About

Hi! I’m Rachel.

My areas of expertise are UX Research, UX Design, innovation, and collaboration.

I’m a passionate UX professional with nearly a decade of experience working in software as a researcher, designer, or developer. I’m based in Nashville, TN.

My key strength is addressing product challenges by combining my listening skills, problem solving ability, and creativity. I love connecting with people.

Skills

    • User flow diagramming

    • Wireframing

    • Rapid iterative prototyping

    • UI design

    • Interaction design

    • Design systems

    • Accessible design/a11y

    • User-centered design

    • Figma

    • Axure RP

    • User interviews

    • Qualitative data analysis

    • Affinity diagramming

    • Journey mapping

    • Personas

    • Empathy mapping

    • Heuristic evaluation

    • Usability testing

    • Concept and prototype testing

    • User testing

    • Design Thinking

    • RITE method

    • Ideation workshops

    • Design sprints

    • Stakeholder alignment

    • Proven team player


What it’s like to work with me

We are doing a great collaboration with Rachel on the Wiser project. She is a good, communicative person. We regularly do remote workshops and team work. She loves what she does and gives a good dynamic to the project.
— Laurent Pinjon, UX Designer at Schneider Electric
Thoughtful questions, quick support, and a great spirit!
— Alanna Green, Marketing Director at Schneider Electric
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
— Quote Source
Constant dedication, hard work, a wonderful teammate.
— Tania Alexieva, Senior UX Designer at Nuvolo
Thanks for the organized and structured workshop and well-planned work
— Svilen Peev, software engineer at Nuvolo
Rachel has an amazing possibility to ask the right questions at the right time. She spots the smallest details in our designs and is always giving ideas for crafting even better experiences.
— “Danny” Yordan Stoyanov, UX Designer at Nuvolo
You really led our team to win. It was awesome seeing how we could blend all our ideas together and come up with a great concept for a better applicant experience.
— Andy Geer, Senior Software Engineer at Thalamus
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