Brian DeConinck

Front-end designer, developer, and accessibility lead working in higher education.
Committed to inclusive design practices emphasizing user empathy.

Experience

Web Solutions Implementation Specialist, NC State University

October 2014 to Present – Raleigh, NC & Chicago, IL (Remote)

• Senior developer and accessibility lead for central IT web consulting team
• Administrator/Super-Admin for campus single-site and multisite WordPress environments
• Project lead for central IT public-facing web properties
• Trainer for web content creation, content management, security, and accessibility
• See briandeconinck.com/ncsu for more details

Content Specialist, WebAssign

October 2011 to October 2014 – Raleigh, NC

• Created interactive math education content using HTML, Perl, and Mathematica
• Provided tier-2 math content support for student and faculty customers

Education & Certification

Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University

September 2007 to June 2011 – Evanston, IL

• Mathematics (major)
• Science in Human Culture (adjunct major)

Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, IAAP

March 2018

Professional Activites

Speaking & Presentations

See briandeconinck.com/speaking for recent presentations

WPCampus

• Project co-lead, Gutenberg accessibility audit
• Co-host, WPCampus Podcast, profiling people and projects using WordPress in higher ed
• Volunteer co-coordinator for WPCampus 2018, WPCampus Online 2019, and WPCampus 2019

Recognition

• University Award for Excellence, NC State University, 2019
• Best Speaker, WPCampus, 2017
• Pride of the Wolfpack Award, NC State University, 2016