Wilco Fiers

Wilco Fiers has a diverse work experience in the field of accessibility and web development. Wilco is currently working as a Project Manager WCAG 3 at W3C since October 2021. Prior to this, they served as a Product Owner axe-core & axe-linter at Deque Systems, Inc since January 2016.

Wilco has also worked at Stichting Accessibility from May 2007 to December 2015, where they held the roles of Senior Accessibility Researcher and Accessibility Researcher. Their responsibilities included identifying accessibility problems for customers and helping them understand the needs of disabled users.

In addition, Wilco worked at Stichting Waarmerk Drempelvrij as a Member of the Norm Committee from October 2011 to April 2013. Wilco contributed to the development of technical documents for accessibility audits of websites.

Furthermore, Wilco has served as a Member of the working group on digital accessibility at Oogvereniging in 2013, and as an Expert (Accessibility) at European Blind Union from 2009 to 2010. Wilco conducted research on the accessibility of job application sites and presented a report to the Youth Steering Group of the EBU.

Earlier in their career, Wilco worked as a Web Developer at Schippers Europe from May 2006 to April 2007, where they maintained the backoffice of their website and led the design and creation of new international websites. Wilco also gained experience as a Trainee at Clickbizz Internet Solutions and Prosaldo, where they worked on various projects related to web development and promotional DVD creation.

Overall, Wilco Fiers has a strong background in accessibility research, web development, and project management.

Wilco Fiers began their education in 2001 at Eindhovense school, where they pursued a degree in Multimedia Design. Wilco completed their MBO degree in this field in 2005. Following this, they attended Fontys University of Applied Sciences from 2005 to 2006, studying Communication Media Design and earning an HBO degree. In 2009, Wilco enrolled in the Leidse Onderwijsinstelling to pursue a degree in Informatica with a focus on software design. The exact end year for this program is not specified.