Adam Saucier

Web Developer and Accessibility Specialist Wethersfield, CT

About Me

More than 10 years designing and developing accessible websites. Certified professional in digital accessibility. Skilled at auditing websites, documents and multimedia for accessibility and conformance to applicable federal laws and usability standards and reporting and remediating findings.

Work Experience

  1. Senior Accessibility Engineer

    Present

    TPGi Clearwater, FL (remote)

    I am currently consulting with a Fortune 5 company for TPGi. Main responsibilities include:

    • Auditing websites, mobile and desktop applications, educational courses, and multimedia (such as video and audio content) for accessibility.
    • Providing consulting from the beginning stages of planning and design, through development and remediation of accessibility issues for a variety of digital products.
    • Documenting and reporting accessibility barriers to prominent e-learning platforms like Articulate 360, leading to more accessible e-learning courses for millions of learners.
  2. Web Designer/Developer

    CT State Manchester Community College Manchester, CT

    I managed the college website and made sure that all aspects were accessible and usable for as many students, faculty, staff, and other members of the public as possible. I took special pride in working directly with students - whether their request was related to the website or another area of technology.

    Areas of expertise included:

    • Designing and developing accessible components for the college website
    • Auditing and remediating accessibility issues for websites throughout the CSCU system
    • Reviewing PDFs and other documents and making them more accessible
    • Creating subtitles and transcripts for video and audio
    • Training faculty and staff colleagues on digital accessibility with in-person lessons and documentation
  3. Digital Developer

    WORX Branding and Advertising Prospect, CT

    Improved accessibility of websites created for major health insurance company. Developed dynamic, responsive websites using open-source CMS concrete5, HTML, LESS, PHP, MySQL and JavaScript. I also conducted keyword research and increased search engine optimization (SEO) of websites.

  4. Copywriting Intern

    WORX Branding and Advertising Prospect, CT

    Assisted copy director with writing, proofreading and editing headlines and advertising copy for B2B and B2C clients.

  5. Student Writer

    Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT

    Wrote feature articles about faculty, students and administration for campus publication The Courier.

Education

  1. Bachelor, Communication and Media Studies

    Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT

Skills

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript / ES6
  • Web Accessibility
  • Copywriting

Interests

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Video Games
  • Technology

Certifications & Organizations