Andrew Hedges
Committed advocate for digital accessibility, equity, and inclusivity. Web engineer turned operations leader.
- Role
- COO at Assistiv Labs
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Andrew Hedges
Experienced engineering leader, mobile web developer, and educator. Committed advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion in tech and society.Co-founder and COO of Assistiv Labs, building tools to help developers and accessibility specialists build a more inclusive web.Co-founded The Collab Lab, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing training on software team collaboration practices to early-career developers from groups underrepresented in tech.Responsible for shipping what were at the time some of the most acclaimed and visited marketing sites on Now working on systems to help everyone make their digital offerings more accessible for people using assistive technology.Specialties: Engineering management, mentorship, mobile web development, front-end development
Experience
COO
Mar 2022 — Present · Portland, OR, US
Building tools to help those who build the web make it more inclusive for people who use assistive technologies.As a leader in an early-stage technology startup, I wear many hats including- Leading certification efforts towards ISO 27001 and other security frameworks- Sales operations- Business development- Marketing
Education
University of Maryland
MEd, College Student Personnel
Washington State University
BA, French Language
Skills
- Engineering Management
- Web Development
- Html 5
- Css3
- Javascript
- Mobile Applications
- User Experience
- Usability
- Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Start-Ups
- Leadership
- Interaction Design
- Information Architecture
- Accessibility
- Node.js
- Project Management
- Digital Strategy
- Consulting
- Web Applications
- Software Development
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