Andre Brown Email & Phone Number

Severn, MD, US

Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)

• Create section 508 compliance versions for PDF, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint documents.
• Ensure documents are 508 compliant with the style and formats within documents are consistent using a checklist.
• Re-templating non-508 compliant documents/content to 508 compliant templates
• Identify and correct spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors according to the approved Style and Standards.
• Checks for 508 compliance within the logical flow of material to supplement the writer's effort to enhance the learning experience of the intended audience.
• Work in an Agile environment on several cross-functional teams with daily scrums.

• Provided a 508 Accessibility training webinar to Staff.
• Develop training materials and quick guides about 508 Compliance.
• Maintain company Website, assuring information is up-to-date and accurate.

Laurel, Maryland, United States

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• Maintained Drupal 9-10 CMS websites for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
• Work closely with federal clients from different offices of NIAID to update and create new web content; this includes creating new sections, web pages, biographies, blog posts, and time-sensitive press releases.
• Track and monitor project progress using a JIRA ticketing system, SharePoint, and Asana.
• Collaborated with a team of developers to expand Drupal architecture.
• Worked as part of Development. Work included custom Panels, Blocks, Content types, and Nodes to customize the look of the website.

Participated in a project to support the remediation of a backlog of Office of Inspector General; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) PDF Reports ranging from 15-60 pages.

• Produce public-release-ready 508 compliant worksheet PDF documents. This includes HTML tagging, maintaining hyperlink integrity, and remediation of text and diagrams.
• Ensure documents are 508 compliant and ensure style and formatting are consistent.
• Review and maintain contract-specific 508 design elements.
• Perform testing of Meeting materials, Agenda, PowerPoint slides, and Documents to check for 508 Compliance.

• Perform public-release-ready 508 compliant testing on newsletters.
• Create section 508 compliance versions of PDF, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint documents for the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD.

Laurel, Maryland, United States

• Manage content on FDA’s Oracle Universal Content Management (UCM) System.
• Successfully managed time-sensitive FDA Recall, Market Withdraws, & Safety Alerts Press Release Web pages.
• Develop and redesign FDA Web pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Provide Desktop Support for FDA Employees & Contractors. ERIC (Employee Research & Information Center).
• Revise and Provide Q&A oversight for the FDA Center of Tobacco Products (CTP), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), and Electronic Submissions Gateway (ESG) Spreadsheets.
• Harvest application data; create spreadsheets for the FDA Tobacco Registration & Listing E-Submitter Program.

• Perform testing of Department of Veterans Affairs fillable PDF forms to check for 508 Compliance.
• Track and analyze assigned projects.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Organizational Communication

Master Of Science (M.S.), Information Assurance

Master Of Science (M.S.), Cybersecurity Policy