WEBSITE
www.jamielforbes.com
PHONE
317- 460-0647
jamielforbes@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/jamielforbes
Education
With remote jobs, we’ve had the opportunity to move and explore a bit. These are all the cities I’ve lived in. Currently looking for our next home.
Master of Human Computer Interaction and Design
University of California, Irvine
Sep 2025
BACHELORS
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts, English
Indiana University, Bloomington
August 2008
ReLAVENT EXPERIENCE
UX Designer
May 2022 - Present
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital - ALSAC | Remote
Project: Event Central — Lead Designer (Lead UX and Strategy)
Redesigned a mission-critical internal platform supporting ~$2B in annual operations. Owned the end-to-end design of complex workflows, building trust, clarity, and efficiency into every step.
Led research with 25+ users across 8 personas, mapping fragmented workflows into a unified, human-centered service model.
Cut annual event creation time from ~40 hours to <30 minutes by reimagining workflows, reducing fields, and enabling single-click event duplication and multi-event creation.
Centralized a scattered toolset (30–40+ bookmarks, repeated data entry) into one intuitive platform—reducing cognitive load and eliminating systemic inconsistencies.
Eliminated major data inaccuracies by establishing a single source of truth and auto-populating downstream tasks and forms.
Integrated transparent request tracking through Jira, giving event leads real-time visibility into ownership, progress, and next steps.
Presented product architecture and 40+ wireframes to cross-functional and executive stakeholders, aligning the org around a realistic multi-release roadmap.
Project: Online Donation Form Automation
Reduced form creation from 5–7 business days to instantaneous, removing 5 people and 9 emails from the workflow.
Enabled event leads to self-serve customized donation forms—projected to generate $200M+ in incremental revenue.
Project: Bequest Central – High-Risk Vendor Rescue
Discovered a misaligned $500K vendor implementation that threatened legal operations supporting nearly 50% of St. Jude’s revenue.
Conducted rapid research and redesigned core flows, automation, and legal correspondence tooling in three weeks, enabling ALSAC to safely sever vendor ties and rebuild the right solution.
PRODUCT DESIGNER
Feb 2018 - May 2022
Jamie L Forbes Design Studio | Remote
Led user research and usability audits for nonprofits and mission-driven orgs, uncovering barriers to engagement, accessibility issues, and improvement opportunities.
Built six end-to-end websites, including a 72-page platform for AIA Triangle with subscriptions, job boards, and 12 microsites delivered in four months.
Developed scalable design systems and UI frameworks to maintain clarity, consistency, and long-term maintainability across diverse digital ecosystems.
Facilitated stakeholder workshops, mapped journeys, and translated organizational goals into clear, user-centered strategies.
CoMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Mar 2014 - Jan 2018
Small Business Technology and Development Center (SBTDC) | Raleigh, NC
Designed and launched a disaster-response site following Hurricane Matthew, enabling small businesses to quickly access critical recovery resources.
Collaborated with analysts and researchers to translate complex data into accessible visuals and reports for executives and policymakers.
Standardized visual identity across 12 regional offices, increasing brand cohesion and user trust.
VISUAL DESIGNER
Dec 2012 - Feb 2014
SfL+a Architects | Raleigh, NC
Designed a public-facing site and marketing assets explaining net-zero school design and public–private partnerships.
Produced visual materials that supported successful funding proposals and clarified complex technical concepts.
SKILLS
COLLABORATION
Cross-functional team collaboration
Stakeholder Alignment
Design Reviews/Critiques
Design Advocacy
Presenting to Executives
Agile/Scrum
UX & Product design
End-to-end Design
Mockups & Prototyping
Interaction Design
Data Visualization
Design Systems
Accessible Design
Research Synthesis
TOOLS / SOFTWARE
Figma
Axure
Adobe Suite
Microsoft Teams
Google Workspace
Jira
Component Libraries
LEADERSHIP & Strategy
UX Mentorship
Enterprise UX
Tooling & Internal Platforms
AI-Assisted Workflows
Business-Driven Design
Scalable Systems
