James C Gray • UX Polymath

James C Gray • UX PolymathJames C Gray • UX PolymathJames C Gray • UX Polymath

James C Gray • UX Polymath

James C Gray • UX PolymathJames C Gray • UX PolymathJames C Gray • UX Polymath
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Sample Work

With over 30 years of experience, there's A LOT to share.  

Here are just a few of my career highlights 

organized around my project lifecycle approach.

Portfolio Story 01: Adoption Metrics Dashboard

A Journey into Objectivity

From a simple desire to produce non-subjective heuristics in 2001, I recently came full circle by conceiving, prototyping and  managing the creation of an application to track, measure and report design system compliance anomalies on a site-wide, automated level. 


My Adoption Metrics Dashboard project strategy provides a complete user experience - from application  development and design, to onboarding and support, and  push/pull reporting and communications planning.

Portfolio Story 02: The Product List Page

Design Strategy: Product List Pages

The Home Depot Was seeking a solution for a PLP format that overwhelmed the customer with too many filter/sort and search options. My strategy won us recognition from NNG and a "Best of the Web"  Award.


Portfolio Brief

Design & Develop ... Repeat

  • The Recommendations Deck
  • PLP Pod Work

Portfolio Story 03: State Farm Online Credit Card UX

Its not always a success story...

Sometimes all the best efforts  still come down to priorities. I worked on a substantial strategy to improve online credit card application conversions. The project gave us a great opportunity to learn from personas, form field user tests, and  omni channel experience processes.  But in the end the entire project was scrapped due a switch in the bank's business model.


  • Bank Personas
  • Beneficial Owner File Uploads
  • Authorized User Small Business Credit Card Flow
  • Baseline form fields flow testing
  • Final Form Design user testing
  • User Testing results


Portfolio Story 04: Credit Center Experience

Wires and Prototypes

  • Credit Center Mid-Design Wires
  • Credit Center DKTP Walk Through
  • Credit Center MBL FAQs 
  • USER TESTING POC

Portfolio Items by Lifecycle Stage

Information & UX Architecture

User Personas, Journey Maps, etc.

Research & Statistical Analysis

User-centric experience modeling and focus.

For  design, I like to start with requirements and success metrics. But I'm also skilled in leading collaboration sessions via online workspace.


• Wireframes

Research & Statistical Analysis

User Personas, Journey Maps, etc.

Research & Statistical Analysis

Show me the data.

I have  a uniquely objective process for collecting and visualizing competitive, user, site, and  design compliance data. By quickly ramping this format, my teams meet dual-track or spike based agile head-on.


• Reports, Research, and Stats

User Personas, Journey Maps, etc.

User Personas, Journey Maps, etc.

User Personas, Journey Maps, etc.

Empathy begins with ...

User expectation is the first step of a good experience.  Delight and satisfaction are its destination. 


• Personas, etc.

Content / Writing Samples

Prototypes, Storyboards, and Flows

User Personas, Journey Maps, etc.

Schooled in journalism and library science.

My roots are in content strategy,  reverse pyramid structure and technical/instructional writing. But, I also enjoy making good ad copy.


• Content Strategy - Emory University

• 1x AMD Get Started Guide

• 1x ODS Tutorial Script

• 1x ODS Storyboards

• 1x ODS Tour Video

• SunTrust CMS Workflow Tutorial



Prototypes, Storyboards, and Flows

Prototypes, Storyboards, and Flows

Prototypes, Storyboards, and Flows

Proficient in Axure.

Low-Fi Mural boards, high-Fi Axure RPs, and everything in between. Also proficient in Skype/Craft/Invision (tho these tools are loosing competitive ground).


• AMD Process Flow

• AMD Final Tour Video

• Authorized Balance Transfer Credit Card Flow

• Design System Intake Work Flow

• Homebase Storyboards

• SunTrust  Check Capture Demo Storyboards

• The Home Depot Fly Out Menu POC

• The Home Depot Fly Out Menu Poc II


Leadership & Strategy

Prototypes, Storyboards, and Flows

Prototypes, Storyboards, and Flows

"Boots on the ground" via agile or waterfall.

Regardless the project format, I'm skilled at quickly ramping up - and documenting - the  right Plan of Attack for success. I'm also a skilled manager and mentor 


• 1x AMD  PoA 

• 1x ODS Tour PoA

• CX One Continuity PoA

• Road Map Sample 1

• Road Map Sample 2

Examples by Type

AMD 30000 ftv1 (pdf)Download
Content Strategy - Emory (pdf)Download
Design - PLP Recommendations THD (pdf)Download
Instructional Guide - AMD (pdf)Download
Instructional Guide - SunTrust CMS Tutorial (pdf)Download
Planning Doc - AMD (pdf)Download
Planning Doc - Video Tutorial (pdf)Download
Planning Doc - CXOne (pdf)Download
Process Flow - Credit Card sample 1 (png)Download
Process Flow - Design System Intake Process (png)Download
Roadmap - Feedback Mechs - 2021 (pdf)Download
Script Example - ODS Tour (pdf)Download
Storyboards - 1x ODS Tour (pdf)Download
Storyboards - Homebase for Yahoo! (pdf)Download
User Testing Results - Form Fields (pdf)Download

Portfolio Briefs

AMD 30000 ft (pdf)

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THD Search-PLP 30000 ft PDF (pdf)

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