Ray Schwartz Email & Phone Number

Poughkeepsie, Ny, Us

Poughkeepsie, Ny, Us

Vienna, Va, Us

Implementing a dev coaching program as part of a comprehensive accessibility initiative that will:* shift left* employ an Accessibility Maturity Model* write accessibility acceptance criteria* have accessibility as part of definition of done* embed automated testing throughout CI/CD* require manual testing* build an accessibility style guide

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Evaluate experiences for WCAG 2.1 aa compliance with both automated (Axe/WAVE) and manual testing using Windows/MacOS/iOS/Android, VoiceOver/NVDA/Talkback, keyboard, and mouseEnsure high-visibility projects are evaluated and have high-priority accessibility issues addressed as far left as possible and from design to coded solutionsCo-program with developers on technical solutions using HTML/CSS/JSParticipate in the design process, shaping decision-making and achieving accessible outcomesCollaborate with stakeholders: developers, designers, product owners, QA, content strategists, attorneys, researchers, help desk, etc.Educate stakeholders on incorporating accessibility/usability and their impactReshape React component library to be intuitive for developers and accessible for customers using WAI-ARIA where applicableProblem-solve issues surfaced in customer feedbackAnswer colleagues' accessibility questions during 3 weekly open hours sessions

New York, New York, Us

Contingent worker with InRhythm as employer and E-Trade as client. Same experience as with E-Trade..

Poughkeepsie, New York, Us

Earned certificate from w3cx: wai 0.1x: Introduction to Web AccessibilityCompleted Deque University’s WAS/CPACC Certification Preparation CoursesTested pages for WCAG compliance both manually and with automated toolsResponsible for one junior developer as a direct reportLead and sole developer of a server-side, headless templating engine for our cms supporting the team's workflow and designed for the best user experience Introduced #critique Slack channel, facilitating debate and refining best practices

Poughkeepsie, New York, Us

Conceived, coded, and implemented Gamut—a PHP templating engine—connecting sites in a centralized, scalable, and maintainable wayWhile still in beta, introduced Slack as a tool for internal team communicationsCross-browser/OS/iOS/Andriod testing including automated with Browserstack Landed a commit to jQueryUI for smoother scrolling of the slider moduleMade dropdown navigation more accessible by adding keyboard focusabilityIntroduced BEM naming, SMACSS, OOCSS, sass, and CodeKit for compiling sassLead the building of Vassar's first responsive website in 2011 being the sole person who knew how to implement responsive web design.

Poughkeepsie, New York, Us

Maintained Development Office website for a capital campaignTransformed static HTML pages into dynamic PHP-templated pagesBuilt a JavaScript-driven HTML entity converter to fix misencoded contentDelved into best practices, web standards, progressive enhancement, accessibility guidelines, and performance—keeping up with current trends

New York, New York, Us

Collaborated with author and managing editor to ensure clarity of language, adherence to best practices of technical examples, and most current trends were featured and described accurately.

Technology-agnostic, technically focused, and giving a forum for local developers to share what they’re working on.

How Vassar Home-brewed a Headless CMS - HighEdWeb ’16 - 10/18/16Headless Cascade CMS - Cascade User Conference - 9/20/16How Vassar Home-brewed a Headless CMS to Run 160+ Unique Websites - UBTech - 6/7/16How Vassar Home-brewed a Headless CMS - HighEdWeb NE - 3/18/16Gamut: The Non-Template Template: PHP, Web BPs, and Maintaining 150 Unique Websites as if They Were One - Cascade Server Conf - 9/21/15SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) - HVTech Meetup - 7/29/15Gamut: The Non-Template Template: PHP, Web BPs, and Maintaining 150 Unique Websites as if They Were One - HighEdWeb NY - 6/12/15Gamut, HVTech Meetup - 2 /25/2015

Albany, Ny, Us

Front-end design/code for web-based eRA (eResearch Administration) product.Coded a universal, in-context JavaScript form validator for improved maintenance.Designed/coded centralized ASP (Active Server Pages) database query handler.

Bachelor'S Degree, Statistics

Secondary Education, Mathematics

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