ability to share his ideas in a way that is very influential and likely to move the group of people he is addressing to his point of view. That's a good thing because Chris is not only creative, but he understands how to use his idea-making in service of the audience for which he goes to great lengths to understand. Chris's skillful approach to understanding an audience also makes him a great team leader; he is both empathic and a motivator. As someone who once supervised Chris, I know he is as skillful as managing up as he is in other directions. In short, he's a great leader; a great manager."

Listed skills include Information Architecture, Content Management, Web Development, User Experience, and 33 others.