Rachel Cowles

Rachel Cowles has over 9 years of work experience in various roles, primarily in UX design and consulting. Rachel most recently worked as a Senior UX Designer at Globalization Partners since January 2022. Prior to that, they were a UX Designer at Globalization Partners from April 2020 to December 2021.

Before joining Globalization Partners, Rachel worked as a UX Designer at Zipcar from March 2019 to April 2020. In this role, they designed internal tools for the fleet operations team, assisted in platform migration, and improved internal systems based on user feedback.

Rachel also has experience as a UX Consultant at Cardinal Solutions, where they worked with clients such as Duke Energy, Electronic Power Research Institute, Compass, and Wells Fargo. Rachel'sresponsibilities included user experience consulting and design.

Additionally, Rachel worked as a Web Designer at Premier Yarns, where they designed and maintained a Shopify web store and conducted focus groups to inform website redesigns. Rachel also worked as a Code Immersion Teaching Assistant at Tech Talent South, assisting students with web development and programming.

Rachel's earlier experience includes working as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Comfort Keepers, providing caregiving and implementing care plans for clients. Rachel also served as an Elementary & Fine Arts Teacher at Yeil Christian International School, teaching core classes and creating and teaching Fine Art classes for students.

Overall, Rachel Cowles has a diverse background in UX design, consulting, web development, teaching, and caregiving.

Rachel Cowles received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Graphic Design from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where they attended from 2010 to 2012. In 2015, they completed a Code Immersion Program in Web Development at Tech Talent South. Rachel also obtained various certifications, including a Design Sprint Masterclass Certification from AJ&Smart in January 2022, a Professional Scrum Master I certification from Scrum.org in July 2018, a Certified Nursing Assistant certification from the North Carolina Nurse Aid Registry in November 2014, and a TEFL Teaching Certificate from i-to-i TEFL in February 2012.