Nicolas Strand

Product leader with technical chops, entrepreneurial sensibility, and curiosity to boot.

✨ Overview

Leadership: 6+ years of design team management with a track record of mentoring designers, developers, and testers, and driving products from ideation and roadmaps through launch
Accessibility: Deep understanding of accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.2, Section 508) and ARIA with 7+ years of experience in auditing, annotating designs and design systems, and steering accessibility programs
Tools: Proficient in design, web, and native technologies with extensive experience in frontend development (HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript frameworks) and design tools
Communication: 8+ years conveying complex technical requirements to non-technical stakeholders across business lines

🍳 Skills & 🪄 Expertise

Design Leadership & Strategy, User Experience & Service Design, Team and Project Management, Digital Accessibility & WCAG, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Information Architecture, Digital Strategy, User Research & Usability Testing, Business Analysis, Coaching & Mentoring, Assistive Technologies, ARIA, Svelte & SvelteKit, Program Management, GitHub & GitLab, Service Design, User Research

💾 Experience

U.S. Bank | Senior Accessible Experience Designer | 2021 - Present
Dromena.dev | Founder | 2023 - Present
CVS Health | Senior Digital Accessibility Designer | 2021
Accessible360 | Digital Accessibility Engineer | 2020 - 2021
Thomson Reuters | Web Designer | 2019 - 2020
Freelance | UX Writer & Service Designer | 2015 - 2019

📚 Education

Winona State University Journalism, Philosophy | B.A. 2015