Experience

  1. UX Engineer

    Talis Education Ltd May 2021–May 2023, Remote
    • Led and developed accessibility strategy across Talis, which resulted in a 90% reduction in WCAG issues across our two SaaS products.
    • Authored accessibility statement for Sage Catalyst: awarded “Gold”/100% by the textBOX Aspire initiative.
    • Designed and prototyped functionality allowing the discovery and creation of annotations for a video player: this had previously been impossible for keyboard and assistive technology users.
    • Worked directly with library, academic, and student users to resolve accessibility issues encountered while using Talis software.
    • Authored the Talis design system which ensured product, engineering, and design teams had a single reference for behaviour details and accessibility requirements.
    • Delivered education and coaching to my colleagues on design and engineering teams, helping them improve their understanding of accessibility and user-centred design.

  2. Developer

    Talis Education Ltd June 2015–May 2021, Remote
    • Designed and built a tool to consolidate theming options for 100+ institutions, resolving a number of legacy accessibility issues around colour contrast, text resizing and reflow.
    • Created a suite of Web Components to ensure design and interactions were consolidated in a single location.
    • Integrated Axe Core as part of the Continuous Integration process to reduce regressions reaching Talis customers.

  3. Developer

    Wapple.net Ltd Jan 2010–Mar 2015, Bromsgrove, UK
    • A role with multiple responsibilities, ranging from account and project management through to design & development of creative advertising solutions

Education

  1. BSc Computer Science

    University of Portsmouth 2005–2009, Portsmouth, UK
    • Included year in industry at Thomson Reuters.

Testimonials

  • Really champions accessibility in TfS: it isn't a checkbox, it's a way of working for Dan. His championship makes others think more about accessibility in the decisions we are making.

    –Colleague from Talis

  • Dan should also recognise that he is an asset to the UX team, bringing a diverse set of skills and knowledge. This includes his expert knowledge on accessibility, applied front-end skills and curiosity on UX methodology.

    –Colleague from Talis

  • Dan is a vital part of our UX team, and our domain expert in accessibility: his knowledge and passion for this area are clear and infectious. His early input always improves our designs and implementation, and our products are far better for Dan's involvement.

    –Colleague from Talis