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Kinya McDowell
Accessibility Consultant, TekSystems
Location: Chicago, IL United States
Joined: Jul 12th, 2021

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Howard University class of 1995

Undergrad Major: Political Science

Illinois Inst of Tech class of 0

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I currently work with TekSystems as Accessibility Consultant
I have years of experience working in the Consulting Services industry.

Accessibility (A11y) Design Consultant | Wells Fargo
From January 2021 to Current • 5 year(s)
Support Design and Engineering teams with accessibility requirements for products using Assistive Technology, providing a11y context and guidance for remediation.

Accessibility (A11y) Engineer â Development | CVS
From January 2019 to January 2021 • 2 year(s)
Support Product Design and Engineering teams with a11y knowledge for digital properties including websites, mobile applications, and digital documents.

User Experience Consultant | Follett Student Solutions
From January 2018 to January 2019 • 1 year(s)
Design responsive lead generation site for Aspen Student Information System, leading design sessions and developing user flows and prototypes.

User Experience Consultant | Sidley & Austin LLP
From January 2017 to January 2018 • 1 year(s)
Collaborate on Enterprise Search tool development, develop Internal Application Design System, and digitize manual processes.

User Experience Architect | JPMorgan Chase
From January 2017 to December 2017 • 0 year(s)
Translate requirements for Single Use Accounts Administrative Dashboard into user flows and prototypes for financial applications.

User Experience Product Lead | State Farm
From January 2013 to January 2017 • 4 year(s)
Team lead for User Interaction team responsible for creating digital product requirements and cross-channel deliverables meeting enterprise standards.

Usability Researcher | GrubHub
From January 2011 to January 2013 • 2 year(s)
Owned research process and determined methodologies for B2B applications, evangelized user-centered design and conducted usability testing.

Usability Researcher | Edelman
From January 2010 to January 2011 • 1 year(s)
Defined, executed and determined research process and methodologies for various web products.

Usability/QA Manager | DRAFTFCB
From January 2008 to January 2010 • 2 year(s)
Established user-centered design process with focus on remote usability testing and designed UAT & QA test plans for media ads.

Usability/QA Manager | DRAFTFCB
From January 2003 to January 2006 • 3 year(s)
Established user-centered design process with focus on remote usability testing and designed UAT & QA test plans for media ads.

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