The Business: Epicpaths.com
Certified Digital Accessibility Specialist & Conformance Engineer
Professional Summary
Highly accomplished and detail-oriented Digital Accessibility Specialist with over 13 years of enterprise-grade expertise in end-to-end digital compliance, source-code remediation, and high-volume instructional material optimization. As a certified Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Trusted Tester, Epicpaths possesses a proven track record validating and remediating complex digital ecosystems, multi-tenant portals, courseware shells, and multi-format electronic documents against strict global regulatory baselines.
Core Competencies
WCAG 2.0 / 2.1 / 2.2 (A/AA/AAA), Section 508 Refresh, ADA Title III, EN 301 549 (EU), ISO 32000 & PDF/UA
Adobe Acrobat Pro Advanced Structural Tagging, Reading Order, Complex Data Tables, Alternate Text Systems
Deque Axe-Core Engines, WAVE Evaluation Suites, Colour Contrast Analysers, HeadingsMap Maps
NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access), VoiceOver Ecosystems, Dragon Home Speech Recognition Software
Professional Experience & Code Defense
EPICPATHS (Digital Accessibility Consulting & Compliance) operates as an elite technical advisory panel. While a flawless digital environment is unachievable by any single entity, our focus rests on engineering robust, defensive production lifecycles that minimize systematic exposure patterns.
Remediate, tag, and structurally align high-volume instructional assets, courseware shells, and complex spreadsheets to support rigorous validation alignments.
Author contextually precise alternative vectors for intricate charts and schematics to support clear, un-smushed screen reader translation paths.
Engineer, audit, and validate interactive custom interface components, form maps, and tabs across diverse framework environments (React, WordPress, Shopify, Webflow).
Author formal Conformance Reports (ACR), specific VPAT profiles, and detailed Accessibility Statements designed to actively lower institutional compliance risk.
Verified Industry Certifications
DHS Trusted Tester Program
Department of Homeland Security • Certified Specialist (2017)
B.S. Software Development
Westwood College • Graduation Matrix GPA 3.9 (2013)