Dilip Shah Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Accessibility tester responsible for testing dozens of internal Accenture and external vendor websites to ensure compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, other accessibility laws, and global industry standards. -Performed rigorous website accessibility analysis, using manual and automation methods, to identify defects that needed to be corrected for compliance. -Brought special insight as blind screen reader user and communicated with app teams in writing and verbally to get the defects corrected and usability of websites enhanced for thousands of disabled users. -Prepared Accessibility Conformance Reports for adherence to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards 2.0 and 2.1, level AA, Section 508, and N301 549 and Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) reports, allowing CIO to accurately assess, track the accessibility level of Accenture & vendor websites.-Used Agile Methodology & communicated daily and weekly with the team, enabling a quick response to requested changes by Product Owner.-Obtained Certified Professional in Accessibility – Core Competency (CPACC) certification from IAAP enabling a broader view of the role of disability in society, and the use of various assistive technologies and techniques in managing them.-Started Accenture-wide Screen Reader Users Team for discussing screen reader tips, tricks and news and enabling better communication across time zones and geographic regions.-Traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate accessibility to lawmakers with National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Received strong positive feedback from lawmakers, ensuring the disability-friendly legislation proposed has a good chance of passing in the next session of Congress. -Presented accessibility related talks at Accenture events, such as Global Accessibility Awareness Day, In My Shoes lecture series, and ‘Take your child to work’ day. This supported the company efforts to promote the understanding of Disability and Inclusion.

Assisted Pennsylvania entrepreneurs in launching engineering businesses and offered students education using Problem Based Learning (PBL).-Taught clients and students all aspects of engineering entrepreneurship.-Performed website analysis and recommendations for optimizing accessibility for the blind and visually impaired. Worked with JAWS screen reader, phone voiceover, and braille.-Advocated for people with visual impairment.-Counseled small businesses and entrepreneurs on multiple elements of their businesses, including engineering, intellectual property, financing, and marketing. Several entrepreneurs were wildly successful, including one that got approval from Apple, Inc.-Recruited and supervised engineering student consultants and assisted them in maximizing the value of their work to clients. Received strong recognition from several students indicating how valuable this experience proved in their careers

Lakeland, Florida

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Metallurgical Engineering

M.S., Abd (All But Dissertation For Ph.D.), Materials Science - Metallurgy