Sharyn Morrow, CPACC, is an experienced professional with a strong background in accessibility and user experience (UX).
Currently, they work at iCIMS as a Principal Accessibility Engineer, where they are a member of the Center of Excellence team. In this role, Sharyn creates and delivers accessibility training, builds a base of accessibility champions, supports agile teams, updates the knowledge base, and advises the Design System Council. Sharyn also responds to customer queries, manages internal accessibility audits, ensures the VPAT is up-to-date, coordinates work with vendors, and pilots accessibility initiatives.
Prior to joining iCIMS, Sharyn worked at Minneapolis Community and Technical College as an Adjunct Instructor. In this role, they taught courses in the Continuing Education Department's Web Design and Development Certificate program, focusing on accessibility and semantic markup. Their courses included Introductory HTML and CSS 1 & 2, Front-End Website Design, and JavaScript.
Before that, Sharyn was at U.S. Bank as an Assistant Vice President and Principal UX Accessibility Consultant. Here, they played a crucial role in shifting accessibility left as a key stakeholder during the design, prototyping, and defect analysis processes for digital products. Sharyn created and validated accessibility user stories, evaluated prototypes, reviewed designs and wireframes, provided technical direction, and created educational materials.
Sharyn also has experience working at Siteimprove as a Senior Accessibility Analyst. In this role, they performed manual testing of customer web pages and mobile apps to ensure accessibility compliance. Sharyn worked closely with Siteimprove Customer Success Managers, Technical Support Engineers, and sales teams to provide customers with thorough evaluations, best practices, and remediation recommendations. Additionally, Sharyn served as a Senior Technical Support Engineer and Product Champion at Siteimprove, advocating for end-users and collaborating with product teams.
Their earlier work experience includes positions at Clockwork Active Media Systems, Fallon, Securian Financial Group, MN Department of Human Services, and Thomson Reuters. Sharyn held various roles such as Junior Systems Administrator, Support Specialist, Front-End Web Developer, and Internet Coordinator.
Overall, Sharyn Morrow, CPACC, has a wealth of experience in accessibility, UX, web design, and development. Their work spans across different industries and organizations, showcasing their expertise in ensuring accessible and user-friendly digital experiences.
Sharyn Morrow, CPACC, obtained an Agile Certificate from the University of Minnesota in April 2018. Additionally, they completed Agile Certificate coursework at the University of Minnesota in 2018. Sharyn also holds certifications in UX Foundations: Accessibility from LinkedIn, IAAP Certified Professionals in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) from IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals, and Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner from IBM. Furthermore, their educational background includes attendance at St. Catherine University and White Bear Lake Area High Schools, although specific degrees or fields of study are not provided.
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