About
By day I'm a application lifecycle management (ALM) developer on the Microsoft platform (TFS, VB.Net, C#, ASP.Net).
At night, I'm focused on Open Source, web, build process, DevOps, and accessibility learning.
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Thank you to my team for nominating me as an emerging leader amongst many others who work so hard to break through the barriers of women in STEM. I…
Thank you to my team for nominating me as an emerging leader amongst many others who work so hard to break through the barriers of women in STEM. I…
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Today at axe-con 2024, I was named as the winner of the Jim Thatcher Lifetime Achievement Award; surprised and thrilled is an under-statement. To…
Today at axe-con 2024, I was named as the winner of the Jim Thatcher Lifetime Achievement Award; surprised and thrilled is an under-statement. To…
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It's official! I'll be at #CSUNATC24 this year. I haven't been since 2016, so it'll be nice to meet up with other #a11y people again. Looking forward…
It's official! I'll be at #CSUNATC24 this year. I haven't been since 2016, so it'll be nice to meet up with other #a11y people again. Looking forward…
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Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
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ITIL Foundations v3
PeopleCert
IssuedCredential ID GR750044364NS
Courses
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Certification and Accreditation: Achieving Confidence and Accountability
CSEC103
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Configuring, Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers
GK6419
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IT Security Zones
CSEC360
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Risk Management and the Common Criteria
CSEC701
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Secure Software Development
CSEC335
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Security Engineering and Security Architecture
CSEC315
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Securty Testing and Evaluation: Practical Approaches for System Certification
CSEC325
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Software and Hardware Hardening
CSEC515
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System Security Policies: Capturing IT Requirements
CSEC318
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Threat and Risk Assessment (TRA)
CSEC103
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VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [v4.1]
GK3183
Projects
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node-sass
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Node-sass is a library that provides binding for Node.js to LibSass, the C version of the popular stylesheet preprocessor, Sass.
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Travis-CI
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Travis is an attempt to create an open source, distributed build system for the OSS community that:
Allows open source projects to effortlessly register their GitHub repository and have their test suites run after pushes.
Allows users to contribute build capacity by connecting a machine that runs Travis workers and the virtual machines they use on their underused servers.
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Web Experience Toolkit (WET-BOEW)
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Used by the Government of Canada and other municipal organizations to promote accessibility (WCAG 2.0 AA)
- Build management
- Improving quality through code reviews
- HTML, JavaScript, Sass (SCSS), jQuery, Ant
- Working with continuous integration tools: Travis-CI.org, CSSLint, JSHintOther creatorsSee project -
jQuery Validation
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The jQuery Validation Plugin provides drop-in validation for your existing forms, while making all kinds of customizations to fit your application really easy.
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CSSLint
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CSSLint is a tool to help point out problems with your CSS code. It does basic syntax checking as well as applying a set of rules to the code that look for problematic patterns or signs of inefficiency. The rules are all pluggable, so you can easily write your own or omit ones you don't want.
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ParserLib
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The ParserLib CSS parser is a CSS3 SAX-inspired parser written in JavaScript. By default, the parser only deals with standard CSS syntax and doesn't do validation (checking of property names and values).
Other creators
Honors & Awards
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GCTools Hackathon Winning team
Alex Benay - CIO, Government of Canada
Our team took first place in the 2017 edition of the GCTools hackation https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/campaigns/gctools-hackathon.html
We added a Q&A plug-in and enhanced the modularity of the https://github.com/gctools-outilsgc/gcconnex project over a period of 2 days. -
Certificate of Commendation
Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
"For the dedication to duty and exemplary work accomplished in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti."
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Ontario Regional Director General's Certificate of Appreciation
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
In recognition of your exceptional contribution to CIC Ontario's response to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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French
Elementary proficiency
More activity by Nick
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We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new CEO, Paul N. Wagner (effective November 13)! Previously deputy CIO of Canada at Treasury Board of…
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our new CEO, Paul N. Wagner (effective November 13)! Previously deputy CIO of Canada at Treasury Board of…
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In light of so many things going on in the #Accessibility Universe, I've decided to change my role to something that better suits both my…
In light of so many things going on in the #Accessibility Universe, I've decided to change my role to something that better suits both my…
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Happy Friday, everyone! Check out our latest "What's New in Google Accessibility" video in our series. I had the pleasure of sharing these important…
Happy Friday, everyone! Check out our latest "What's New in Google Accessibility" video in our series. I had the pleasure of sharing these important…
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Just arrived in #Toronto to attend #A11YTO! Looking forward to seeing many friends and colleagues.
Just arrived in #Toronto to attend #A11YTO! Looking forward to seeing many friends and colleagues.
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I'm very dismayed to learn about the layoffs that occurred this morning at LinkedIn. There were some truly exceptional folks that were impacted. To…
I'm very dismayed to learn about the layoffs that occurred this morning at LinkedIn. There were some truly exceptional folks that were impacted. To…
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As we enter into a new week on this beautiful fall day I want to thank everyone who came out to the Opening of ‘Broken Open’ photography exhibition…
As we enter into a new week on this beautiful fall day I want to thank everyone who came out to the Opening of ‘Broken Open’ photography exhibition…
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More than a little excited to be back in Toronto later this week to attend #a11yTO - Accessibility Toronto#a11yTO - Accessibility Toronto and then to…
More than a little excited to be back in Toronto later this week to attend #a11yTO - Accessibility Toronto#a11yTO - Accessibility Toronto and then to…
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Last Friday was my last day at LinkedIn. After an incredibly transformative and rewarding 11 years, the time felt right to close out this journey. I…
Last Friday was my last day at LinkedIn. After an incredibly transformative and rewarding 11 years, the time felt right to close out this journey. I…
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This was a fascinating read and a cautionary tale for the Government of Canada: https://lnkd.in/ekDt4iHT
This was a fascinating read and a cautionary tale for the Government of Canada: https://lnkd.in/ekDt4iHT
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I'm now DHS Trusted Tester™ Certified in #Section508 and #WCAG #a11y https://lnkd.in/gjJ7EPdY
I'm now DHS Trusted Tester™ Certified in #Section508 and #WCAG #a11y https://lnkd.in/gjJ7EPdY
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This past July, I made the decision to hang up my green bag leave Shopify, just one month shy of my ten-year anniversary. My decade with Shopify was…
This past July, I made the decision to hang up my green bag leave Shopify, just one month shy of my ten-year anniversary. My decade with Shopify was…
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