Samantha M.

QA Engineer

SAVE 20% OF YOUR BUDGET & TIME! Note that I will waive the 1:1 consultation fee after a contract is signed. AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE EU & USA I can provide a cost-effective, comprehensive solution for your testing needs within a 48-hour turnaround time, including an 18-hour end-to-end test cycle of your website or mobile app, the complete list of issues found in order of severity, and a report summarizing the issues and suggested UX improvements from the test cycle. For repeat clients, I can help with test case management, building automation, and, with my graphic design background, I can come up with UX designs and mock-ups. Areas of Expertise: • Automated Testing Software: Phantom JS, Selenium WebDriver, Appium • Language Experience: coding in PHP & Java, some familiarity with JavaScript/Node.js, CSS, SCSS, HTML, Python • Database Experience: MySQL • Dependency Managers: Composer, NPM, Gradle • Related Software Experience: Linux, Charles, PHPStorm, Swagger, Gitlab, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins An award-winning, results-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer looking to connect a strong background in mentorship, teaching, and team-building with current skills in developing, design, and maintaining automated test plans for web and mobile software. Proficient in analyzing test results, dissecting potential defects, performing root cause analysis, and creating clear documentation for developer followthrough. Adept at collaborating with Product Owners and Developers to facilitate problem resolution and translating business plans and requirements into test plans. Excellent communicator and great energy, with a high capacity for learning and the innate ability to manage multiple projects under pressure. Adjectives that describe me as a human being: meticulous, diligent, focused, thoughtful, driven, energetic, persistent, calm, empathetic, attentive, creative, athletic, cooperative, passionate, dedicated, tenacious, humorous Industry Expertise: Test Planning & Execution, Leadership & Team Building, Bug Reporting & Tracking, Web & Mobile Automation Skills: TestRail, JIRA, Charles, ADB, PHP, Python, Git, SOTI, Postman, Selenium, Appium, Swagger, SQL Achievements: Built a successful QA shop from zero -In addition to finding critical issues, I developed efficient processes for ongoing testing and created and trained a great team of new and remote testers Helped clients achieve their goals in as little as 18 hours -I have and end-to-end testing method that has helped me identify issues major and minor in a cost-effective 18-hour cycle Professional Experience: Quality Assurance Manager, TRIPP, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (7/2018 – 12/2019) TRIPP “Mood on Demand” VR Wellness • Built company QA department and TestRail procedures from scratch • Mentored and trained new remote and on-site testers in QA procedures, bug reports, adb commands and other relevant topics • Pushed for progress towards automated testing where possible, including logging data and creating Python scripts to parse the logs Quality Assurance Engineer, CrowdRise/GoFundMe, Los Angeles, CA (2/2016 – 2/2018) Online Fundraising & Crowdfunding • Manual and automated testing on the front- and back-end (API) of the web app • Praised for thorough testing and catching bugs before key software releases; noted for working extra hours to get the job done • Tasked with completing manual testing, committing and code-reviewing related test automation updates and maintaining local test environment under hands-off style management • Rapidly transitioned from a primarily black/gray box test background to white box test shop; learned PHP • Self-sufficiently managed an increased heavy workload under increasingly aggressive deadlines from Product team • Sole QA support for a team’s workload during a period before the merger; successfully delivered key releases despite increased pressure and challenges • Responsible for vetting & escalating bugs reported by happiness team/clients/partners • Approached for assistance and mentorship by newer employees Quality Assurance Tester-turned-Engineer, textPlus, Marina del Rey, CA (9/2013 – 2/2016) Free SMS Text + Calls • Promoted from temporary position as Customer Service Agent to current position during a department restructuring and downsizing due to exceptional performance as a Customer Service Agent. • Recognized as a department asset after quick acclimation with minimal training. • Quality Assurance Engineer responsible for writing Java test scripts and performing application functionality tests for a variety of users. • Monitor tickets filed for code production and deployment of new server and client builds. • Collaborate with Product Owners and Developers to resolve issues and bugs discovered during testing.