Technical Skills
• Manual Testing (Test Rail, Zephyr, Hiptest ) | • Test automation (Selenium, Java, TestNG) | • BDD (Cucumber / Gerkin) |
• Database and API (SQL / MySQL / Postman) | • Performance Testing (junit, neoload) | • Test Planning (Confluence, Jira, GoogleDocs) |
Work Experience
Quality Assurance Engineer • Aires • Sep 2019 – Present
- Lead automation engineer, built and managed offshore team, standardized QA best practices.
- Developed SQL procedures for test data, improving data accuracy post-production refresh.
- Directed cross-departmental overhaul of test suites, ensuring detailed equivalency classes in Gherkin BDD.
- Implemented CI/CD Jenkins pipeline with Maven, optimizing automated test runs.
- Migrated Postman API tests and automation code to GIT.
- Developed a comprehensive Selenium (Java) automation suite integrating Zephyr and Confluence.
Quality Assurance Engineer • WESCO Distribution • Sep 2017 – Sep 2019
- Tested B2B e-commerce sites using Jira/Zephyr/Confluence/Bamboo, ensuring seamless functionality.
- Developed testing proposals for large-scale Agile projects, enhancing project efficiency.
- Collaborated with developers to create testing data sets using YAML, Groovy, and SQL.
- Ensured ERP project data integrity across systems, maintaining business model consistency.
- Managed off-hours production releases, minimizing peak business hour disruptions.
Quality Assurance Engineer • OpenArc, LLC. • Nov 2015 – Mar 2017
- Collaborated on mobile, VR, and web agile teams for diverse projects in cancer research, manufacturing, and fitness tracking.
- Utilized JIRA for bug tracking, time management, and agile board organization, ensuring streamlined workflows.
- Developed and executed test plans using HipTest and Google Docs/Sheets, enhancing testing efficiency.
- Automated web and mobile app tests with Selenium and Xamarin Test Recorder, reducing manual testing efforts.
- Managed QA code libraries via BitBucket and GIT, maintaining version control and code integrity.
Tester / Analyst / Junior Project Manager • Branding Brand • Aug 2013 – Sep 2015
- Tested mobile commerce sites/apps for leading retailers in Agile team.
- Tracked A/B tests, generated Google Analytic reports to optimize sales conversion.
- Trained junior testers, ensured adherence to QA best practices.
- Prioritized tasks for clients, communicated delays effectively.
- Conducted manual tests on multiple iOS and Android devices and via emulation.
- Enhanced user experience, increasing customer retention by implementing strategic UX improvements.
- Introduced innovative testing methods that reduced time-to-market for new app features.
Application Support Specialist • EdisonLearning Inc. • April 2010 – July 2013
- Tested EdisonLearning School-Ware, ensuring reliability through comprehensive smoke and regression testing.
- Collaborated with engineers in California and China to implement necessary fixes promptly.
- Developed and executed test plans to verify image loading on teacher and student laptops.
- Deployed and repaired hardware at six cyber-schools, using Dell Image Direct and Norton Ghost.
- Trained new admins and educators on ESW products, creating video tutorials with Camtasia and Audacity.
Education
Duquesne University
2009 – Bachelor of Arts – Major: Digital Media Arts (JMA) Minor: Studio Art
Activities and societies:
- Tuba – Duquesne University Marching Band
- MODUS Student Professional Design Organization
- Sound chair / actor – Red Masquers Theater group
- Kappa Kappa Psi, radio host – WDSR Radio
- Comedy Rock Band Uke Skywalker and Tuba Fett
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