rachael kusiak
rachael kusiak
product design lead

Experience

 

2023 - present

Design Strategist & Manager | IntelliBridge | McLean, VA (Remote - Brooklyn, NY)

2020 - 2023

Product Design Lead & Manager | RVCM | Honolulu, HI (Remote - Charleston, SC)

Acquired by IntelliBrige 2023

2015 - 2020

Visual Designer | Phocuswright Inc. | New York, NY

2012 - 2015

Graphic Designer, Firestone Financial | Needham, MA


 

Education & Certifications:

University of Massachusetts Amherst BFA Studio Arts, Printmaking

Scrum Alliance Certified Product Owner

General Assembly UX Design | Front End Web Development | Visual Design


 

Publications:

Alexander, A. L., Haque, A., Snyder, M., Kusiak, R., Okubo, B., Chung, K., & Robinson, E. (2023). Applying Human-Centered Design to AI-Enabled Pilot Scheduling. 22nd International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, 34.

Awards:

2023 R&D 100 Award for Puckboard in partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, RVCM (RevaComm), AI Accelerator, Air Force 15th Wing, 60th Air Mobility Wing, 437th Airlift Wing, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment, and Energy), and RTX.


 

Mentorship:

  • General Assembly Fall 2023 Cohort

  • Charleston Women in Tech Cohort 2021 & 2022

  • Interaction Design Foundation Spring 2021 Cohort 1