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SUMMARY

Extensive experience as a Frontend/Backend Web developer and Web architect. Specializing in Accessible Web design and development, W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and Section 508 accessibility.

  • Widely regarded as a pragmatic solution-finder.
  • Assist clients in translating user needs into universal and accessible information design, website architecture, and effective user interfaces.
  • Assist clients in accessibility project planning, establishing and administering accessibility testing programs, and remediating accessibility issues to ensure compliance with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Section 508 accessibility standards and writing accessible Web content.
  • Champion for the cause of web standards and universal accessibility.
  • Experience building organizational accessibility.
  • Project management Experience.
  • My mantras: design for everyone & test early and often.
  • Customers are at the center of everything I do.

Relevant Skills

  • A wide array of skills in web and document accessibility, web development (front-end development and back-end development of database driven websites and web-based applications, QA and Search Engine Optimization).
  • Training on document accessibility, web accessibility and accessibility testing.
  • Accessibility testing and audits of websites, web and tablet applications.
Experienced in the following areas Education Summary
  1. Web and Document Accessibility
  2. Technical Lead / Technical Architect
  3. Drupal and WordPress Developer
  4. Web Developer (Non Content Management Systems: HTML, CSS, Sass, Less, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Angular and others.)
  5. Web Designer
  6. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG), Authoring Tool Accessibility guidelines (ATAG).
  7. ARIA Implementation
  8. Technical Writer for Web standards: Accessibility, QA, Best Practices, Web Development, SEO and Web Performance
  9. Web Performance
  10. QA (Quality Assurance)
  11. On-page SEO
  12. User Experience (UX) and User Interface design (UI)
  13. Traditional Software development
  1. MS, Electrical Engineering (MSEE)
  2. MS, Health Physics (MSHP)
  3. Bachelor, Electrical Engineering (BEE)
  4. 4 Accessibility Curriculum Certificates by Deque University:
    1. Native Mobile Apps Curriculum – 4 courses, 6.75 IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAECs)
    2. IAAP WAS Certification Preparation Curriculum – 13 courses, 19.75 IAAP CAECs
    3. Accessibility Program Management Curriculum – 4 courses, 4.50 IAAP CAECs
    4. IAAP CPACC Certification Preparation Curriculum – 1 course, 4.50 IAAP CAECs
    5. Other courses not part of a specific Curriculum – 10 courses, 13.25 IAAP CAECs
  5. 1 Accessibility Certificate in “Accessible Documents: Word, PowerPoint & Acrobat” Course by WebAIM.
  6. 53 Certified Courses in web design and web development, Lynda.com
  7. 29 Certified Courses in web design and web development courses, eClasses.org
  8. 4 Certificates, by eClasses.org, in: Web Business, Web Graphics and Multimedia, Web Programming and Web Technologies (29 courses, each course 3-8 weeks long.)
  9. Attended many Accessibility webinars offered by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), the National Federation of the Blind ( NFB), Siteimprove, WebAIM and others.

The FIRST TABLE below lists the 4 Accessibility Curriculum Certificates I earned at Deque University.

The SECOND TABLE below lists the Accessibility Certificate I earned at WebAIM.

The THIRD TABLE below lists the 4 Web Certificates I earned at eClasses.org.

The FOURTH TABLE below lists 29 Accessibility courses I completed at Deque University.

The FIFTH TABLE below lists 4 web and accessibility courses I completed at different online schools.

The SIXTH TABLE below lists 49 web and accessibility courses I completed at Lynda.com.

The SEVENTH TABLE below lists 29 Web courses I completed at eClasses.org.

