Accessibility Overhaul
From Zero to 100% AA Compliance
I led the charge to scale our system to 100% WCAG Level AA compliance across web and iOS. Instead of just slapping reactive checklists at the end of a project, I built proactive token libraries and documentation that got design and engineering on the exact same page. The result? A measurable, audit-ready framework that took the guesswork out of all future client work.
VPAT & Sales Enablement: Conducted comprehensive audits to achieve 100% WCAG Level AA compliance across web and iOS, authoring the formal VPATs that directly unlocked new enterprise sales revenue.
Accessible Architecture: Created semantic token libraries and strict screen-reader specifications to ensure a seamless, compliant product foundation across all client touchpoints.
Cross-Platform Parity: Balanced tricky WCAG rules with daily usability, keeping web and native mobile components perfectly in sync.
Adaptive Execution: Pivoted design strategies quickly when hitting technical development walls, keeping engineering moving without losing momentum.
Process Optimization: Partnered with developers to build automated compliance checks and clean documentation directly into our active deployment pipeline.
Team Enablement: Created shared onboarding guides to take the pressure off a single owner, making the system easy for new teams to adopt.
Implementing Design Tokens
Building a Scalable, Cross-Platform Foundation
To stop design and engineering from speaking two entirely different languages, I introduced design tokens to anchor our ecosystem. It cleared up the cross-platform static, ensuring that what we design in Figma actually matches what gets built. This system keeps our visual language tightly locked in, making team collaboration a breeze across every device.
Unified Grammar: Established a single naming convention inside Figma, aligning our design team around modern, engineering-friendly industry standards.
Future-Proofing: Wiped out massive design debt by constructing a flexible environment that adapts dynamically to changing product needs.
Engineering Alignment: Partnered directly with mobile and web engineers to co-author a shared naming schema, cutting developer handoff friction and redundant code.
Source of Truth: Maintained a centralized token pipeline to bridge the design-to-code gap, guaranteeing 1:1 visual accuracy across production builds.
Team Education: Acted as the core subject matter expert, running practical training workshops to drive token literacy and organic adoption across teams.
Iterative Problem Solving: Solved ambiguous edge cases by testing token structures in real time, rapidly pivoting our setup whenever engineering constraints hit a wall.
