RICHARD CALOGGERO

70 Marshall Street
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
781-395-7447
rjc@mit.edu

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Worcester, Ma.
Bachelor of Science, 1985

Employment

August, 2004 to Present
Adaptive Technology Consultant, WGBH National Center for Accessible Media, Boston, Ma.

• Perform software and hardware accessibility reviews.
• Consult with software developers to improve accessibility in mainstream products. Some of the clients we have worked with include: Apple, Yahoo, PBS, AOL, and British Telecomm.

January 2001 to Present
Adaptive Technology Consultant, MIT Adaptive Tech. Lab, Cambridge, Ma.

• Evaluate websites and desktop software for screen-reader accessibility and suggest fixes.
• Help evaluate and purchase adaptive software for the lab.
• Help give talks on web accessibility to general audiences.

March 1998 to present
Access Technology Coordinator, VSA arts Massachusetts, Boston, Ma.

• Developed database-driven web application in PHP/MySQL. The database stores venue and event data for the Access Expressed network, a project which aims to increase access to the arts and cultural events by disabled patrons. See http://www.accessexpressed.net for more.
• Perform office-wide sys-admin chores: backups, software installation/maintenance, etc.
• Consult with the office staff on general computer questions.

August 1998 to June 2000
Assistive Technology Educator, Bunker Hill Community College, Charlsetown, Ma.

• Purchased, installed, and maintained hardware/software for on-campus assistive technology lab.
• Trained the Disability Student Services staff in the use of the technology.
• Worked with the Disability Student Services staff to find solutions to students individual access needs, both technical and nontechnical.

August 1996 to February 1997
Computer Instructor, Carroll Center for the Blind, Newton, Ma.

• Instructed blind clients in general Windows usage with a screen-reader.
• Trained blind students in Wordperfect under DOS with a screen-reader.
• Setup for training sessions -- software installation/configuration, hardware setup, etc.
• Consulted with clients on software/hardware purchases.

March 1993 to January 1996
Volunteer Consultant, MIT Adaptive Technology Laboratory, Cambridge, Ma.

• Learned to use and maintain Various DOS-based and Windows-based screen-reading packages.
• Learned Windows 3.X and 95.

August 1985 to August 1990
Computer Specialist, Army Materials Technology Laboratory, Watertown, Ma.

• Performed UNIX system and network administration on Apollo workstations.
• Helped develop and maintain a set of routines used in an in-house finite element analysis package.
• Provided Unix user training and consulting.

computer Skills

• Software and hardware installation and setup on PC and Unix platforms.
• Web application development with PHP/MySQL.
• Consulting in the field of adaptive technology.
• Network and systems administration (Unix and Windows).
• Programmer proficient in PHP, HTML, C, JavaScript, PERL, LISP, & various flavors of unix shells.

Teaching Skills

• Instruction in the use of computers and the Internet with adaptive technology.
• Beginning and Intermediate guitar instruction.
• High school algebra instruction.

Passions, Other Than Computers

Aside from my friends, music is my life's passion. I play many instruments, but am most fluent on the guitar, having played for more than 25 years.