FIRST TABLE: 4 Accessibility Curriculum Certificates Earned at Deque University
Curriculum Certificate Title Issued
IAAP WAS Certification Preparation Curriculum 2.0 May 17, 2020
Accessibility Program Management Curriculum 2.0 May 23, 2020
Native Mobile Apps Curriculum 1.0 May 23, 2020
IAAP CPACC Certification Preparation Curriculum May 8, 2020
SECOND TABLE: 1 Accessibility Curriculum Certificate Earned at WebAIM
Curriculum Certificate Title Issued
Accessible Documents: Word, PowerPoint, & Acrobat April 6, 2020
THIRD TABLE: 4 Curriculum Web Certificates Earned at eClasses.org
Curriculum Certificate Title Issued Status
WS104 Web Business Certificate March 28, 2011 View Certificate
WS103 Web Graphics and Multimedia Certificate March 1, 2010 View Certificate
WS102 Web Programming Certificate September 5, 2008 View Certificate
WS101 Web Technologies Certificate February 18, 2008 View Certificate
FOURTH TABLE: 29 Accessibility Courses Completed at Deque University
   
 

Accessibility Fundamentals – Disabilities, Guidelines, and Laws

1.50 IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAECs)

Designing an Accessible User Experience

2.25 IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAECs)

Semantic Structure and Navigation

1.75 IAAP CAECs

Images, SVG, and Canvas

1.50 IAAP CAECs

Visual Design and Colors

1.25 IAAP CAECs

Multimedia, Animations, and Motion

1.75 IAAP CAECs

Device-Independent User Input Methods

0.75 IAAP CAECs

Form Labels, Instructions, and Validation

1.50 IAAP CAECs

Dynamic Updates, AJAX, and Single-Page Apps

0.50 IAAP CAECs

Custom JavaScript/ARIA Widgets

3.0 IAAP CAECs

Accessibility Testing with Screen Readers

1.50 IAAP CAECs

Basic Accessibility Testing Methods and Tools

2.00 IAAP CAECs

Responsive Design and Zoom

0.50 IAAP CAECs

Accessibility Program Management

1.50 IAAP CAECs

Section 508: Fundamentals of the Law and Technical Standards

0.50 IAAP CAECs

Basic Web and Document Accessibility for Content Contributors

1.50 IAAP CAECs

Android Native Mobile App Accessibility

1.75 IAAP CAECs

iOS Native Mobile App Accessibility

2.00 IAAP CAECs

InDesign Accessibility

0.50 IAAP CAECs

MS PowerPoint Accessibility Techniques

0.25 IAAP CAECs

EPUB Accessibility Techniques

0.75 IAAP CAECs

IAAP CPACC Certification Preparation

4.50 IAAP CAECs

MS Word Accessibility Techniques

1.25 IAAP CAECs

Basic PDF Accessibility

0.75 IAAP CAECs

PDF Accessibility Techniques (deprecated Version)

3.0 IAAP CAECs

MS Excel Accessibility Techniques

2.25 IAAP CAECs

Angular Accessibility

0.50 IAAP CAECs

Advanced PDF Accessibility: Complex Tables and Forms

0.75 IAAP CAECs

MS Word Accessibility Techniques (deprecated version)

1.0 IAAP CAECs

FIFTH TABLE: 4 Web and Accessibility Courses Completed at different Online Schools
   

Drupal 8 Site Building

Udemy – View Certificate
5/25/18 – 5/30/18
(8.0 hrs)

The Complete JavaScript Course
Beginner to Professional

Udemy — 3/20/18
(23.25 hrs)

Web Accessibility (UD891)

Udacity — 2/27/18 – 3/17/18
(41.5 hrs)

Google Chrome Dev tools

Code School — 2/19/18 – 2/26/18
(11.25 hrs)

SIXTH TABLE:49 Web and Accessibility Courses Completed and Certified at Lynda.com
   
 

WordPress REST API (WP-API): First Look

Lynda.com, License B06B78
July 2016 – (11.5 hrs)

WordPress: Building Themes from Scratch Using Underscores

Lynda.com, License 701C7B
July 2016 – (41.5 hrs)

WordPress: Custom Post Types and Taxonomies

Lynda.com, License B2FBA2F
May 2016 – (10.0 hrs)

WordPress Developer Tips: Information Architecture and the Template Hierarchy

Lynda.com, License AA3BF7
May 2016 – (4.25 hrs)

Debugging PHP: Advanced Techniques

Lynda.com, License 4DD260
March 2016 – (7.0 hrs)

Foundations of UX: Multidevice Design

Lynda.com, License 6AFF35
March 2016 – (3.75 hrs)

