Vikas Tiwari

Experienced professional with Initiative-taking, solutions driven, real passion for Accessibility, functional, Usability and Inclusive Design. PROFILE ● Working with HCL Technologies Pvt. Ltd. as a Senior Software Test Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Accessibility, Functional and Usability testing. ● In-depth understanding of Web Content and Mobile Accessibility Standards and Laws. ● Proficient in understanding and authoring test strategies and plans for WAI-ARIA, HTML, CSS. ● Proficient in carrying out comprehensive Accessibility and functional assessment of Web and Mobile applications including keyboard navigation, screen readers and color contrast tools. ● Worked with Developers and Product Owners to understand functional and accessibility requirements, implementation details to come up with detailed functional and accessibility test. ● Knowledge of how people with a variety of disabilities use assistive technologies (e.g., screen reader, screen magnifier, keyboard-only access) and the ability to analyses the impact of a barrier to accessibility. ● Written and verbal communication skills - able to present status, facts, thoughts, and ideas in a clear, concise, convincing, and organized manner. ● Flexibility and adaptability - able to quickly and smoothly change direction based upon stakeholder or management direction, while remaining extremely organized and following tight deadlines. ● Identifying and suggesting potential solutions/recommendations for accessibility barriers based on WCAG 2.1/2.0 standards. ● Well versed in writing Test Scenarios, Test Cases, performing Functional Testing, Regression Testing and Smoke Testing. ● Expertise in Accessibility and functional testing on Browser (IE, Chrome, Firefox, Edge), and Mobile devices (iOS & Android) using NVDA, Narrator, ChromeVox, VoiceOver, TalkBack, JAWS, WAT, Axe and Contrast Analyzer. ● Performed accessibility and functional evaluations for products and services like LinkedIn, Non-Microsoft Websites, Xbox, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, PepsiCo, World Bank etc. ● Knowledge in analysis of Bug Severity, Bug Tracking system and Bug Reporting. ● Worked on successful Proof of concepts (Meta, World Bank, Aviva, Pearson, Ulta, Lulu Lemon etc) ● Part of an Audit team