Web Developer Front-End

Chris Lane

Website: http://www.chrislane.info/

Email: *****.*******@*****.***

Cell: 650-***-****

Summary

I enjoy tackling the web development challenges that accessibility brings and collaborating

with others, sharing my knowledge and gaining perspectives from other roles. You can see

more about me at http://www.chrislane.info/.

Experience

Senior Accessibility Engineer at VMware, Inc.

February 2019 - March 2024

• Trained Designers and Developers in Accessibility and Inclusive Design

• Created accessible training materials using PowerPoint

• Developed an accessible internal issue tracking system for VMware’s Accessibility Team

• Provided accessibility guidance for the Clarity Design system

• Reviewed Designs for Accessibility

Accessibility Developer at Level Access

May 2012 – February 2019

I provided accessible prototypes as well as technical guidance to help clients comply with

regulations, such as Section 508, the ADA, Section 1557 and the Web Content Accessibility

Guidelines 2.0. Additionally, I have performed the following duties:

• Mentoring other Level Access team members in both testing and remediation techniques.

• Performing accessibility audits and successfully delivering consulting projects. This involved

testing web, software and mobile applications for leading customers across all verticals.

• Performing accessibility testing on various technology platforms including Web, Android and

iOS.

• Performing groundwork activities including creating use cases and test sets for accessibility

testing.

• Performing manual and assistive technology testing and recorded findings into the

Accessibility Management Platform (AMP) tool.

• Creating audit reports and conformance documents including VPATs and WCAG statements

Front End Developer at FriendFinder Networks, Inc. October 2008 - January 2012

• Fixed front and back end bugs on individual pages, banners and other UI elements

• Refactored old code to a reusable and standards compliant state

• Created automated approaches to handling tasks in batches where no existing tools existed

to do so

• Built web pages from mock up designs using XHTML and CSS

• Used Photoshop CS5 to slice graphics for projects

• Coded web pages to be viewable in all major browsers including IE6

• Built web pages in the Cake PHP framework

• Fixed front and back end bugs on using Perl, MySQL, JavaScript, XHTML and CSS

Release Engineer at CafePress Inc.

July 2005 - June 2008

• Assisted in releases and hot-fixes

• Managed Perforce user accounts and branches

• Trained new Perforce users

• Developed Perl and NANT solutions to package release code for deployment

• Deployed QA sites

• Installed and configured Cruise Control

• Installed and administered Bugzilla

• Deployed and maintained Marketing development environments

• Developed a Perl script for Product Management to monitor the approval of SQL code

• Built and Maintained IIS environments for QA

• Developed test plans for releases and hot-fixes

• Managed and trained QA interns

Software Technician at CafePress Inc.

September 2004 - May 2005

• Created a tracking system using Perl, MySQL, XHTML and CSS to manage issues

reported by Cafepress.com users

• Verified live site bugs reported by Cafepress.com users

• Moderated the Cafepress.com Bugs Forum

Inbound Marketing Technician at CafePress Inc.

June 2004 - September 2004

• Trained and supported Cafepress.com users in the technical aspects of the site

• Trained users in PDF creation and conversion from other formats Content Specialist at Gemstar-TV Guide

August 2000 - June 2003

• Converted content from HTML, XML and PDF into the Open E-book format

(OEB)

• Managed and trained ebook publishers in Open E-book conversion

• Batch processed images

• Automated conversion of content with Perl

HTML Developer at Hardcloud.com

July 1999 - August 2000

• Used HTML and CSS to render web pages in a fast-paced editorial environment

• Cross platform/browser testing

HTML Coder at Iconceptual

March 1999 - July 1999

• HTML and CSS development of online course materials

• Cross platform/browser testing

• Trained other employees in online course development Network Operations Support Engineer at Hurricane Electric March 1999 - July 1999

• Provided support for ISP services such as account management and connectivity

Education

San Francisco State University

B.A. Home Economics (Clothing and Textiles Concentration) [1991] College of San Mateo

A.S, Computer Science, 1997 - 1999

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