FEATURED CASE STUDIES

FEATURED CASE STUDIES

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PRODUCT DESIGN LEADER

Product Design Leadership. From NIH to Enterprise Scale.

I architect intuitive, mission-critical products for healthcare, government, and high-growth SaaS – translating complex data into experiences that reduce cognitive load, ensure compliance, and accelerate user adoption.

Federal & Healthcare Case Studies

Where I Deliver Impact

Federal & Government

508-compliant, secure interfaces for agency operators and mission-critical workflows.

Healthcare & Clinical Research

HIPAA/HITRUST-aligned tools that reduce clinician and researcher cognitive load.

Commercial & Enterprise SaaS

High-velocity product strategy for enterprise, logistics, and B2B platforms.

Portfolio

Evidence-Based Design

Resources

Active Protocols

Generate reports by protocol labs, medications, documentation, and images. Download files for analysis

Select Active Protocols

Manage Protocol Subjects

De-identified Data

Access clinical research data without personal identifiers from the NIH Clinical Center systems from 1976 to the present.

Request Access

Create a Custom Subject List

BTRIS users may create custom subjects lists to help facilitate hypothesis generation and statistical modeling and outcomes

Learn More

Data Available in BTRIS

BTRIS Data is available identified format (with personal identifiers) and limited data set or de-identified data (no personal identifiers) formats.

Learn More

Excel Quick Tips Guide

Learn to use Excel’s powerful features and functions to organize and manipulate data you’ve captured in BTRIS. Excel gives you the flexibility to sort, search, view, and manipulate discrete and text data

Learn More

Additional Services

Resources

Active Protocols

Generate reports by protocol labs, medications, documentation, and images. Download files for analysis

Select Active Protocols

Manage Protocol Subjects

De-identified Data

Access clinical research data without personal identifiers from the NIH Clinical Center systems from 1976 to the present.

Request Access

Create a Custom Subject List

BTRIS users may create custom subjects lists to help facilitate hypothesis generation and statistical modeling and outcomes

Learn More

Data Available in BTRIS

BTRIS Data is available identified format (with personal identifiers) and limited data set or de-identified data (no personal identifiers) formats.

Learn More

Excel Quick Tips Guide

Learn to use Excel’s powerful features and functions to organize and manipulate data you’ve captured in BTRIS. Excel gives you the flexibility to sort, search, view, and manipulate discrete and text data

Learn More

Additional Services

Resources

Active Protocols

Generate reports by protocol labs, medications, documentation, and images. Download files for analysis

Select Active Protocols

Manage Protocol Subjects

De-identified Data

Access clinical research data without personal identifiers from the NIH Clinical Center systems from 1976 to the present.

Request Access

Create a Custom Subject List

BTRIS users may create custom subjects lists to help facilitate hypothesis generation and statistical modeling and outcomes

Learn More

Data Available in BTRIS

BTRIS Data is available identified format (with personal identifiers) and limited data set or de-identified data (no personal identifiers) formats.

Learn More

Excel Quick Tips Guide

Learn to use Excel’s powerful features and functions to organize and manipulate data you’ve captured in BTRIS. Excel gives you the flexibility to sort, search, view, and manipulate discrete and text data

Learn More

Additional Services

BTRIS / NIH Clinical Data

NIH Biomedical Translational Research Information System (BTRIS)

Clinical Research

Healthcare

Data Access

Modernized a legacy NIH data platform for 600,000+ research subjects, cut costs by eliminating IBM Cognos, and reduced researcher onboarding time.

View Case Study

gems.nih.gov

GEMS

Grants Management

Dashboard

Recent

Analytics

Reviews

Admin Tools

QVR

ODS Home

Reporter

IMPAC II

Elsie Johnson

Welcome back to GEMS

Review a grant

Funds approved

See Details

$212,340

+415

Funds increased
by 15% in last 7 days

Funds pending

See Details

$115,300

+321

Increase in funds pending by +7% in last 20 days

Funds denied

See Details

$70,345

+115

Increase in funds denied by 15% in last 7 days

Funds dispersed

See Details

1,879

+115

Increase in funds dispersed by 15% in last 7 days

Reviews

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Pending pre-review

Pending review

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Grant ID

#1001

#1002

#1003

#1004

#1005

#1005

#1005

#1005

IC

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

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NCCAM

Project Title

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Principle Investigator

Dr. John Smith

Dr. Jane Doe

Grace Kelly

Allison Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Email

john.smith@hospital.com

jane.doe@hospital.com

grace.kellyA@hospital.com

allison.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

Funds Requested

$150,000

$27,500

$35,000

$127,500

$55,000

$150,000

$65,000

$130,000

gems.nih.gov

GEMS

Grants Management

Dashboard

Recent

Analytics

Reviews

Admin Tools

QVR

ODS Home

Reporter

IMPAC II

Elsie Johnson

Welcome back to GEMS

Review a grant

Funds approved

See Details

$212,340

+415

Funds increased
by 15% in last 7 days

Funds pending

See Details

$115,300

+321

Increase in funds pending by +7% in last 20 days

Funds denied

See Details

$70,345

+115

Increase in funds denied by 15% in last 7 days

Funds dispersed

See Details

1,879

+115

Increase in funds dispersed by 15% in last 7 days

Reviews

Search grants...

