Accessibility Lead Resume

SUMMARY:

Pioneer in graphics accessibility, inventor, W3C WAI - ARIA member and widget developer.
Demonstrated success in software accessibility, facilitate accessibility over the entire product process for Confidential and 508 compliance and improved UX.
Proven ability to develop UI, widgets and data visualizations, a web app brought in $9M of investor funding and a patent was awarded on a chart widget's keyboard navigation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Accessibility Lead

Responsibilities:

Led accessibility for Confidential division which had 19 compliant product releases.
Advised products throughout Confidential on accessible use of interactive charts and visualizations which improved UX and products achieved compliance with legal requirements.
Produced standards for accessibility, active member of W3C WAI-ARIA and co-lead of the (graphics) SVG accessibility task force. W3C WAI-ARIA standards provide the accessibility API for HTML, CSS, SVG and JavaScript. W3C WAI-ARIA's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ( Confidential ) is the basis of most web accessibility regulations.
Served as Chair for the Accessibility Architecture Review Board's Complex Visualization Working Group, ensured Confidential had access to accessible visualizations, provided advice to developing technologies and promoted best practices.

Accessibility Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Conceptualized and developed accessibility for the Confidential charting widget, the 70+ products using Confidential did not have to build alternate charts for color blind, low vision, mobility impaired and blind users to meet accessibility requirements.
Pioneered screen reader support for charts which made Confidential the only company with explorable charts for blind users.
Primary inventor, patent 9250773 awarded for Confidential 's keyboard chart navigation.
Successfully led an effort in visualizing data with maps in Confidential products which served as a basis of a product major release.

Confidential, Springfield, VA

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

Effectively led the development of chart templates which simplified chart creation in products.
Finished Confidential renderer (from Confidential ) updated renderer API improving modularity, redraw speed and 3D interactivity for chart engine.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Principal Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

Expanded capabilities of an interactive data visualization application, the only product of a 24 person startup.
Improved scalability, database connectivity, added thin clients, maps and interactive controllers which enhanced the product quality and increased capability.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Senior Architect

Responsibilities:

Created the prototype of Confidential, a telco market analysis tool which brought in $9M of venture capital.
Served as product architect and chief developer for Confidential, as Confidential matured, the venture capitalists allowed the company to grow from 25 to more than 100 employees.