Kare Romanski

Experience

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  Bank of America

  Oct 1999 - Jun 2006

  Assistant Vice President, Accessibility & Design

  • Consulted with legal, management and vendors on ATM and web accessibility for ADA complaints• Drove various organizations in IT to fix accessibility compliance issues • Drove integration of accessibility into the SDLC and Six Sigma processes • Drove resolution of issues and gained consensus for mitigation of risks • Created status reports and business review decks for SVP and leadership teams • Coordinated releases as Project Release Manager during weekly implementations with upstream/downstream teams, deployment team, operations team, lines of business delivery managers to ensure minimal impacts • Identified creative solutions to mitigate risks and eliminate roadblocks; escalated using defined channels • Created UI layouts with database migration, and role-based security for four portal applications• Interfaced with business units and vendors during conversion of 72 applications to J2EE/JSR-168 • Developed and conducted usability, accessibility and quality assurance tests for standards compliant Global Investment Banking portal applications and intranet sites Show less

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  Wells Fargo

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Consultant
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  Advantage Technical

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2012

  Senior UX Designer - Accessibility Consultant

  Information Architect, Web Accessibility Consultant, Assistive Technology, Section 508, WCAG 2.0, User Experience, Inclusive Design, Universal Design, Progressive Enhancement and Accessibility Testing.

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  TIAA

  Dec 2012 - May 2014

  Accessibility Manager, Accessibility Specialist and Senior User Experience Designer

  • Established a formal corporate accessibility program and drove decision making for accessibility• Worked with attorneys, management and leads to determine scope under the law and understand legal risks • Led process improvement efforts, managed accessibility staff, and purchasing • Created and managed the work plan, budget and scheduling • Implemented processes to track risks, issues, action items, and costs • Provided functional and technical leadership to the UX, Development, QA and National Call Centers • Collaborated across work streams, projects, programs, and departments • Published best practices and functional technical specifications and business requirements • Trained Management, Developers, Quality Assurance, User Experience, Content Writers and SMEs• Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) administrator• Tested with assistive technologies including, JAWS, Window-Eyes, NVDA, ChromeVox, Dragon Naturally Speaking, ZoomText, Magic and mobile devices Show less

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  Interactive Accessibility

  May 2014 - Dec 2014

  Director of Accessibility Services

  • Educated organizations understanding of what they need to do to comply with Section 508, WCAG 2.0, ADA, state and international guidelines to reach all audiences, create opportunities and reduce their legal exposure.• Managed a team of accessibility specialists• Audit validation testing with assistive technologies and code analysis• Strategic consulting, including Section 508, WCAG 2.0, ADA, state and international accessibility• Web accessibility needs and vulnerability assessment reporting• Accessibility audits for websites, applications, documents and mobile platforms• PDF accessibility• Multimedia transcription and captioning• Accessibility certification and Voluntary Product Assessment Template (VPAT) creation• Web accessibility monitoring services• Accessibility training Show less

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  Verizon

  Mar 2015 - Sept 2015

  Accessibility Lead

  • Forecasted accessibility estimates, scheduling for all corporate projects, project plans, action items and risks • Created status reports and business review decks for leadership team • Built communities' awareness of accessibility requirements• Accessibility audits for websites, applications and all mobile devices• Multimedia transcription and captioning analysis• Worked directly with vendors managers, designers and developers and provided functional testing and code remediation specification. • Web accessibility monitoring services• Accessibility training Show less

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  Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation

  Feb 2016 - Sept 2017

  ICT Accessibility Compliance Director