Hi, I'm Jay A. Jennings—a Senior Product Designer who loves translating complex systems into intuitive experiences. I’ve built and evolved design systems, led UX strategy, and collaborated closely with engineering and product teams to ship thoughtful, accessible products for governments, financial services, healthcare, and enterprise customers. I thrive at discovery through launch, from research and wireframes to high-fidelity visuals and interactive prototypes. My focus is on accessibility (Section 508), inclusive design, and scalable patterns that empower teams to innovate quickly while maintaining quality.

Jay A. Jennings

Hi, I'm Jay A. Jennings—a Senior Product Designer who loves translating complex systems into intuitive experiences. I’ve built and evolved design systems, led UX strategy, and collaborated closely with engineering and product teams to ship thoughtful, accessible products for governments, financial services, healthcare, and enterprise customers. I thrive at discovery through launch, from research and wireframes to high-fidelity visuals and interactive prototypes. My focus is on accessibility (Section 508), inclusive design, and scalable patterns that empower teams to innovate quickly while maintaining quality.

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Hi, I’m Jay A. Jennings—a Senior Product Designer who loves translating complex systems into intuitive experiences. I’ve built and evolved design systems, led UX strategy, and collaborated closely with engineering and product teams to ship thoughtful, accessible products for governments, financial services, healthcare, and enterprise customers.

