Raksa is a Design Manager (and more).
He is a Visual Design Manager at Amtrak, where he leads the in-house creative studio. He partners with senior leadership and above to translate business objectives into revenue-driving designs. His team provides user experience, visual, and physical design for Amtrak's public-facing channels. His team's work fosters brand loyalty and equity for the legacy company
Past Work Experiences
Raksa's design portfolio reflects over a decade of work in design agencies, consultancies, finance, and tech software environments. This includes Huge Inc, Deloitte Digital, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Community, Grafik, and Insomniac Design.
Raksa's design portfolio reflects over a decade of work in design agencies, consultancies, finance, and tech software environments. This includes Huge Inc, Deloitte Digital, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Community, Grafik, and Insomniac Design.
See below for work experience timeline and community involvement.
Work Experiences
2023 to Current // Design Manager
Amtrak
Currently – Design Leader serving our rail passenger.
2023-2025 – Previously was a Lead Experience Visual Designer for the Innovation team in Digital Technology. We were responsible for innovating the future of passenger rail.
2022 // Senior Product Designer
Community
Conversational text messaging at scale.
2021 to 2022 // Vice President, Visual Designer UX Lead
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Leading design and product strategy globally.
2019 to 2021 // Senior Product Designer
Deloitte Digital
Clients: Federal and state government agencies.
2015 to 2019 // Visual Designer
Huge Inc
Clients: Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Federal Student Aid, Get Old by Pfizer, Amazon Prime, NRECA, NHTSA, and Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services.
2014 to 2015 // Designer
Grafik
Clients: Ligado Networks, Carr Workplaces, OpenGov, Akre Capital, Matthew Shepard Foundation, Spruce Investment, EYA, DC Prep, IAP, and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
2012 to 2013 // Design Intern
Insomniac Design
Clients: The World Bank Group, Rogue 24, Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, The National Endowment for the Arts, Wagtime, Open Data Philippines, and Lava Barre.
Interviews and Talks
Universities / Educational Orgs:
Marymount University, American University, Bowie State University, New York University
Marymount University, American University, Bowie State University, New York University
Awards and Recognition
Print Magazine / 2015 Illustration
W3 Award / 2015 Website Silver
DC AD Club Addys / 2015 Illustration
HOW International / 2015 Illustration
Communication Arts / 2015 Illustration
Skills
Visual Design
Interaction Design
Design System
Product Strategy
Rapid Prototyping
Speculative Design
Design Thinking
User Research
Project Management
Visual Quality Assurance
Brand Strategy
Illustration
Typography
Print Design
Photography/Retouching
Video Production
2D Animation
More About Raksa
Community Involvement
Raksa is passionate about giving back through sharing his story and mentorship. Currently, he is the Friends of Figma US Government's Community Leader fostering a connected community for designers working in the federal and state government space.
He formerly served as the President of AIGA DC, among many other roles for almost a decade. He led the board of directors in providing event experiences and strategic communications for the design community to help them hone their craft, grow their careers, and highlight local creative talent.
Additionally, he meets with mentees and colleagues, performs career presentations at universities and community events, and is a guest in design-related podcasts.
Music Alter-Ego
Before pursuing a career in design, his first obsession was music, which still is. After work hours, he writes rock, ambient, or soundscape music and shares his compositions online.
Listen to his music on SoundCloud where he goes by Rxksa.
Get in touch with Raksa
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