Brian DeConinck
Hello@BrianDeConinck.com
Chicago, IL
Web team manager working in higher education. Focused on accessibility and human-centered design.
Experience
Manager, OIT Design & Web Services – NC State University
October 2020 to Present – Raleigh, NC & Chicago, IL (Remote)
- Manager and team lead for central IT web development and consulting team
- Service owner for NC State’s enterprise-level WordPress platform
- Service lead for campus “broadcast email” announcement system
- Supervisor for a five-person team of web developers and support staff
- Other duties related to campus web services; see briandeconinck.com/ncsu for more details
Web Solutions Implementation Specialist – NC State University
October 2014 to October 2020 – Raleigh, NC & Chicago, IL (Remote)
- Senior developer and accessibility lead for central IT web development and 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
- Interim Team Lead from May 2020 to October 2020 prior to promotion to manager
Content Specialist – WebAssign
October 2011 to October 2014 – Raleigh, NC
- Created interactive mathematics education content using HTML, Perl, and Mathematica
- Provided tier-2 content support for math 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 Activities & Recognition
- Project co-lead, WPCampus-sponsored Gutenberg accessibility audit
- University Award for Excellence, NC State University, 2019
- Best Speaker, WPCampus, 2017; see briandeconinck.com/speaking for recent presentations
- Pride of the Wolfpack Award, NC State University, 2016