👋 I'm a design technologist specializing in web accessibility and design systems. I love collaborating on interdisciplinary teams and stretching my creative and technical skills to create inclusive, empowering experiences for all.
Email: cordelia@cordeliadillon.comWebsite: www.cordeliadillon.comLinkedIn: /in/cordeliamcgeetubb
Professional Experience
eBay
Senior Staff Design Technologist
March 2026 - presentStaff Design Technologist
August 2023 - March 2026Focusing on design systems, accessibility, and internal tools that empower colleagues to build more inclusive and consistent product experiences.
- Systems leadership: Tech lead for eBay Playbook, the award-winning documentation site for the Evo brand and design system. I drive cross-functional alignment between design, engineering, and accessibility to ensure a unified experience across all platforms.
- Technical infrastructure: Built and maintain the Component Status API, establishing a single source of truth for design system component availability across Figma and code, reducing developer friction
- Accessibility architecture: Leading the technical strategy for responsible motion design, contributing to the open-source MIND Pattern documentation, and providing accessibility guidance on the Evo Design System
- Community engagement: Organizing local volunteer events, creating games for my team's celebratory meetings. Emcee, speaker, and game show designer/host for eBay's internal front-end conference
Color Health
Staff Design Technologist
November 2021 - July 2023- Program foundations: Led Color's digital accessibility program, including internal education, automated testing pipelines, sales enablement, and product strategy
- System architecture: Built and maintained responsive, accessible, and localized UI components for Color’s React component library
- Inclusive culture: Co-founded and led the Accessibility & Disability Advocates ERG
Design Technology Manager
July 2022 - February 2023- Team leadership: Product owner for UX Programs, a centralized team providing accessibility & localization support, shared components, and UI infrastructure that enabled application teams to quickly ship consistent, quality product experiences
- Mentorship: People manager and tech lead for a small, mighty team of design technologists
Salesforce
Principal Accessibility Engineer
February 2020 - October 2021Lead Accessibility Engineer
August 2017 - February 2020- Product impact: Led accessibility for Service Cloud and Salesforce on Slack, ensuring compliance with Section 508 and WCAG guidelines
- Universal design: Built interactive prototypes and detailed technical specs that defined accessible patterns for thousands of enterprise users
- Enablement: Educated colleagues on accessible web development and universal design through internal talks and creative documentation
Dropbox
Tech Lead, Web Accessibility
August 2015 - June 2017- Pioneering practice: As Dropbox's first accessibility hire, established the digital accessibility practice and integrated it into the engineering lifecycle
- Component engineering: Built accessible, reusable React UI components and developed test infrastructure to catch regressions early
Salesforce
Senior Accessibility Specialist
October 2014 - August 2015Senior UX Prototyper
November 2013 - October 2014Software Developer
June 2011 - November 2013Started as a core software developer on Salesforce admin tools and later transitioned to specialized UX prototyping and digital accessibility for Lightning Experience and Service Cloud
Skills
Digital accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508 standards, manual & screen reader testing (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver), automated test integration & development, axe-core, responsible motion design & inclusive interaction patternsFront-end development
React, Typescript, NextJS, Angular, MUI, styled-components, SASS, HTML5, ARIA 1.2, ES6, CSS, Cypress, API design & documentation, Modern CI/CD workflows, GraphQLDesign technology and systems
Interaction design, usability testing, illustration, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Rive, Figma, and interactive prototyping, design tokens, MUI, styled-components, and SASS/CSS, AI tools for design and engineering productivity, interaction design and illustrationPublic speaking
International conference keynote speaker, accessibility podcast co-hostEducation
USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
M.A. in GerontologyCalifornia College of the Arts
M.F.A. in ComicsVassar College
B.A. in Computer ScienceDepartmental Honors, Phi Beta KappaVolunteer Experience
digitalLIFT
Board Secretary
2024 - presentTechnology Tutor
2013 - 2025Supporting digital literacy for underserved communities. Transitioned from a long-term tutor to a board member to help guide the organization's mission.
Curry Senior Center
Technology Tutor
2016 - 2025Collaborated 1-on-1 with older adults to help them develop skills and confidence with technology, with an emphasis on wellness and social connection