Ashley Bischoff

Professional Profile

• Proven track record in transforming web designers’ static prototypes into hand-coded HTML5, specifically emphasizing accuracy and efficiency; adhering to W3C-established web standards; and maintaining cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility.
• Consistent application of usability metrics through hand-coded HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and site optimization.
• Adept at anticipating accessibility hurdles; skilled at communicating pragmatic solutions to help create welcoming and accessible experiences for persons of all abilities.

Skills

• Languages

  • HTML5 / XHTML
  • CSS / CSS3
  • JavaScript / jQuery / YUI
  • WCAG 2.0 / ARIA / Section 508

• Applications

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Fireworks
  • Git / Subversion
  • TextMate

• Operating Systems

  • Mac OS X
  • UNIX
  • Windows 8/7/Vista/XP

Experience

• Senior Accessibility Analyst and Copyeditor, Simply Accessible, Inc, Dallas, TX, November 2013 to July 2014

  • Analyzed websites for Fortune 500 companies for conformance with WCAG 2.0 Level A through AAA, including real-world testing with JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver.
  • Took up the helm as the lead author for executive-level reports conveying the primary accessibility issues uncovered within their sites along with practical solutions their teams can implement to resolve those issues.
  • Developed JavaScript to dynamically integrate accessibility accommodations for Canvas-based charting libraries.

• Senior Front-end Developer, projekt202, LP, Dallas, TX, February 2012 to November 2013

  • Developed a carousel-like image gallery with support for varying resolutions and browser sizing through on-the-fly self-adjustments of its design.
  • Implemented JavaScript to selectively hide the browser’s ‘outline’ effect on links while, as an accessibility measure, ensuring the outline remains intact for those navigating with their keyboard.
  • Approached event handlers with event delegation to automatically accommodate elements added through Ajax without requiring a separate pass to bind their event handlers.

• Senior Front-end Developer, Getaroom.com, Dallas, TX, May 2010 to December 2011

  • Evaluated the site against WCAG guidelines for Ajax-based accessibility and advanced its compliance including landmark roles and ARIA relationships.
  • Implemented an Ajax-based zip code lookup that activates as the user types and automatically populates city and state fields.
  • Crafted markup and CSS to help ensure the design team’s vision of a consistent vertical rhythm.

• Senior Front-end Developer, EMC, Inc (formerly Geniant, Inc.), Dallas, TX, March 2006 to May 2010

  • Constructed a payments-table implementation featuring real-time calculations and tallying as users edit and delete payment amounts.
  • Created a table-sorting library through JavaScript with sorting support for many data types including a variety of human-readable date formats.
  • Analyzed an intranet application primed for Federal Government use for its compliance with Section 508 accessibility requirements culminating in a report presenting findings and recommendations.

• Senior Front-end Specialist, RD2, Inc, Dallas, TX, January 2004 to March 2006

  • Implemented dynamic on-the-fly DOM-based text resizing controls for enhanced readability.
  • Constructed image-based JavaScript-free rollovers through CSS alone.
  • Engineered cross-browser compatible browser-resizable tab-based navigation.

• Senior HTML Developer, Mercer HR Consulting, Dallas, TX, October 2003 to December 2003

  • Produced JavaScript to automatically disable selected links until a given activation date.
  • Developed DOM-based interactive directory structure diagram with dynamically expandable directory trees.
  • Recreated exiting table-intensive layouts into aesthetically indistinguishable and Section 508-compliant CSS-based layouts.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, May 2000