Technical expertise, accessibility, and design systems -- of course not my only skills in UX, these form the pillars of my unique value as a designer.
My history as a test engineer provides me with the skills and knowledge to comfortably work with developers. I understand their work, tools, and processes, allowing me to effectively communicate my designs and understand technical constraints. I'm also able to look around code and manipulate elements on a live web page to explore problems and solutions.
I have a robust understanding of WCAG, having completed numerous accessibility audits and trainings. This includes submitting solutions to issues found and working with engineers to get it just right. I've updated our design system to improve accessibility of the components, and worked with a group to champion our accessibility efforts across the company.
I've got experience doing pretty much all the design system things: creating new components, redesigning and restructuring existing components, optimizing prototyping interactions, and even helped create a brand new design system. And, of course, updated documentation for how to implement components with accessibility in mind.
