Designing systems and workflows that help people do complex work better.
Designing systems and workflows that help people do complex work better.
Designing systems and workflows that help people do complex work better.
Jamie Forbes - Product Designer
Jamie Forbes - Product Designer
Jamie Forbes - Product Designer
I’m a UX/Product Designer with a background in anthropology and visual design, specializing in large-scale internal tools, data-heavy workflows, and mission-critical systems.
I’m a UX/Product Designer with a background in anthropology and visual design, specializing in large-scale internal tools, data-heavy workflows, and mission-critical systems.
I’m a UX/Product Designer with a background in anthropology and visual design, specializing in large-scale internal tools, data-heavy workflows, and mission-critical systems.
Impact Snapshot
Impact Snapshot
Proven Impact at Scale
Proven Impact at Scale
Proven Impact at Scale
Reduced event creation time from ~40 hours to under 30 minutes
Reduced event creation time from ~40 hours to under 30 minutes
Supported ~$1B in annual fundraising operations
Supported ~$1B in annual fundraising operations
Unified workflows used by 40+ teams across a national organization
Unified workflows used by 40+ teams across a national organization
Designed systems supporting legal and financial processes tied to ~50% of org revenue
Designed systems supporting legal and financial processes tied to ~50% of org revenue
Selected work
Event Central - LEad designer
Rebuilding a fragmented event ecosystem into a unified, human-centered platform used by 40+ teams to support ~$800K in annual fundraising.
Highlights:
Cross-team service design
Complex permissions & data dependencies
Multi-event creation and automation
Executive-level roadmap alignment
Highlights:
Cross-team service design
Complex permissions & data dependencies
Multi-event creation and automation
Executive-level roadmap alignment
Highlights:
Cross-team service design
Complex permissions & data dependencies
Multi-event creation and automation
Executive-level roadmap alignment
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Bequest Central
A high-risk legal tooling redesign that replaced a failing $500K vendor solution and stabilized workflows supporting nearly half of organizational revenue.
Highlights:
Rapid research under legal risk
Workflow automation
High-stakes compliance constraints
Highlights:
Rapid research under legal risk
Workflow automation
High-stakes compliance constraints
Highlights:
Rapid research under legal risk
Workflow automation
High-stakes compliance constraints
View Project →
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HOW I WORK
My approach to complex problems
My approach to complex problems
My approach to complex problems
I start by deeply understanding real workflows, constraints, and mental models — especially where systems break down.
I start by deeply understanding real workflows, constraints, and mental models — especially where systems break down.
I design with engineers and stakeholders early to surface complexity before it becomes expensive.
I design with engineers and stakeholders early to surface complexity before it becomes expensive.
I focus on clarity, scalability, and long-term maintainability, not just “happy path” UX.
I focus on clarity, scalability, and long-term maintainability, not just “happy path” UX.
Let’s build systems people can actually use
I’m interested in roles where thoughtful design, complex problem-solving, and real impact intersect.
I’m interested in roles where thoughtful design, complex problem-solving, and real impact intersect.
I’m interested in roles where thoughtful design, complex problem-solving, and real impact intersect.
