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Michael States
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Product designer + front-end engineer

I design products for users of every ability., teams shipping at scale., what comes next., everyone.

15+ years shipping enterprise experiences across design, engineering, and accessibility. Currently building AI-powered platforms at Allyant. Previously led accessibility at Walmart, serving 275M+ weekly customers.

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Featured work

“Now” pricing redesign

Identified an accessibility failure affecting millions of transactions at Walmart. Researched competitive patterns, iterated in Figma, shipped a WCAG AA solution across web and native.

FigmaWCAG 2.2Design systemsWalmart
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Walmart+ accessible signup flow

Mapped end-to-end user journeys and golden flows for inclusive onboarding. Shipped a solution that increased holiday signups by 30%.

User journeysConversionAccessibility
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AI-powered accessibility platforms

Designing and building company-wide tools at Allyant: VPAT authoring, automated testing, and a client-facing health score dashboard. End-to-end product ownership.

AI toolsDashboardsProduct designReactClaude Code
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About

I started my career building software, then watched patients struggle with a portal I helped create at a hospital. That moment changed everything. Now I design with accessibility as the starting point, not an afterthought. IAAP CPWA certified with deep WCAG, Section 508, and EAA expertise.

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15+

Years of experience

4,500+

People trained

50+

Teams supported

92%

Defect reduction

Tools & skills

Design

FigmaDesign systemsUser researchInformation architecture

Engineering

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsGit/GitHubARIAHTML/CSS

AI tools

CursorClaude Code

Accessibility

WCAG 2.2Axe-coreJAWSVoiceOverTalkBack

Product

JiraHeap