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RHEA ALTHEA T. GUNTALILIB
Email address: rheaguntalilib@gmail.com
LinkedIn Profile: http://linkedin.com/in/rhea-althea-guntalilib-a2a43350

Summary and Objective

I am a results-driven Certified Accessibility Specialist seeking to advocate and develop a pleasant user experience for all users through applying skills like inclusive designing, collaborating with people with all kinds of diversities, establishing good communication through writing and speaking; all learned from years of working and making a difference through the digital accessibility industry.

A passionate and determined person with disability (PWD) aiming to advocate for usability and inclusion through incorporating internationally recognized accessibility guidelines. Furthermore, to inject recommendations based on personal experiences as a blind technology user.

Skill Summary

  • Usability and Accessibility Remediation and Testing
    • Participate in pre and post testing of different applications in desktop, web and mobile interfaces.
    • Contribute personal user experience combined with technical skills in the remediation process.
  • Research and Communication
    • Communicate results in a clear and concise manner.
    • Generate both technical and non-technical reports.
    • Carry out and review research processes for the improvement of programs and applications developed.
  • Web Development and Design
    • Basic HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript
    • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
  • Database Development
    • Knowledgeable in SQL, PLSQL

Additional Skill

  • Public Speaking
    • Conducts talks, trainings and workshops. Have participated as a speaker in events like Ux Philippines and Y4ITT and facilitated a Web Design and Web Accessibility training for Japan Braille Library in Malaysia.
  • Agile and Scrum
  • Collaboration and Adaptability, Loyalty, Detail oriented
  • Entrepreneurship
    • Managing my own start-up secondary laboratory.
    • Handles the entire Information System of the start-up business.

Work Experience

Chief Finance and Information Systems Officer / Owner
Live Well Medical and Diagnostic Center
April 2021 – Present
Co-Owner and co-founder of the business
In-charge of Laboratory Information System, Management Information System and Inventory System of the business

Accessibility Support – Vision Australia and Philippines / Outreach Assistant
Bennetech – Bookshare
January 2020 – Present
Work remotely as an Independent Contractor. Main role is to provide technical assistance to the back-end library system for Vision Australia’s online library system.

Accessibility Specialist and Content Writer
Equal Entry
October 2019 – Present
Remotely working as an Independent Contractor. Main task is to assess the accessibility of client’s websites. Another task is to create accessibility-related blog posts.

Accessibility Specialist
Level Access Inc
November 2017 – Present
Remotely working as an independent contractor. Main task is to assess the accessibility of websites and mobile applications using JAWS and NVDA for desktop and Voiceover for iOS. Have worked on projects for different Universities and Health care systems in the US. Handled a Philippine project for Cebu Pacific.
Usually do manual accessibility testing for both web and mobile interfaces using a screen reading tool for the blind called Job Access with Speech (JAWS) and Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) and record results in a JIRA based platform called AMP (in house developed).

Usability Tester
My Blind Spot Inc
February 2018 – Present
Participate in usability testings for companies like Toyota, Carnival cruise, and many more.
Usually do manual accessibility testing for both web and mobile interfaces using a screen reading tool for the blind called Job Access with Speech (JAWS) and Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) and generate reports for clients.

Software Engineer
Amdocs Philippines
December 2018 – May 2019
Java application development for a telecommunication company

Software Development Analyst
Smart Communications Inc
May 2012 – December 2018
Joined as a Java Developer for the first months and transferred as an Oracle Database Developer
Managed database schemas for the financial group.
Created and developed packages and stored procedures for electronic load dealers and retailers
Create, retrieve, update and delete database information

Accessibility Tester
Simply Accessible Inc.
May 2016 – November 2017
Participated in accessibility testings for companies like Cathay Pacific, JetBlue Air, American Airlines, Twitter, Progressive and many different companies in the US and in Canada.
Conducts manual testing using JAWS, NVDA, Windows Narrator among different web and mobile interfaces and manually records results in MS office applications or Google Apps.
Participate in Agile, Scrumm methodologies and uses Google Apps for the outputs.
Uses Google Hangout for daily stand up meetings.

Course Developer / Consultant and Trainer
ATRIEV
October 2016
Developed and designed the initial version of ATRIEV’s Introduction to Computer Science course (Microsoft Youthspark)
Developed separate modules for Basic Programming, Web Development and Web Accessibility
Facilitated the first batch of trainers training

Web Development and Web Accessibility Instructor
Japan Braille Library, Malaysia
August 2012
Introduced basic HTML, CSS and Web Accessibility to 16 different blind students from different South East Asian countries.

Education

Informatics International College
BS in Computer Science SY 2009-2012
Magna Cum Laude

Informatics International College
Advanced Computing Studies Major in Programming SY 2009 – 2010
With academic honors

Saint Mary’s University
Associate in Health Science
Education SY 2004 – 2006
With academic distinctions
St. Mary’s University High School Department
Secondary Education SY 2000 – 20004
St. Mary’s University Grade School Department
Elementary Education SY 1993 – 2000
With honors

Other Accomplishments

Informatics International College
BS in Computer Science SY 2009-2012
Magna Cum Laude

Informatics International CollegeMagna Cum Laude
Department of Education (Information Technology Category)Outstanding Visually Impaired Achiever Award
ATRIEV Computer CenterIRIS AwardeeBest in English Communication Skills

Certifications

Certification Name: Certified Professional in Accessibility Core
Competencies (CPACC)
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Certification Authority / Issuing Organization: The International
Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
Issue Date: December 21, 2021

Recommendations from Colleagues:
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References

Dr. Katherine V. Noscal
Email:noscalkatherine@gmail.com
Functional Medicine and Internal Medicine Practitioner
Chief Executive and Operations Officer
Live Well Medical and Diagnostic Center

Ms. Maria Agnes Angeles
Email:aggiea@bookshare.org
Country Manager
Bookshare Philippines

Thomas Logan
Email: thomas@equalentry.com
Chief Executive Officer / Founder
Equal Entry Inc.