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AI Product Manager · Communication Accessibility · Multimodal AI

Denver-based · Open to thoughtful collaborations

Building AI products for
how humans actually communicate.

I turn communication access needs into product strategy, prototypes, and real-world pilots—helping people participate across speech, sign, text, and visual communication.

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Midwestern-born · Rochester-educated · DC-trained · Denver-based

Selected work · 2024–2026

Experiments, papers, and products
that explore everyday communication.

Selected work in multimodal AI, inclusive research, and product development—from discovering unmet needs to testing what works in practice.

Illustrative live-caption conversation view.
Product strategyUser researchMultimodal AIPartner pilotsRoadmap

GoVoBo

Building participation-aware AI for real-world communication: translating user and partner feedback into requirements, roadmap priorities, caption controls, and pilot workflows.

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Illustrative speech contribution recording card.
Speech dataParticipant experienceResearch operations

Deaf Accent Speech Lab

Designing a speech-sample contribution experience around clear prompts, recording controls, and progression—connecting participant needs with research operations and underserved speech data.

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Illustrative creator workflow with captions and synthetic voice.
Multimodal AIRapid prototypingCreator workflows

Signthesis Live

Exploring a live ASL-to-text-to-voice workflow that connects sign-language recognition, captions, and synthetic speech to reduce production friction for Deaf creators.

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Waveforms representing synthetic voice choices.
Graduate researchSynthetic media

Voice Skins

Research into how Deaf creators perceive generative voice synthesis, authorship, expression, and audience engagement.

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SignMates community networking project poster.
Communication preferencesCommunity connectionsLanguage learning

SignMates

A community networking concept built around communication preferences, community connections, and language learning. Date, Hustle, and Learn give distinct needs their own product paths.

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Deaf creator catalog interface illustration.
Community platformRapid build

Deaf Creator Catalog

A searchable discovery tool helping libraries and community partners find Deaf artists, storytellers, and educators.

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Delk TruBiz Mix bar identity.
Accessibility prototypeInteraction design

Interactive ASL Bar Menu

A tablet menu that turns ordering into a visual, accessible exchange between customers and Deaf bartenders.

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Experience

My recent jobs

I bring accessibility, product strategy, community work, and media production together. What I learn from the community shapes what I build.

Now / Ongoing

Product Strategy & Accessibility

GoVoBoDiscovery, requirements, roadmap priorities, engineering collaboration, partner pilots

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Program Specialist

Maryland Deaf Culture Digital LibraryPrograms, digital resources, creators, community access

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Adjunct Professor

Gallaudet UniversityGraduate instruction in information and communication accessibility, applied auditing, and assistive technology

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Digital Media Specialist

CSD LearnsAccessible learning experiences and media production

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Associate Producer & Videographer

H3 World TVDeaf-led storytelling and international sports media

About Keith

I care about building with people, not just for them.

I’m Keith Delk, a Deaf AI product manager specializing in communication accessibility. I connect inclusive research, product strategy, and rapid prototyping to help teams build for speech, sign, text, and visual communication.

My perspective comes from more than a decade across accessibility, AI research, product work, and high-end media production.

MS

Accessible Human-Centered Computing
Gallaudet University

BFA

New Media Design
Rochester Institute of Technology

Full background, talks & research papers

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making real?

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