Re: An introduction

Great to have you on board Shawn! We met in Toronto.

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On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Shawn. Welcome!
>
> Katie Haritos-Shea
> 703-371-5545
> On May 10, 2016 2:38 PM, "Shawn Lauriat" <lauriat@google.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Shawn Lauriat, here. I've just joined as a member representative for
>> Google (hoping I've the terminology right?), and wanted to introduce myself
>> to give a bit more context than just "Hey, someone new from Google."
>>
>> I joined Google in 2011 and now lead a team of software engineers working
>> on accessibility for the Google Docs & Drive suite. In 2000 I started
>> working in the web development world and then in 2002 started working in
>> the web accessibility world. I published a book in 2008 called Advanced
>> Ajax: Architectures and Best Practices, which has a now embarrassingly,
>> laughably out-of-date chapter on accessibility.
>>
>> Outside of work, but related, I also co-organize the New York City
>> Accessibility & Inclusive Design meetup with a couple of other folks.
>>
>> Looking forward to getting acquainted and taking part!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Shawn
>>
>