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John Forbes. Design Engineer / Solution Architect
I architect and deploy enterprise solutions using a stack of no/low-code & AI tools. I also use illustrations to solve problems and tell stories.
Featured Projects
Scaling a goal tracking framework from 15 to 2,000 employees with Pinterest.
Pinterest
Scaling a goal tracking framework from 15 to 2,000 employees with Pinterest.
How to scale goal setting and tracking as a rapidly growing org.
PinterestCodaJiraGoogle Sheets
ProductOS with Coinbase to scale and collaborate.
Coinbase
ProductOS with Coinbase to scale and collaborate.
How to launch products when hype is high and regulatory roadblocks are many.
CoinbaseCodaJiraGoogle SheetsSlack
Bridging the gap between planning and doing with Miro.
Miro
Bridging the gap between planning and doing with Miro.
A partnership in co-marketing, co-using, and ProductOps.
MiroMiroCodaRiverside.fmLivestormIllustratorCamo Studio
ProjectOS with Netflix to enhance visibility and collaboration..jpeg&w=1920&q=90)
Netflix
ProjectOS with Netflix to enhance visibility and collaboration.
Freedom and transparency - instilling company values with all things project mangement.
NetflixCodaMiroAirtableAsanaGoogle Sheets
Featured blog posts
Building software applications without code
Building software applications without code
August 17, 2023
Joining Coda, a new doc for makers
Joining Coda, a new doc for makers
October 1, 2018
The UX of homegrown apps
The UX of homegrown apps
December 6, 2019
For the tech-stack curious: Many of the featured solutions were created using Coda — a documentation platform that enabled application prototyping — during my 5+ year tenure there. I also utilize Figma, Notion, AirTable, Zapier, CRMs, Accelo, Jira, Google, Riverside, Slack, Asana, and Miro.
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