An Experienced Professional
Jenni Merrifield has been specializing in interaction design and usability engineering for rich, responsive, internet, mobile and desktop applications for over 20 years. An advocate for the user and the diligent integration of user centered design methodology in software development, she has worked for companies of many different sizes across a wide range of industries.
Additional details of her experience and areas of expertise can be found in the About section.
Portfolio
Project Work Examples
This section contains examples of the UX Design work from a number of projects I have worked on over the course of my career. Each page includes some information about the project and images showing mockups, UI Design and screen shots (when available).
Please note that there are currently no examples of modern Website UI design in my portfolio because the professional projects I have worked on most recently have been data-intensive web applications rather than customer facing websites. I am, however, fully conversant in HTML5, CSS3, CSS compilers such as SASS and LESS, and javascript for the front-end. Although I have a personal preference for a more traditional website information architecture and layout (as this site shows), I am familiar with the current trends (and fads) of modern website design, most importantly the need for responsive, mobile first development (and, in fact, this website is responsive).
TRMN Member Database
UI/UX Design for The Royal Manticoran Navy association's member database web application.
Vaisala CMS "Next" Design
Interaction and Front End Design for Vaisala's next generation Continuous Monitoring System for environmental and industrial measurement devices.
Vaisala CMS "Next" Concepting
UI Concept Design for Vaisala's next-generation Continuous Monitoring System for environmental and industrial measurements.
CA API Portal "Next"
UI Concept Design for CA Technologies' next generation Cloud Hosted API Security Portal Service.
CA API Portal Personas
Persona Design for CA's next generation cloud hosted version of Layer 7 Technologies' API Portal software. (CA aquired Layer 7 in May 2013)
Syscon Justice "Arbutus"
UI Concept Design for "Arbutus" - Syscon Justice System's Next Generation Offender Management System.
CGTV Games Registration
Interaction Design for a new registration process to be used within CGTV Games's online casino software.
CGTV Games Lobby Client
Interaction Design for a new version of CGTV Games' "Lobby Client" software for online casino games
Recommendations
The word on the street
Brian Matthews • Software Architect • Vaisala Canada
January 2016
Jenni provided the UX designs and documentation for the new look UI [of viewLinc 5, Vaisala's continuous monitoring system product]. The job came with high pressure to get the product out on time, and to get a user-friendly appearance to a technical product. She was very focused, very competent and imaginative.
Daniel Rodrigues • Software Developer • Vaisala Canada
January 2016
During the last year [Jenni] has completely revamped our product with a fresh UI Design which is modern, consistent and has many improvements in regards to usability.
Matt Lambert • Sr. UX Developer • Layer 7 / CA Technologies)
January 2014
Jenni is a User Experience expert and would be an asset for any company who is building a new product or revamping an old one.
Brian Day • Director of Product Strategy • Syscon Justice Systems
August 2012
Jenni is a very strong advocate of user-centered design and usability testing, with extensive experience in delivering on large-scale projects.
Melissa Murray • UX Design Manager • Syscon Justice Systems
July 2012
Jenni exemplified a solid commitment to the [Syscon Justice System] UXD team and project with a clear desire and willingness to deliver a highly usable product, often working late to meet tight deadlines. Jenni's engineering background was key in the assessment of the Architectural framework and determining possible solutions for identified UX issues resulting from framework constraints.
Shaun Walker • Co-Founder & CTO • DNN Corporation
April 2011
[Jenni] is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about user experience design and has a depth of experience working with professional product and engineering teams. ... Jenni was a vocal and influential contributor to all design discussions and was eager to share her expertise with others. [She] would be an asset to any large-scale organization which is developing user-centric software products.
Mike Parkinson • Director of Product Development • CGTV Games
September 2008
Jenni worked as [CGTV Games'] User Experience Specialist for a wide range of products. She helped establish the design/development process that we're currently using and had a hand in a number of new platforms.... Her experience and insight was invaluable to the improvement of our systems and as a result our products.
John Keinanen • Software Design Engineer • Microsoft Corporation
January 2006
Jennifer was the author of the clearest, most thorough [User Interface] specification I have ever worked with. She is definitely a passionate and dedicated worker.