SUMMARY

• 6+ years of IT experience especially in Software Quality Assurance, Web Accessibility, Documentation testing.
• Tested e - documents (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, PDF), Web pages, Web applications, and software in accordance with Section 508 accessibility and usability standards
• Ensure the document passes Adobe’s Acrobat Accessibility Checker.
• Review and correct the logical structure of the file
• Accessibility Specialist with excellent knowledge in Accessibility Standards WCAG 2.0, Sec-508 for Web based application as well as mobile through design, development, and testing phases, working in collaboration with different teams.
• Through understanding of Software quality activities throughout the Software development life cycle SDLC).
• Working experience of performing accessibility analysis on wireframes and mock-ups to identify potential barriers, and violations.
• Providing detailed reports documenting identified violations with suggested solutions, including code examples based on the existing design.
• Extensive experience in conducting comprehensive accessibility testing using various methodologies like visual analysis, automated scans, screen reader reviews, color sampling, keyboard only, browser plug-ins, and code reviews against the WCAG 2.0.
• Knowledge of HTML4 & 5, CSS, ARIA and JavaScript.
• Excellent experience of using assistive technologies like JAWS, NVDA, WAT, DRAGON, WAVE, aXe, Color Contrast Analyzer, Talkback, and Voiceover on various OS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

ADA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performing Accessibility Testing & consulting following Web Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0 and 2.1) A and AA Standard.
• Performed Web Accessibility Testing and Remediation of PDF and Word documents.
• Experienced performing gap analysis and recommendations for accessibility design and testing life cycle.
• Ensuring that web contents are Perceivable, Operable, Understandable and Robust.
• Involved in Accessibility testing independently following Section 508 rehabilitation act 1973.
• Hands on experience using different manual & automated tools- JAWS, NVDA, WAVE, WAT, Color Contrast Analyzer and DRAGON Naturally Speaking.
• Extensive knowledge of HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and ARIA.
• Extensive experience in QA for testing websites as well as remediated PDF's completed by other team members.
• Wrote Accessibility Evaluation Report and Trained Development and QA team on using various tools and standards.
• Generated test data for execution purpose and validated fixes and ensures regression testing.
• Performed Functional, Negative, Smoke, Regression, end to end, and Web accessibility Testing.
• Participated Smoke testing after new build comes in QA environment and regression testing for issue fixes.
• Tracking, reviewing, and analyzing defects using JIRA.

Confidential, Newark, NJ

ADA Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Performing Accessibility Testing & consulting following Web Accessibility Guideline (WCAG 2.0)
• Experienced on Section 508 rehabilitation act 1973 and widespread knowledge on US ADA for digital assets.
• Hands on experience with assistive technologies such as JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover.
• Logged, monitored and retested defects in MICROSOFT TEAM for Section 508 failures with various compatible browsers.
• Analyzing code for accessibility issues.
• Extensive experience in Testing and Remediation of PDF, Word and Excel and all other E & IT using Acrobat Pro XI/ DC as disable people expecting information.
• Work in collaboration with internal and external teams to identify strategies and implement accessibility solutions
• Conducting analysis of report from automated accessibility scan using WAVE, aXe.
• Collaborating with Development Team to resolve most common accessibility issues.
• Experience to analyze and employ problem-solving skills to recommend the best solution.
• Knowledge of HTML4 & 5, CSS, ARIA and JavaScript.
• Establish guidelines, best practices and standards related to designing and maintaining accessible websites and online materials

Confidential, Saint Paul, MN

Sr. Accessibility tester

Responsibilities:

• Attended walkthrough meeting with Business Analyst and gathered all the requirements.
• Created Test cases and peer review the test cases based on User story, FRD and xml specification.
• Uploaded Test cases in Quality Center from MS Excel to map requirements with test cases, provide traceability to requirements, create test sets, and selectively ran test manually.
• Clearly communicated defects with developers and updated comments in HP Quality center/ALM.
• Executed Test cases in Lab section and enter defects with appropriate screen shot and requirements. Log and track defects using Quality Center/ALM.
• Performed Smoke testing after new build comes in QA environment and regression testing for issue fixes, closed, withdrawn, Failed, Deferred, and duplicate in defect section.
• Using testing tools WAVE, Deque aXe, JAWS, NVDA, DRAGON Naturally Speaking, voice over, Talkback, WAT, manual code review (e.g. HTML, CSS, ARIA, JavaScript)
• Performed Functional, Negative, Smoke, Regression, end to end and Web Accessibility Testing.
• Performed Section 508 Compliance Testing with Accessibility Life Cycle and Accessibility Best Practices Library.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, ARIA & XML.
• Knowledge and understanding of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office software and its Accessibility Tools.
• Provided expert-level knowledge of IT Testing processes and best practices.
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the United States Access Boards' accessibility Guidelines and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.