Feb 2018 – Jun 2024 · 6 yrs 4 mos · bangalore

• Conduct comprehensive evaluations of digital assets, including websites, applications, and documents, to ensure adherence to accessibility standards such as WCAG and Section 508.
• Offer strategic recommendations and implement solutions to address accessibility barriers identified during audits, ensuring seamless usability for individuals with diverse abilities.
• Develop and deliver tailored training initiatives to educate teams on accessibility principles, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to create universally accessible digital content.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to formulate robust accessibility policies and procedures, integrating inclusive design principles into all stages of development and design processes.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in accessibility through ongoing research, leveraging insights to drive continuous improvement initiatives and enhance digital experiences for all users.
• Advocate for accessibility awareness and the inclusion of individuals with disabilities within the organization and broader community, fostering a culture of diversity and acceptance.
• Participate in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives focused on promoting accessibility awareness and advancing the rights of individuals with disabilities.
• Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams, including developers, designers, content creators, and project managers, to integrate accessibility considerations throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead efforts to evaluate and refine accessibility processes and practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the organization.
• Attend accessibility and user experience conferences, seminars, and workshops to remain current with industry trends and best practices, and network with peers dedicated to advancing accessibility in digital environments.

Jun 2016 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos · Hyderabad

• Assist clients in accessibility project planning, establishing and administering accessibility testing programs, and remediating accessibility issues
• Played an integral role in process and methodology improvements relating to auditing client systems
• Designed, prototyped and wrote coding best practices for full MAS compliant websites and applications
• Recommended accessibility development and testing tools and provided lists of accessibility resources for developers  reference
• Performed proof of concept analysis for an existing Windows-based application and its accessibility support on mobile platforms
• Responsible for design and delivery of training for all internal customers on web accessibility, web standards, accessible application development, and
• accessibility testing
• Manage personnel and subcontractors working on our projects
• Played critical role in the development of the company’s  internal accessibility certification course
• Assist developers to create and maintain a centralized accessible Web content repositories

Nov 2015 – Jun 2016 · 7 mos

• As a senior Accessibility consultant, perform audits on accessibility and Usability for websites, PDFs, other office documents and provide remediation
• Participating in web strategy RFP, business approach, providing assessment  effort estimates,
• developing and implementing quality-assurance and quality-control methodologies to ensure compliance with customized WCAG 2.0 guidelines
• offer Walk-through of the Accessibility analysis report to the client
• provide training on accessibility testing to team members, provide quick reference manuals

May 2014 – Nov 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos · 560045

• Defect Tracking and Prepare Summary Reports, Train testers, developers on accessibility guidelines;Provide recommendations and strategies to improve the accessibility of the web and stand alone applications.

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr

• As the lead Accessibility tester, guide the team through the assessment process with AMP, and familiarize them to target’s custom accessibility guidelines
• Test the numi mobile web for accessibility on iOS platforms ( iPhone, iPad)
• Create test cases in colab jira, execute them, provide reports to developers, provide fixes for remediation
• Co-coordinating weekly meetings between different stake holders( clients, testers, developers, business associates, and technical architects)

Dec 2013 – May 2014 · 5 mos · bangalore

• Proposing strategies for business development, Implement and supervise IT solutions for streamlining and automating administrative process; Negotiate and maintain business partnerships withclients.

Jan 2013 – Dec 2013 · 11 mos

• Test e-commerce websites for WCAG 2.0 and section 508 conformance on Desktop, iPhone, and android devices; Provide recommendations and strategies to overcome accessibility barriers

Apr 2010 – Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Test m-commerce target’s MWebsites and customized apps for accessibility on android and iPhone devices
• Test the company’s websites for w3c guidelines conformance on windows platforms
• Train the testers, developers on accessibility guidelines for mobile and web platforms
• Defect tracking, prepare summary reports
• Provide recommendations and strategies to overcome accessibility issues
• Train the associates in accessibility guidelines, DBMS basics, user interfaces (html, java script, css)

May 2009 – Mar 2010 · 10 mos

• Database / RDBMS  concepts and programming VB.Net training; Documentation processes; Testing Methodologies / Accessibility testing for Visually impaired;
• SDLC life cycle processes