Foundations of UX: Accessibility

Lynda.com, License 39399F
March 2016 – (3.25 hrs)

Foundations of UX: Making the Case for Usability Testing

Lynda.com, License F8A8F3
March 2016 – (0.75 hrs)

Debugging the Web: JavaScript

Lynda.com, License 8108EE
March 2016 – (11.0 hrs)

AngularJS 1: Building a Data-Driven App

Lynda.com, License F04DDE
March 2016 – (19.5 hrs)

JavaScript: Events

Lynda.com, License 1FF231
February 2016 – (19.5 hrs)

HTML5 Power Workshop

Lynda.com, License 65316A
January 2016 – (73.25 hrs)

JavaScript and AJAX

Lynda.com, License 1C63DA
January 2016 – (11.75 hrs)

JavaScript and JSON

Lynda.com, License DD2BC0
January 2016 – (8.25 hrs)

Code Clinic: JavaScript

Lynda.com, License DD2BC0
January 2016 – (19.0 hrs)

JavaScript: Functions

Lynda.com, License 686928
January 2016 – (9.75 hrs)

AngularJS 1: Form Validation

Lynda.com, License 1D9128
December 2015 – (8.75) hrs

AngularJS 1: Adding Registration to Your Application

Lynda.com, License 549A59
December 2015 – (9.75 hrs)

Advanced Responsive Layouts with CSS Flexbox

Lynda.com, License 068FF2
December 2015 – (10.0 hrs)

Up and Running with HTML5 Video

Lynda.com, License B6C879
December 2015 – (9.0 hrs)

jQuery Mobile Web Applications

Lynda.com, License 67E32B
December 2015 – (50.5 hrs)

Up and Running with AngularJS 1

Lynda.com, License B4C428
November 2015 – (18.25 hrs)

jQuery: Creating Plugins

Lynda.com, License 73333A
November 2015 – (10.5 hrs)

jQuery Data with AJAX

Lynda.com, License 3E15C7
November 2015 – (8.25 hrs)

jQuery UI Widgets

Lynda.com, License 04F910
November 2015 – (3.0 hrs)

Up and Running with jQuery UI

Lynda.com, License FA71E7
November 2015 – (12.25 hrs)

jQuery Mobile Essential Training

Lynda.com, License 135C91
November 2015 – (9.0 hrs)

jQuery Essential Training

Lynda.com, License DEC8CF
November 2015 – (18.0 hrs)

Bootstrap Layouts: Responsive Single-Page Design

Lynda.com, License A845E0
November 2015 – (14.5 hrs)

Up and Running with Sublime Text 2

Lynda.com, License A1EF52
October 2015 – (8.0 hrs)

Customizing Bootstrap 3 with Less

Lynda.com, License 55EE52
October 2015 – (5.5 hrs)

SQL Essential Training

Lynda.com, License BEE782
October 2015 – (12.75 hrs)

Sass Essential Training

Lynda.com, License 6F85D8
October 2015 – (14.5 hrs)

HTML5: Structure, Syntax, and Semantics

Lynda.com, License 9CD44F
October 2015 – (12.5 hrs)

Bootstrap 3: Advanced Web Development

Lynda.com, License EB846D
October 2015 – (12.75 hrs)

Bootstrap 3 Essential Training

Lynda.com, License C8DDFC
September 2015 – (18.25 hrs)

Agile Project Management

Lynda.com, License F3DC0C
August 2015 – (2.25 hrs)

Git Essential Training

Lynda.com, License E16D70
August 2015 – (19.0 hrs)

GitHub for Web Designers

Lynda.com, License DAF8D1
July 2015 – (9.5 hrs)

Drupal 7 Custom Module Development

Lynda.com, License 22C7E4
July 2015 – (30.25 hrs)

Installing and Administering Atlassian JIRA

Lynda.com, License 4697CD
June 2015 – (7.75 hrs)

Drupal 7: Creating and Editing Custom Themes

Lynda.com, License F7381D
June 2015 – (34.5 hrs)

