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Rachel

Product and UX Designer focused on crafting intuitive, human-centered experiences

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelMid-Senior level
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Senior DesignerAd Hoc
2022 - 2025

• Digitized complex forms for VA benefits, reworking flows and content to reduce sendbacks by 50%, and improving processing time for VA teams. • Designed a custom web application for US Forest Service projects, collaborating with SMEs and developers to align designs with business needs. • Led UX research sessions with VA nurses, mapping out customer flows and service blueprints, uncovering workflow pain points, and recommending solutions. • Built prototypes in Figma and AdobeXD to test with users, iterating on designs to reduce usability issues and concerns. • Mentored, collaborated with, and supported other designers.

Senior UX DesignerFORECASTS ANALYTICS/FRONTLINE EDUCATION
2019 - 2022

Redesigned 5 enterprise-grade SaaS applications, taking ownership of the end-to-end user journey to eliminate pain points and streamline complex navigation. • Partnered with product and engineering teams to ship successful products, resulting in increased user satisfaction and a year-over-year increase in retention and new contracts. • Conducted stakeholder workshops to translate complex business goals into intuitive dashboards and analytics tools.

Senior UI/UX DesignerAmerican Access Casualty Company
2017 - 2019

Owned the design of an online insurance claims portal, a customer-facing product that reduced call center volume and average call times by 30%. • Conducted research with internal users to modernize admin tools, removing redundant features and improving task completion times. • Championed UX best practices, training cross-functional teams on user-centered design principles.

Freelance DesignerMultiple Companies
2015 - 2017

UX Designer | Manifest • Architected a cohesive template system for over 20 independent insurance sites, standardizing user experience and reducing design inconsistencies by over 50%. • Developed a reusable UI pattern and component library in AxureRP, accelerating future client deliverables. Information Architect | Rewards Network • Architected a customer loyalty program site, driving 15,000 signups in 3 days post-launch. • Prototyped user flows (Sketch/InVision) and conducted competitive analyses to optimize conversion paths. Lead UX Designer | iCrossing • Designed cart flows and web pages for Firestone and Dremel, and provided annotated wireframes for development teams. • Delivered heuristic audits to brand clients, including AT&T, Blue Cross/BlueShield, and Comcast

Education

Degree of EnglishDePaul University
Present

Skills

Core skills10
Interests0
Languages1

Skills

Product design
UX Strategy
User Research
Usability Testing
Figma
Agile
User Flows
Wireframes
Prototyping
Interaction Design

Languages

English