Filter

New application

Pending pre-review

Pending review

Pending director approval

Pending cards coding

Pending PD coding

Grant ID

#1001

#1002

#1003

#1004

#1005

#1005

#1005

#1005

IC

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

Project Title

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Principle Investigator

Dr. John Smith

Dr. Jane Doe

Grace Kelly

Allison Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Email

john.smith@hospital.com

jane.doe@hospital.com

grace.kellyA@hospital.com

allison.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

Funds Requested

$150,000

$27,500

$35,000

$127,500

$55,000

$150,000

$65,000

$130,000

gems.nih.gov

GEMS

Grants Management

Dashboard

Recent

Analytics

Reviews

Admin Tools

QVR

ODS Home

Reporter

IMPAC II

Elsie Johnson

Welcome back to GEMS

Review a grant

Funds approved

See Details

$212,340

+415

Funds increased
by 15% in last 7 days

Funds pending

See Details

$115,300

+321

Increase in funds pending by +7% in last 20 days

Funds denied

See Details

$70,345

+115

Increase in funds denied by 15% in last 7 days

Funds dispersed

See Details

1,879

+115

Increase in funds dispersed by 15% in last 7 days

Reviews

Search grants...

Filter

New application

Pending pre-review

Pending review

Pending director approval

Pending cards coding

Pending PD coding

Grant ID

#1001

#1002

#1003

#1004

#1005

#1005

#1005

#1005

IC

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

Project Title

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Principle Investigator

Dr. John Smith

Dr. Jane Doe

Grace Kelly

Allison Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Email

john.smith@hospital.com

jane.doe@hospital.com

grace.kellyA@hospital.com

allison.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

Funds Requested

$150,000

$27,500

$35,000

$127,500

$55,000

$150,000

$65,000

$130,000

gems.nih.gov

GEMS

Grants Management

Dashboard

Recent

Analytics

Reviews

Admin Tools

QVR

ODS Home

Reporter

IMPAC II

Elsie Johnson

Welcome back to GEMS

Review a grant

Funds approved

See Details

$212,340

+415

Funds increased
by 15% in last 7 days

Funds pending

See Details

$115,300

+321

Increase in funds pending by +7% in last 20 days

Funds denied

See Details

$70,345

+115

Increase in funds denied by 15% in last 7 days

Funds dispersed

See Details

1,879

+115

Increase in funds dispersed by 15% in last 7 days

Reviews

Search grants...

Filter

New application

Pending pre-review

Pending review

Pending director approval

Pending cards coding

Pending PD coding

Grant ID

#1001

#1002

#1003

#1004

#1005

#1005

#1005

#1005

IC

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

NCCAM

Project Title

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Domains of inflammation

Principle Investigator

Dr. John Smith

Dr. Jane Doe

Grace Kelly

Allison Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Samantha Jones

Email

john.smith@hospital.com

jane.doe@hospital.com

grace.kellyA@hospital.com

allison.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

sam.jones@hospital.com

Funds Requested

$150,000

$27,500

$35,000

$127,500

$55,000

$150,000

$65,000

$130,000

GEMS / NIH Grants Management

Streamlining NIH Grant Reviews Web Application

Federal

Healthcare

Modernized the ODS Grants Management web platform, reducing quarterly grant evaluation and co-funding review cycle times by 30% across 500+ applications.

View Case Study

MedTrak / CMS Hospital Reporting

Simplifying CMS Clinical Data Submission

Federal

Healthcare

Enterprise

Streamlined a 20 year old legacy diagnosis and treatment reporting application for 100+ hospitals to CMS.

View Case Study

Recognition

Honors & Awards

Design recognized for usability, accessibility, and mission-critical impact.

NDMS: Certificate of Appreciation

Awarded for rapidly deploying a secure, user-friendly data management interface in support of critical disaster medical response coordination.

Best of the Web & Digital Government Achievement Award

Recognized for leading the UX strategy on an NIH website that set a new standard in usability and accessibility for government digital services.

NIH Plain Language Award

Honored for redesigning content and interface language to make complex scientific information clear and accessible to the public.

Testimonials

Don't Just Take My Word For It

“Tim is an exceptional talent as both an advisor while planning one's Web map, and as a design master when it comes to turning a site map into enticing pages. He even managed to make our scientific journal summaries have broad appeal to nonscientific readers. He is both responsive and punctual. I highly recommend his work.”

Donna Kerrigan

Emerita Special Assistant for Scientific Communications at NCI

“Tim is a brilliant usability engineering guru and multimedia expert. Always sharp and has a very strong eye for detail, he is a great coworker to have on your team and someone who will really add value to any organization.”

Jack Hyman

Expert in Cloud, Data Analytics, Collaborative Platforms, and Cybersecurity

“We miss Tim's forward thinking now that he has graduated from NJIT. He was a leader in adopting a user perspective in all of his courses, and he brought exciting visual design to each project. He often made projects address a real-world concern such as environmental protection in the design and implementation of his Ecoplanit website.”

Nancy W. Coppola

Professor Emerita at New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Tim Nicholson © 2026-2027

Tim Nicholson © 2026-2027

Tim Nicholson © 2026-2027

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