Thomas Reinert
Senior Software Quality Engineer Accessibility at Digitas Germany
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolThomas Reinert is a Senior Software Quality Engineer specializing in web accessibility, currently shaping inclusive public-sector and e‑commerce sites at Digitas in Cologne. With over two decades as a freelance frontend and WordPress developer and 11 years of focused experience, he blends deep HTML/CSS/JS skills with practical WCAG-driven accessibility improvements and SEO-aware optimization. He contributed front-end and accessibility fixes to the well-known Understrap WordPress starter theme, demonstrating attention to code quality, schema correctness, and contrast compliance. An experienced instructor and team lead, he has repeatedly translated complex digital requirements into usable, maintainable interfaces and even boosted social engagement metrics dramatically in past roles. Thomas is deliberately seeking roles where accessibility is central, not a side task, bringing both hands-on coding and consultancy experience to every project.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
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German, English, kreolisch und pidgin, (englisch), Latin, Spanish, French
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Github Skills (14)
html10
css10
wp-theme10
bootstra10
wordpress-themes10
bootstrap10
front-end-development9
accessibility9
google-assistant-sdk6
dialogflow-es6
android6
actions-on-google6
dialogflow-fulfillment6
javascript5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
understrap/understrap
Mar 2016 - Jun 2019
Underscores + Bootstrap = Understrap, the renowned open-source WordPress starter theme.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 55 commits, 43 PRs in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the WordPress theme. They focused on fixing and updating the codebase to address code validation issues by correcting the insertion of classes in various template files. They also made accessibility improvements, like fixing the schema of the website and enhancing the contrast to meet WCAG 2.0 rules. Furthermore, they addressed button-related issues and included customizations files.
bootstrapwordpresswordpress-frameworkwordpress-starter-themestarter-theme
Thomas-A-Reinert/CustoMaterial
Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:68 commits, 8 PRs, 19 pushes in 1 month
followingwordpresswordpress-themematerial-designguidelines
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