Hi, I'm Rachel.
I'm a design manager currently leading UX for Thrivent’s authenticated client experience product team. After years as a visual designer cutting my teeth in digital product delivery agency-side at Fjord, now part of Accenture Song, I was the second design hire to the new digital experience design team at Thrivent. I have since helped scale it to its current size of nearly 20 designers ranging from mid-level to staff designers and other managers.
I now define and manage design strategy and experience maturation over time for the Thrivent's digital client experience. I partner with product and engineering leadership and mentor my team in crafting experiences for both our responsive web and iOS/Android mobile apps.
Outside my day job I have a couple startup side projects where I’m going solo on the entire end-to-end design process—UX, UI, design systems, iconography, branding, prototyping, the works. My latest venture has been creating pixel art for gaming startup Doctorcraft, LLC.
When I'm not creating, I spend a lot of time in prayer, Mass, and Adoration. I also love to read, find fun things to do around Dallas with my friends, play piano, watch movies, and do 1000-piece puzzles.