Create Your First Online Store with Drupal Commerce

Lynda.com, License E9D201
June 2015 – (6.5 hrs)

CSS with Less and Sass

Lynda.com, License 13923B
May 2015 – (5.5 hrs)

Simplified Drupal Sites with Drush

Lynda.com, License FCC33C
April 2015 – (9.75 hrs)

Drupal 7: Reporting and Visualizing Data

Lynda.com, License 7B2994
April 2015 – (9.0 hrs)

Drupal 7 Advanced Training

Lynda.com, License 3A4FBD
July 2014 – (23.5 hrs)

Drupal 7 Essential Training

Lynda.com, License D43213
July 2014 – (20.25 hrs)

Choosing a PHP Editor (2013)

Lynda.com, License 63A97F
July 2014 – (2.0 hrs)

SEVENTH TABLE: 29 Web Courses Completed at eClasses.org,
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Course Number Title Start Date Duration Course Certificate
H104.08 Mobile Web Design May 13, 2013 8 weeks
(88.25 hrs)
Certified
B128.03 WordPress Theme Design January 21, 2013 5 weeks
(48.5 hrs)
Certified
B141.30 Legal Issues for Web Designers and Content Managers February 14, 2011 6 weeks
(42.0 hrs)
Certified
B320.37 Search Engine Optimization September 27, 2010 6 weeks
(99.0 hrs)
Certificate
P104.08 Shopping Cart Using PHP and MySQL April 26, 2010 8 weeks
(208.25 hrs)
Certificate
B133.03 Introduction to Joomla! May 9, 2010 4 weeks
(20.5 hrs)
Certificate
B129.03 Introduction to WordPress March 1, 2010 6 weeks
(100.5 hrs)
Certificate
D300.30 Design Concepts October 26, 2009 6 weeks
(113.0 hrs)
Certificate
P100.16 Introduction to PHP September 14, 2009 6 weeks
(127.0 hrs)
Certificate
S111.23 Introduction to Web Security July 20, 2009 6 weeks
(49.75 hrs)
Certificate
H152.31 Intermediate CSS Workshop May 26, 2009 6 weeks
(98.5 hrs)
Certificate
G303.07 Photoshop for the Web March 30, 2009 8 weeks
(130.25 hrs)
Certificate
G301.41 Photoshop Level 1 January 20, 2009 8 weeks
(153.75 hrs)
Certificate
B125.02 Introduction to DNS October 27, 2008 4 weeks
(43.75 hrs)
Certificate
A222.43 Advanced Adobe Flash October 13, 2008 6 weeks
(156.0 hrs)
Certificate
A233.30 Intermediate Flash Aug 31, 2008 6 weeks
(142.0 hrs)
Certificate
A231.51 Introduction to Flash June 9, 2008 8 weeks
(146.75 hrs)
Certified
A131.47 Introduction to Dreamweaver April 28, 2008 4 weeks
(68.5 hrs)
Certificate
P121.23 Introduction to ColdFusion Web Development March 31, 2008 6 weeks
(127.75 hrs)
Certificate
H111.19 HTML Forms March 17, 2008 4 weeks
(66.25 hrs)
Certificate
MS303.12 Introduction to SQL (Using Access) March 17, 2008 4 weeks
(35.5 hrs)
Certificate
MS300.22 Introduction to Database Design February 4, 2008 6 weeks
(109.75 hrs)
Certificate
X102.21 Intermediate XML January 7, 2008 6 weeks
(86.25 hrs)
Certificate
H102.27 HTML Level 2 October 15, 2007 8 weeks
(162.25 hrs)
Certificate
X101.46 Introduction to XML September 17, 2007 6 weeks
(80.0 hrs)
Certificate
H151.51 Introduction to CSS August 20, 2007 8 weeks
(142.0 hrs)
Certificate
H101.72 Introduction to HTML June 25, 2007 8 weeks
(121.25 hrs)
Certificate
P132.14 Intermediate JavaScript May 14, 2007 6 weeks
(159.5 hrs)
Certificate
P131.24 Introduction to JavaScript March 19, 2007 6 weeks
(104.25 hrs)
Certificate