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Quality Assurance Team Lead

The Giving Block

Oct 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 2 months)

In my role at The Giving Block, I commenced as a Senior Automation Engineer, where I leveraged my extensive technical expertise in automation. Demonstrating a rapid adaptation of my leadership abilities, I was subsequently promoted to oversee the Quality Assurance (QA) team. In this capacity, I spearheaded the introduction of automation testing processes for both backend and frontend services, significantly enhancing operational efficiency. My leadership was instrumental in the development and implementation of comprehensive QA documentation, encompassing QA roadmaps, test plans, test cases, and other critical components, thereby ensuring a structured and effective QA strategy.

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QA TeamLead / QAAutomation Manager

Shift4 | Crypto Division

May 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 8 months)

• Spearheaded a QA team, enhancing quality assurance processes, significantly reducing defects, and elevating product quality. • Ensured strict adherence to ISO, FDA, CMMI, and other critical industry standards. • Devised and implemented risk assessment strategies, resulting in a notable decrease in production defects. • Formulated and monitored key KPIs and quality metrics, delivering actionable insights to senior management and stakeholders.

QA Lead

Shift4

May 2022 - Current (4 years)

As the QA Lead at Shift4’s Crypto Division, I spearhead an international quality assurance team, focusing on implementing advanced automation testing solutions. Our key projects revolve around providing innovative donation solutions for Non-Profit Organization (NPO) platforms, as well as streamlined solutions for donors. My role involves the strategic implementation of a modern JavaScript-based automation testing framework, Cypress, integrated seamlessly into the GitLab pipeline to enhance our CI/CD processes. On a day-to-day basis, I leverage TestRail for effective test management and utilize Jira for comprehensive tracking of the development lifecycle. In the first year, my leadership has been instrumental in achieving significant miles

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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

The Giving Block

May 2022 - Oct 2022 (6 months)

Skills: API Testing · Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) · Test Planning · Cypress.io · Web Testing · Blockchain · Agile Testing · Test Automation

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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Aionis

Jan 2022 - Aug 2022 (8 months)

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Senior QA Engineer | QA TeamLead

Aionis

Jan 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 7 months)

• Engineered comprehensive test strategies for multifaceted software projects. • Facilitated collaborations with development, product management, and UX teams to address and resolve quality challenges. • Conducted in-depth root cause analyses, substantially contributing to accelerated product release cycles.

SDET Automation Engineer

Aclaimant

Oct 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 3 months)

• Developed and maintained robust test automation frameworks. • Integrated automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, boosting eficiency in software releases.

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Aclaimant

Oct 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 1 month)

• Developing and maintain end-to-end automation framework from scratch • Working close to the development and product teams • Functional UA and UX of web-based application • Analyzing software issues, making them reproducible, reporting errors via a Trello • Writing Test Cases and Test Scenarios in Notion app • API testing

Automation QA Engineer

Interfolio

Feb 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 9 months)

• Educated team members on test automation best practices. • Managed test coverage analysis and maintained comprehensive documentation.

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Interfolio

Feb 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year 8 months)

• Developing and maintain Automation framework • Working close to the development and product teams • Functional UA and UX of web-based application • Developing and executing tests for API testing via Postman • Analyzing software issues, making them reproducible, reporting errors via a bug tracking system • Writing Test Cases and Test Scenarios using TestRails

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Interfolio

Feb 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year 8 months)

• Developing and maintain Automation framework • Working close to the development and product teams • Functional UA and UX of web-based application • Developing and executing tests for API testing via Postman • Analyzing software issues, making them reproducible, reporting errors via a bug tracking system • Writing Test Cases and Test Scenarios using TestRails

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Software QA Engineer

NextRadio and TagStation

Aug 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 5 months)

• Functional UA and UX tests for mobile(Android) and Web-based applications • Implementing automation testing for the QA team • Working close to the development team • Working with NoSQL database (Dynamo DB/AWS) • Developing and executing tests for API testing via Postman • Analyzing software issues, making them reproducible, reporting errors via a bug tracking system

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Software QAAnalyst

NextRadio and TagStation

Jul 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 6 months)

• Devised and executed test plans and strategies for diverse software projects. • Achieved extensive test coverage and identified key defects in early stages.

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SQA Engineer

DSC Logistics

Jul 2015 - Aug 2016 (1 year 2 months)

Implemented software automation process for Warehouse management system Develop and implement automatic test scenarios Performing GUI, Functional, UA and UX testing Write and execute SQL statements to validate database records created as a result if user activities. Improve documentation process for bug tracking Analyze software issues, made them reproducible, reported error via bug tracking system Working closely with Product and QA management and development team Adaptation test scenarios for different platform via web driver Use Eclipse and PyCharm for develop automation scenarios Data migration testing

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Software QAAnalyst

DSC Logistics

Jul 2015 - Jul 2016 (1 year 1 month)

• Oversaw test data and environment management, ensuring accuracy and consistency. • Mentored team members in advanced testing techniques and best practices.

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QA Analyst

National Bank TRUST

Jun 2011 - Feb 2013 (1 year 9 months)

Tested many functional modules and product features for financial tool in Agile environment Communicated with QA lead and other team members on regular basis to maintain focus of testing effort as well as discussing new new features and functionalities Created test scenarios for bank scoring system UI and UX testing of a client side of the web based application Responsible for verifying fixed bugs in new releases Utilized Bugzilla to report software issues and monitor their resolution status Participated in cross-browser (MSIE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) and cross-platform (Windows 7, MAC OS) testing in virtual machine (VMWare) environment Wrote and executed SQL statements to validate database records created as a result of user activities

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