About Me

I'm Rachel Mezinis, a Product & User Experience Designer who believes great design is both strategic and deeply human. Whether working with scrappy startups or Fortune 500 companies, I bring a thoughtful, inclusive lens to every problem to ensure the solution is friction-less for all people.

My work lives at the intersection of interaction design, user research, and design systems. I care about accessibility (WCAG compliance isn't an afterthought; it's the baseline), and I use data and empathy in equal measure to make sure what I build actually serves real people's needs and meets business goals.

What keeps me going is simple: I love solving complex problems, collaborating with great teams, and having fun while doing it. I've shipped work across fintech, publishing, and enterprise SaaS. I bring the same curiosity, calm, and craft to every project I take on.

Testimonials

Tim Walker, 
AI/ML Platform Leader, VP

Rachel is one of the best designers I have ever worked with. Her ability to jump in to a complex project and quickly understand the context and generate designs is amazing. I worked directly with her on a project with a highly compressed timeline and she was able to generate and iterate designs at an amazing pace, all while creating wire frames and user experiences that were done so well that many people thought that we had purchased the software from an external vendor. In addition to her amazing work, Rachel is amazing to work with. She has an amazing attitude even during long crazy hours and puts little Easter eggs in the design system (we used Figma) to make work fun (such as using the characters from Sienfeld as placeholders in mocked up screens).
I wholly recommend working with Rachel and would love to have her on my team.

Carl Reed,
CEO, Composition Media

Rachel is a unique blend of traits that combine that made her an amazing addition to our team. She is at once very detail oriented, while also balancing a creative side without compromise. These two traits, in addition to being a very cool head in stressful situations make Rachael the ideal team nember. I would love to work with her again!

Tressa Ryals,
Senior Project Manager, Express Scripts

Rachel is a true professional and a joy to be around. I had the pleasure of working with her at both ready+willing and Lion Forge Labs. Rachel remains deadline-driven while never compromising the quality of her work. Her creativity, ability to remain calm in stressful situations, and willingness to collaborate and help others make her the ideal teammate. I highly recommend Rachel, and I hope to work with her again!