Jennifer Freese

UI/UX Designer

Vector art woman at computer with cat

Resume

Jennifer Freese

UI/UX Designer

Jennifere.XU11@gmail.com
(513) 235-7850
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-freese-83b9b7b7/

Summary

User-centric designer with a background in veterinary medicine, trained at Ohio State University’s UX/UI program. As a veterinary customer service representative, communicated efficiently between clients and patient care team. Strengths lie in defining and executing patient care needs built on a deep understanding of both user and business needs. Gravitate to information architecture, heuristics, and organizational structuring with an aim to create interfaces that bring users joy and increase confidence in the brand.

Skills

Technical: Google Drive, Excel, Powerpoint, Miro, Figma, Trello, Slack, Zoom, Discord, CodePen, GitHub, VS CodeUX/UI: Personas, User interviews, Affinity diagrams, Empathy maps, Storyboards, Journey maps, Ideation, Feature prioritization matricies, User insight, Value proposition, User scenario, User flow, Wireframes, Prototypes, Guerilla user testing, 2x2 testing analysis matrices, Competitor analysis, webpage heuristics and annotations

Projects

Travel Tails Mobile App Prototype Project

https://www.figma.com/proto/YzxJyVaP78GDAkD7dFE3kD/Homework-prototyping---Travel-Tails?page-id=169%3A1000&type=design&node-id=335-1409&viewport=4045%2C2798%2C0.5&t=vXNnuDo3wpqbUGD2-1&scaling=scale-down&starting-point-node-id=169%3A1001&mode=design

  • Finding pet friendly events and activities while traveling is challenging for users. An app is needed which curates pet-friendly activities, events, and establishments in cities
  • UI/UX designer, solo project
  • Impact: Users have a platform which offers a homogenous experience in locating and discovering important information about pet-friendly options in a city
  • Tools used: Miro, OtterAI, Zoom, Pexels, Excel, SlidesGo, FreePik, Figma

U.S. Department of the Treasury Webpage Redesign Project

https://www.figma.com/proto/8p21pLpoPOKME9Q4YKrW8Y/Government-Webpage-Homework?page-id=392%3A98281&type=design&node-id=392-98399&viewport=293%2C725%2C0.06&t=YW3nYcDslbZm4CVm-1&scaling=min-zoom&starting-point-node-id=392%3A98399&show-proto-sidebar=1&mode=design

  • Efficiently finding information within the U.S. Treasury website is confusing and overwhelming to users. How might the website be redesigned to make the flow more intuitive and the information organized in an easier-to-use format
  • UI/UX designer, solo project
  • Impact: Users were more successful in finding desired information and felt less overwhelmed by the information presented
  • Tools used: SlidesGo, FreePik, Dribbble, Excel, Zoom, OtterAI, Figma, Unsplash, Stark, Iconify, Proto

Fernside Center for Grieving Children Website Redesign Project

https://www.figma.com/proto/13IRDYF2dZT7pBbyFBm0Ad/Group-Project-2---Nonprofit-website?page-id=234%3A2286&type=design&node-id=234-2287&viewport=580%2C12%2C0.08&t=4icqAS5e4eOmCGMp-1&scaling=min-zoom&starting-point-node-id=234%3A2287&mode=design

  • There is a lack of thoughtful information architecture which makes the website difficult for users to locate important information regarding offered programs. How might the website be redesigned to better serve Fernside’s mission and retain better enrollment rates?
  • UI/UX designer, oversaw stakeholder interviews, desktop wireframes and prototypes, and user testing and testing analysis for mobile prototype. Assisted in definition, ideation, and lo-mid fidelity prototyping processes
  • Impact: Higher success of users finding the information the sought regarding programs and enrollment options
  • Tools used: Figma, SlidesGo, Stark, Proto, FreePik, Trello

Work Experience

Customer Service Representative 2018 – Present
Kyle Veterinary Hospital Cincinnati, OH

Communicate messages and instructions between patient care staff and clients, assist in problem solving with kennel team when issues arise with patients who are boarding, enter billing codes in the computer from patient charts, maintain inventory and place orders when needed


Customer Service Supervisor 2014 – 2016
Noah's Ark Animal Clinic Cincinnati, OH

Checked clients in for appointments and surgeries, handled phone calls, managed client concerns and complaints and sought the best option to find a solution for the client, communicated messages between clients and doctors regarding treatment plans, diagnosis tools, and basic medical queries, endered hospital and examination bills at check out, oversaw a team of 4 other customer service representatives on shift, addressed employee questions and concerns

Education

Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, May 2011
Minor: Biology

Ohio State University,Columbus, OH
Certificate in UI/UX Design, March 2024