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Tawsif Chowdhury

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Summary

Dedicated and detail-oriented ADA/508 Tester with 7 years of experience in ensuring digital accessibility compliance. Proficient in WCAG 2.1 and Section 508 standards, with a strong background in using assistive technologies such as JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver. Adept at identifying and resolving accessibility barriers in web applications, mobile apps, and electronic documents. Excellent communicator

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ACCESSIBILITY TEST ENGINEER

Sylver Rain Consulting
02.2025 - Current
  • Performed Accessibility Testing: Conducted in-depth accessibility evaluations on web content, mobile applications, and PDFs to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 Level A & AA Success Criteria
  • Utilized Assistive Technologies: Leveraged tools like NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack to identify and document accessibility barriers
  • Managed Defects: Tracked and logged Section 508 compliance issues in ALM, ensuring resolution across various browsers
  • Reviewed and Optimized Code: Analyzed and restructured code to address accessibility concerns, collaborating with developers to implement necessary improvements
  • Collaborated with Teams: Worked alongside internal and external teams to develop strategies and implement accessibility solutions, promoting best practices
  • Led Quality Assurance Efforts: Oversaw accessibility quality assurance processes, established performance metrics, integrated industry standards, and developed user-focused workflows to maintain WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 compliance
  • Documented and Reported Findings: Created test plans and VPATs for Section 508 compliance assessments, designed test cases, executed test steps, logged defects, and documented results in JIRA, generating reports and visual data representations

ACCESSIBILITY TEST ENGINEER

OVATA TECHNOLOGY LLC
04.2019 - Current
  • Accessibility Testing: Conduct thorough accessibility testing on web content, MWEB, APIs, mobile apps, and PDFs to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 Level A & AA Success Criteria
  • Assistive Technologies: Utilize tools such as AccelQ, JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack to identify and document accessibility barriers
  • Defect Management: Log, monitor, and retest defects in JIRA for Section 508 failures, ensuring issues are addressed across various compatible browsers
  • Code Analysis: Analyze and structure code to identify and resolve accessibility issues, collaborating with developers to implement necessary changes
  • Team Collaboration: Work with internal and external teams to identify strategies and implement accessibility solutions, promoting best practices
  • Quality Assurance: Oversee all aspects of quality assurance for accessibility (A11y), including establishing metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing user processes to ensure WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 compliance
  • End-to-End Testing: Conducted End-to-End testing to ensure complete and integrated accessibility compliance across all stages of development
  • Regression Testing: Performed regression testing to verify that new code changes did not adversely affect existing accessibility features
  • Automated Scans: Conduct automated accessibility scans using tools like WAVE, Heading Map, and Accessibility Insights for Web, and analyze the reports to identify areas for improvement
  • Documentation: Write test plans and VPATs for Section 508 Compliance tests
  • Develop design steps, execute test cases, log defects, and generate graphs and reports, documenting findings in JIRA
  • Technical Skills: Apply knowledge of HTML4 & 5, CSS, WAI-ARIA, and JavaScript to enhance accessibility features and ensure compliance with accessibility standards

ADA SPECIALIST

PPT SOLUTION INC
01.2018 - 03.2019
  • Conduct Accessibility Testing: Performed comprehensive accessibility testing on web content, mobile apps, and PDFs to ensure adherence to WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 Level A & AA Success Criteria
  • Utilize Assistive Technologies: Employed tools such as NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack to detect and document accessibility barriers
  • Manage Defects: Logged, tracked, defects in ALM for Section 508 compliance issues, ensuring resolution across multiple browsers
  • Analyze and Structure Code: Reviewed and structured code to identify and rectify accessibility issues, working closely with developers to implement necessary changes
  • Collaborate with Teams: Partnered with internal and external teams to devise strategies and implement accessibility solutions, fostering best practices
  • Oversee Quality Assurance: Oversaw comprehensive accessibility quality assurance efforts, establishing key performance metrics, integrating industry best practices, and developing user-centric processes to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 standards
  • Document and Report: Created test plans and VPATs for Section 508 Compliance tests
  • Developed design steps, executed test cases, logged defects, and generated graphs and reports, documenting findings in JIRA

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Information Technology

National University of Bangladesh

Skills

  • Knowledge of WCAG 20/21/22
  • Section 508 Compliance
  • Proficiency with JAWS
  • Proficiency with NVDA
  • Proficiency with VoiceOver
  • Proficiency with TalkBack
  • Automated Accessibility Testing
  • Defect Management in JIRA
  • Defect Management in ALM
  • Cross-Browser Testing
  • Mobile Accessibility Testing
  • PDF Accessibility Testing
  • Collaboration with Development Teams
  • Quality Assurance for Accessibility
  • End-to-End testing
  • Regression testing
  • Knowledge of HTML4
  • Knowledge of HTML5
  • Knowledge of CSS
  • Knowledge of WAI-ARIA
  • Knowledge of JavaScript

Certification

DHS Trusted Tester Certified, TT-2401-05393, 01/01/24

Timeline

ACCESSIBILITY TEST ENGINEER

Sylver Rain Consulting
02.2025 - Current

ACCESSIBILITY TEST ENGINEER

OVATA TECHNOLOGY LLC
04.2019 - Current

ADA SPECIALIST

PPT SOLUTION INC
01.2018 - 03.2019

Bachelor of Science - Business Information Technology

National University of Bangladesh

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