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Senior Software Test Engineer
PetScreeningSenior Software Test Engineer
Mar. 2024 - Jan. 2025Mooresville, North Carolina, United StatesBuilt a automation test solution from scratch using Playwright with Typescript for the new Multi-Industry platform. Created manual test scripts and converted them to automated scripts. Maintained data integrity, and implemented integration solutions to report test runs to Qase repository. Set up GitHub repository for test code, and implemented GitHub actions workflow for running test suite for main branch pushes.
Cypress Lead Test Automation Engineer
Mark43Cypress Lead Test Automation Engineer
Jan. 2022 - Jan. 2023New York, United Statesโœ… SNAPSHOT: I joined this software development company, which serves the public safety sector, to work in newly created position as Cypress Lead Test Automation Engineer. Primary functions included all QA efforts for newly developed Jail Management System SaaS, developing and enhancing automated tests using Cypress and Java Script, working with Docker container images, testing REST APIs, and conducting daily Jira case reviews. โœ… SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS: ๐Ÿ”น Spearheaded QA efforts for newly-developed software application; completed testing for 12 months of development within only 3 months to launch product on schedule ๐Ÿ”น Served as primary point-of-contact and SME for all QA issues and led technology roadmap development for process improvement initiatives ๐Ÿ”น Earned formal recognition for conceptualizing and leading 3-day team-building educational event which helped reveal previously undetected application issues ๐Ÿ”น Created foundational infrastructure to define processes and workflows for testing teams that were implemented as best practices companywide โœ… TECHNICAL STRENGTHS: Languages: C#, JavaScript, HTML, Ruby, Cucumber, Gherkin, Cypress.io, Playwright, Selenium, VB.Net, REST. Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MySQL Cloud: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform Technologies Technologies: Docker, AngularJS, RabbitMQ, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, Microsoft Visual Studio, JMeter, Sentry, Test Rail, Jira, Team City โœ… EXECUTIVE STRENGTHS: Strategic Planning and Execution, Structured Query Language, Unified Functional Testing, Roadmap Development, Human Capital Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Change Management, Backend Analysis, Application Lifecycle Management, Software Testing Methodologies, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Problem Resolution
C# Lead Test Automation Engineer
Heuristic Solutions IncC# Lead Test Automation Engineer
Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2022Arlington, Virginia, United Statesโœ… SNAPSHOT: After 13-month stint as JavaScript Test Automation Developer with Leading EDJE, I joined this software development company as primary C# Lead Test Automation Engineer to lead development and maintenance of over 1200 functional UI automation tests utilizing Microsoft Visual Studio 2019. Additional functions included manual test validation for UI-specific application development, REST testing, daily QA review, maintaining QA environment, and applying required Visual Studio and Selenium updates. โœ… SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS: ๐Ÿ”น Researched, selected, and incorporated low-cost load and stress performance tools to reveal inefficient queries and resolve bottlenecks using SQL query tuning ๐Ÿ”น Implemented first-of-its-kind REST API testing utilizing Postman to pinpoint and resolved issues with payment processing ๐Ÿ”น Slashed execution time 57% by running over 1200 functional UI automation tests using C# Selenium in parallel on different network nodes ๐Ÿ”น Improved reliability and proactively resolved potential problems by co-developing process to capture baseline snapshots of the database and have each test return to baseline before test executed
Ruby Test Automation Developer
NationwideRuby Test Automation Developer
Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2019Columbus, Ohio, United Statesโœ… SNAPSHOT: Began as SQA On-site Practitioner with Dedicated Technologies consulting firm. Outsourced to Nationwide Insurance with primary focus on talent acquisition, skills assessment, coaching, and onboarding for newly hired consultants. Offered full-time position with Nationwide after 7 months to maintain test automation regression scripts in Java/Selenium framework. Additional functions included creating test automation scripts in Ruby/Cucumber, utilizing RubyMine IDE 7.1.5, testing front-end web UI applications, rest service tests, Angular/JS web front-end testing using page objects, and CSS Selection testing methodologies. โœ… SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS: ๐Ÿ”น Exhibited exceptional agility as primary QA tester to pivot between teams as needed to resolve backlogs, earning reputation for aptitude to โ€œhit the ground runningโ€ and quickly acclimate to different environments ๐Ÿ”น Leveraged experience with Dedicated Technologies to lead talent acquisition, skills assessment, and onboarding process for new hires ๐Ÿ”น Served as peer mentor and trainer for new hires, focusing on professional development on essential job functions, including Ruby environment and framework ๐Ÿ”น Facilitated knowledge-sharing classes for Requirement Analysts on process of Gherkin scenario creation from requirements documentation โœ… EARLY CAREER: SQA On-Site Practitioner, Dedicated Technologies Lead Test Automation Analyst, PNC Bank Lead Software Test Analyst, BMW Group Financial Services Quality Assurance Administrator, The Ohio State University

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