Resume
I’m a web manager, front-end developer, and certified Section 508 Trusted Tester with more than 10 years of experience supporting federal, education, ecommerce, and public-facing websites. My work combines accessible web development, CMS administration, content strategy, quality assurance, analytics, and user-centered design. I’m especially experienced in organizing complex information, improving publishing workflows, and creating clear, usable digital experiences.
Experience
Web Accessibility, Development & QA Consultant, Freelance
Sep 2025 – Present | Remote
- Audited and improved public education websites for accessibility, usability, content accuracy, and ADA Title II readiness, including converting PDF content into accessible HTML.
- Compared website information against official catalogs, spreadsheets, policies, and fee schedules; documented discrepancies and coordinated corrections with administrators and content owners.
- Designed reusable CMS components and built and maintained responsive Shopify and WordPress websites.
- Remediated accessibility issues, tested completed fixes, and implemented analytics reporting for traffic, searches, downloads, engagement, and key user paths.
Web Manager, U.S. Forest Service Research & Development
Nov 2015 – Sep 2025 | Remote
- Managed federal research websites and intranets, serving as developer, editor, quality-assurance lead, SharePoint administrator, and primary resource for content contributors.
- Led redesigns from stakeholder interviews and information architecture through responsive development, content migration, testing, training, and launch.
- Developed WordPress themes, web interfaces, forms, and reusable components using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, USWDS, and structured content.
- Audited and remediated websites, documents, and multimedia for Section 508 and WCAG accessibility; created contributor guidance, checklists, and publishing standards.
- Used analytics, search data, accessibility testing, link audits, and PageSpeed Insights to guide improvements, increasing newsletter subscriptions by 20% and reducing page-not-found errors by 50%.
- Collaborated with researchers, leadership, communications staff, designers, developers, and content owners to publish accurate, understandable, and accessible scientific information.