Cooper Hollmaier
Who I am
I'm a product leader, speaker, and mentor. I advocate for systemic solutions to business and customer problems that are fast and accessible by default. You can find my work featured in The A11y Project, A11y Weekly, and at CSUN: The Assistive Technology Conference.
I'm passionate about:
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Organizational change management
- Product management
- Assistive technologies
- Semantics and interoperability
- Accessible and inclusive design
- Accessible data visualization
- Environmentalism
Looking for a contributor with experience in accessibility, search engine optimization, or remote work? I'm currently available for speaking, writing, teaching, and consulting. Get in touch!
You can also find me on, LinkedIn, Twitter, Mastadon, and Github.
What I've done
Currently
- 4 years at Recreational Equipment, Inc. in Program and Product Management Roles. Currently: Leading REI's award-winning accessibility team.
- Creating our an in-house accessibility program with the goal of enabling inclusive participation online, in-store, and outside.
- Managing, distributing, and consulting on conformance audits across REI.com's web properties leading to 80% remediation of barriers in 90 days
- Launching the Accessibility Champions Program, leading to a group of 50+ passionate accessibility advocates across the enterprise engaged in empathy building and up-skilling.
Previously
- 4 years of architecting and optimizing search engine optimization strategies to the tune of six-figures for local and national brands.
- 2 years at Iowa State University: Teaching an experimental course on Search Engine Optimization for Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising students.
Honors & awards
- Deque: Accessibility Culture Award
- REI: Anderson Award