Human-Centred Design

Hello, I am Jenna Lawrence, UX Product Designer

Professional design experience ranging from small to large businesses, private and public organizations, non-profits, and government.

The work

UX research Web design

Hands The Family Help Network

Heuristic's assessment & AI integration prototypes

This heuristics assessment details actionable research findings, prototypes for AI integrations, highlighted information architecture restructuring with navigational improvements, as well as a branding overhaul. The redesign focused heavily on improving accessibility, streamlined digital access, and ease of navigation for families seeking critical mental health, autism, and developmental support.

  • Usability with emphasis on accessibility
  • AI chat support integrations

Strategy Design Thinking workshops

Rich Products Corporation

Salesforce experience

This custom Salesforce experience strategy illustrates a vision for a unified global sales operation across four major business units and 14 geographies. This strategic rollout broke down regional data silos to establish a single source of truth for customer information, enabling seamless cross-geographic account management and unlocking massive cross-selling opportunities across their diverse food portfolio. By standardizing disparate pipelines into a single, cohesive sales process, the company dramatically increased sales team productivity and gained real-time pipeline visibility, which ultimately enhanced global demand forecasting, optimized manufacturing schedules, and streamlined their supply chain.

  • Sales software strategy
  • Globalized alignment through needs based workshops

UX research Product design

IBM (International Business Machines)

Centralized cyber security search repositories

This feature introduces a centralized repository for common cybersecurity search queries to eliminate repetitive manual workflows. By streamlining the search process and adding a "Saved Searches" capability, we recapture an average of 96 hours per year per analyst. For a small SOC operating at a $56/hour wage, this yields a financial optimization of over $56,000 in reclaimed variable costs, allowing our team to focus heavily on high-impact strategic tasks.

  • Security Operations Centre productivity
  • Community supported automations

Product design Web design

TD Commercial

Commercial banking login, employee portal login, and system administrator dashboard

This work secured a $3M TD Commercial Banking account by driving feature enhancements as part of a high-impact design partnership responding to a competitive RFP.

  • Commercial banking customer login
  • Employee portal login
  • System administrator dashboard

Strategy Web design Project management

Merit Ontario

Content management system website redesign

This project optimized the digital platform for a diverse community of construction industry members. By overhauling the information architecture and mapping intuitive user journeys, I built a seamless path that accelerated network growth, supported a 10-trade skilled expansion, and helped unlock $23M+ in provincial funding, simplifying how contractors navigate complex group training and benefit plans.

  • Information architecture audit, UX design personas, journey mapping
  • Low to high fidelity prototyping
  • Engineering partnerships and project tracking

Design thinking workshops

Vancouver Island University

End-point management strategy

This initiative delivered a strategic, user-centric transformation of Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) digital ecosystem to modernize and secure institutional endpoint management.

  • Comprehensive assessment of current endpoint systems and user journeys to eliminate operational silos
  • Cross-functional consensus on critical digital priorities and friction points
  • Unified roadmap to establish a secure, seamless technology framework that safeguards institutional assets

UX research

Honda

HondaLink & AccuraLink heuristics assessment

This project highlighted many usability opportunities in HondaLink and AcuraLink connected-car platforms resulting in a major shift toward system consolidation, enhanced app performance, and transitions to newer underlying technologies.

  • Aligning with iOS standards, accessibility guidelines, and branding conventions
  • Standardizing screen templates and in-app navigation
  • Improve data synchronization, performance efficiency, and align messaging with the Honda brand
  • Error handling that removes obstacles and language barriers to streamline onboarding and daily use
  • User friendly vehicle documentation and help guides

Product design Web design

Google

Gmail settings page redesign

Redesigning the Gmail settings ecosystem to improve feature adoption and accessibility for everyday users. Through streamlined page layouts, contextual helper text, and in-context auto-saving capabilities, this project removes configuration friction while ensuring seamless compatibility with screen readers like Apple VoiceOver.

  • UX design audit and requirements gathering
  • Visual product design for design system alignment
  • User journey maps
  • High fidelity mockups and prototypes

Strategy Design thinking workshops Illustration

PNC Bank

Future state strategy of credit card experiences

PNC's strategic vision for credit cards maintains the ongoing reputation, conversion and adoption of financial health for PNC Bank customers across the USA. The bank holds its place as one of the largest in the United States, ranking ninth in total assets, and is one of the largest credit card issuers in the United States, with approximately five million credit cards in circulation.

  • Design thinking workshops
  • Storyboards
  • Experience maps

Connect

Interested in connecting with me regarding opportunities to work together? Have a quick question only a designer can answer? Connect with me on LinkedIn or send me a quick email.

LinkedIn: /smudgeandcompany

Email: artistjenna@gmail.com