I specialize in Web and Document Accessibility (WCAG 2.1, WAI-ARIA 1.1, UAAG 2.0, ATAG 2.0, ADA Section 508), Drupal and WordPress with a focus on delivering robust, clean, efficient and maintainable solutions. My goal is to achieve high website standards and governance by focusing on web accessibility, document accessibility, QA, SEO, web performance and user experience.
I am a strong believer that an organization can achieve full inclusion and complies with disability laws by making accessibility integral of everyone’s role, through training and building accessibility compliance into the early stages of design, development and procurement processes.
POSITIONS OPEN FOR:
Web Director, Accessibility Director, Accessibility Associate Director, Accessibility Team Lead or Accessibility Training position.
STRONG PASSION AND EXPERTISE IN:
- Document Accessibility: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and Adobe Acrobat
- Web Accessibility: WCAG 2.1, WAI-ARIA 1.1, UAAG 2.0, ATAG 2.0, ADA Section 508
- CMS Expert – Drupal and WordPress
- Web Expert – PHP, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, JavaScript, Angular, Less, Sass and others
- Web Performance, SEO and UX/UI
RECENT ACCESSIBILITY CERTIFICATIONS:
See details in the Resume page.
June 2019 – June 2020:
- Earned 5 Accessibility Curriculum Certificates from Deque University:
- Native Mobile Apps Curriculum – 4 courses, 6.75 IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAECs)
- IAAP WAS Certification Preparation Curriculum – 13 courses, 19.75 IAAP CAECs
- Accessibility Program Management Curriculum – 4 courses, 4.50 IAAP CAECs
- IAAP CPACC Certification Preparation Curriculum – 1 course, 4.50 IAAP CAECs
- Other courses that are not part of a specific Curriculum – 10 courses, 13.25 IAAP CAECs
- Earned a Certificate of Completion for the “Accessible Documents: Word, PowerPoint, & Acrobat” Course by WebAIM
- Attended many Accessibility webinars offered by the IAAP, NFB, Siteimprove and others
PAST EXPERIENCES:
Highly-talented Engineer with 16 years of Web development, Web design and product design experience and an additional 7 years of traditional programming and software development. My goal is to achieve high website standards and governance – focusing on web/document Accessibility, QA, SEO, Performance and User Experience.
HARD SKILLS:
- Web and Document Accessibility
- Enterprise level Drupal solutions and Architecture
- Strong technical expertise in Drupal and WordPress
- Guide discussions with clients, both technical and non-technical
- Write and present technical proposals to clients
- Focus on industry’s best practices
- Author of company-wide web standards for Accessibility, QA, SEO, best practices, web development and web performance
- Conduct Company wide training on web and document accessibility.
- Process mindset – develop and improve processes to improve efficiency
SOFT SKILLS:
- Excellent in troubleshooting high-end technical issues
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong customer relationship management
- Excellent interaction, listening and people skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
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