I thrive at discovery through launch, from research and wireframes to high-fidelity visuals and interactive prototypes. My focus is on accessibility (Section 508), inclusive design, and scalable patterns that empower teams to innovate quickly while maintaining quality.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Sr Frontend UI Developer at Kforce Inc.
March 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Contracted to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. Developed portals for a knowledge base, help center, and training repository. Built new frameworks for quick templating. Created components, micro-services, modular layouts, and responsive mobile views.
Sr Frontend UI Developer / UX Designer at Jack Henry & Associates
September 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Designed JHA’s portals for business products; brand-new UI designs and new product designs. Refactored client experiences from mainframe to modern Web UI. Built wireframes, product flows, rebranding, and theming popular Angular UI component libraries. Built and coded new components, microservices, and frameworks for multiple dev teams. Managed UX consistency through all products and libraries.
Sr Frontend UI Developer at Quadient
June 1, 2020 - October 9, 2025
Developed the foundational frameworks for Quadient’s next-generation platform, which is built on microservices and component-driven dashboards. Migrated the previous React-based UI to the Stencil component library. Led the UX development and redesign processes, customized Keycloak utilities and templates.
Sr Frontend UI Developer / UX Designer / WebFOCUS Developer at Southern Talent Specialists, Inc.
November 1, 2019 - October 9, 2025
Consultant for Blue Cross Blue Shield Alabama; developing their next-generation client incentive products. Helped BCBS define business requirements, technical needs, design mockups, and design product features. I designed all the workflows and wireframes. Built out all the UI frameworks and assets. Coded demos and product pages for the team to use as templates for all future work. Consulted on UX needs, back-end security, and modern design practices.
Sr Solutions Manager at Information Builders
April 1, 2019 - October 9, 2025
As a UI and Development Consultant at Information Builders, I oversee application solution development from conception to deployment. Responsibilities included defining UX requirements, designing user interfaces, creating wireframes and workflows, consulting on emerging trends, and developing mockups and art assets. I also have experience in UI coding, documentation, code reviews, optimization, prototyping, sales demonstrations, and product solutions.
Sr Frontend UI Developer at Maxsam Partners
May 1, 2015 - October 9, 2025
UX development consultant for Apple Leisure Group. Built out all the templates for future development efforts by the team.
Project Manager / Sr. Frontend UI Developer at Hewlett-Packard
December 1, 2014 - October 9, 2025
Managed team of 3 engineers, providing documentation, spec. design, code reviews, and code optimization. Cross-team collaboration, project prioritization, facilitating manager project goals, defining and designing strategies, and vendor management. Maintained and developed the Helion Developer online network sites, forums, custom events planning, and social networking.
Sr. Frontend UI Developer at Kforce Inc.
March 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Contracted to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. Developed portals for a knowledge base, help center, and training repository. Built new frameworks for quick templating. Created components, micro-services, modular layouts, and responsive mobile views.
Sr Frontend UI Developer / UX Designer at Jack Henry & Associates
September 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Designed JHA’s portals for business products; brand-new UI designs and new product designs. Refactored client experiences from mainframe to modern Web UI. Built wireframes, product flows, rebranding, and theming popular Angular UI component libraries. Built and coded new components, microservices, and frameworks for multiple dev teams. Managed UX consistency through all products and libraries.
Sr Frontend UI Developer at Quadient
June 1, 2020 - October 9, 2025
Developed the foundational frameworks for Quadient’s next-generation platform, built on microservices and component-driven dashboards. Migrated the previous React-based UI to the Stencil component library. Led the UX development and redesign processes, customized Keycloak utilities and templates.
Sr. Frontend UI Developer / UX Designer / WebFOCUS Developer at Southern Talent Specialists, Inc.
November 1, 2019 - October 9, 2025
Consultant for Blue Cross Blue Shield Alabama; developing their next-generation client incentive products. Helped BCBS define business requirements, technical needs, design mockups, and design product features. I designed all the workflows and wireframes. Built out all the UI frameworks and assets. Coded demos and product pages for the team to use as templates for all future work. Consulted on UX needs, back-end security, and modern design practices.
Sr. Solutions Manager at Information Builders
April 1, 2019 - October 9, 2025
As a UI and Development Consultant, oversaw application solution development from conception to deployment. Defined UX requirements, designed user interfaces, created wireframes and workflows, consulted on emerging trends, and developed mockups and art assets. Experienced in UI coding, documentation, code reviews, optimization, prototyping, sales demonstrations, and product solutions.
Sr. Frontend UI Developer at Maxsam Partners
May 1, 2015 - October 9, 2025
UX development consultant for Apple Leisure Group. Built out all the templates for future development efforts by the team.
Project Manager / Sr. Frontend UI Developer at Hewlett-Packard
December 1, 2014 - October 9, 2025
Managed a team of 3 engineers, providing documentation, spec. design, code reviews, and code optimization. Cross-team collaboration, project prioritization, facilitating manager project goals, defining and designing strategies, and vendor management. Maintained and developed the Helion Developer online network sites, forums, custom events planning, and social networking.
Sr. Frontend UI Developer at Kforce Inc.
March 1, 2025 - October 9, 2025
Contracted to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security. Developed portals for a knowledge base, help center, and training repository. Built new frameworks for quick templating. Created components, micro-services, modular layouts, and responsive mobile views.
Sr Frontend UI Developer / UX Designer at Jack Henry & Associates
September 1, 2024 - October 9, 2025
Designed JHA’s portals for business products with brand-new UI designs and product features. Refactored client experiences from mainframe to modern Web UI. Built wireframes, product flows, branding, and theming for Angular UI component libraries. Built and coded new components, microservices, and frameworks for multiple development teams, and ensured UX consistency across all products and libraries.
Sr. Frontend UI Developer at Quadient
June 1, 2020 - October 9, 2025
Developed the foundational frameworks for Quadient’s next-generation platform, built on microservices and component-driven dashboards. Migrated the prior React-based UI to the Stencil component library. Led UX development and redesign processes, and customized Keycloak utilities and templates.
Sr Frontend UI Developer / UX Designer / WebFOCUS Developer at Southern Talent Specialists, Inc.
November 1, 2019 - October 9, 2025
Consultant for Blue Cross Blue Shield Alabama; developing their next-generation client incentive products. Helped define business requirements, technical needs, design mockups, and product features. Designed workflows and wireframes. Built out UI frameworks and assets. Coded demos and product pages to serve as templates for future work. Advised on UX needs, backend security, and modern design practices.
Sr. Solutions Manager at Information Builders
April 1, 2019 - October 9, 2025
As a UI and Development Consultant, oversaw application solution development from conception to deployment. Defined UX requirements, designed interfaces, created wireframes and workflows, consulted on trends, and developed mockups and art assets. Also contributed to UI coding, documentation, code reviews, optimization, prototyping, sales demonstrations, and product solutions.
Sr. Frontend UI Developer at Maxsam Partners
May 1, 2015 - October 9, 2025
UX development consultant for Apple Leisure Group. Built out the templates for future development efforts by the team.
Project Manager / Sr. Frontend UI Developer at Hewlett-Packard
December 1, 2014 - October 9, 2025
Managed a team of 3 engineers, providing documentation, specification design, code reviews, and code optimization. Facilitated cross-team collaboration, project prioritization, strategy development, and vendor management. Maintained and developed the Helion Developer online network sites, forums, custom events planning, and social networking.
Senior UX / Product Designer (Contract) at Kforce Inc (Dept. of Safety & Homeland Security)
September 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Designed and delivered end-to-end UX for knowledge base, help center, and training portals supporting government users. Created user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and responsive layouts for desktop and mobile. Partnered with developers to define reusable UI patterns and ensure design consistency across products. Ensured accessibility compliance (Section 508) across all designs.
Senior Product Designer / UX Designer at Jack Henry & Associates
August 1, 2020 - December 1, 2024
Led product design for multiple enterprise financial platforms, including brand-new products and large-scale redesigns. Migrated legacy mainframe experiences to modern web-based interfaces. Owned end-to-end design process: discovery, user flows, wireframes, visual design, and handoff. Built and governed a shared design system used across multiple teams and products. Collaborated closely with engineering and product leadership to align UX with business goals.
Senior Product Designer (UI/UX) at Quadient
November 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Designed next-generation SaaS platform dashboards using a component-driven, design-system approach. Led UX redesign of authentication and onboarding experiences. Produced interactive prototypes to validate concepts with stakeholders and developers. Helped establish scalable UI patterns across microservice-based products.
Senior Product Designer (Consultant) at Southern Talent Specialists (Blue Cross Blue Shield AL)
July 1, 2019 - November 1, 2019
Led UX and product design for next-generation client incentive products. Facilitated requirements definition, user journeys, and feature ideation with business stakeholders. Designed workflows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups used as long-term product templates. Consulted on UX best practices, accessibility, and modern design standards.
UX Solutions Manager / Product Designer at Information Builders
May 1, 2015 - April 1, 2019
Owned UX strategy and product design for enterprise analytics and reporting solutions. Designed user interfaces, workflows, and prototypes from concept through delivery. Supported sales and product teams with demos, design storytelling, and solution concepts. Clients included Ford, FedEx, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Seattle Police Department, Lockheed Martin, and GEICO.

Education

Computer Science at University of Washington
January 11, 2030 - February 3, 2026
Computer Science Certifications / UX Design Certifications at Columbia Basin College
January 11, 2030 - February 3, 2026

Qualifications

UX Design: Ideation, Scenarios & Storyboards
January 11, 2030 - February 3, 2026
UX Design: Paper Prototyping & Planning
January 11, 2030 - February 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Healthcare, Real Estate & Construction, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment