Having worked in such different areas as Acting,
Teaching, Sales, Recruiting, Marketing, Team Leadership, and active
involvement in various extracurricular activities like foundind a
Youth Group, being a Boy Scout, and serving as a Musician and Choir
Leader during my teenage years, one might ask "why Computer Science
now?". My background allowed me to be flexible, a real strategist,
and a problem solver. Mastering different skills demanded meticulous
organization and lots of spreadsheets with algorithms to manage
projects and my personal development. Eventually, programming and
developing systems (or even better: putting them to the test!) became
not only a necessity but, a passion.
Fast forward 4 years, and I've immersed myself in the world of
Quality Assurance, working with exceptional individuals. I developed
not only the necessary competencies but also a drive to keep pushing
the team for better quality standards, the resourcefulness to trace
the plan to ensure those standards, and hunger for developing better
test automation and highly productive team processes.
On a personal level, my foundational traits traits, indtilled during
my youth years, are trustworthiness and honor. I am a good
communicator, I adapt to diverse audiences, and I thrive in
navigating unforeseen situations.
As a late entrant into the field, my choice to pursue this spicific area of expertise was carefully considered. While I acknowledge the continuous learning curve, I bring a lot more focus to the table. My interest extends beyond individual success; I define sucess by the collective achievements I can contribute to the team. I enjoy the challenge of understanding the nuances of a project and the dynamics of the team, fostering a collaborative environment that breeds success.
THE CHALLENGE:
Transitioning from the Integration Tests Team to lead the testing efforts for the main Cashout Services' component. The Development Team had introduced a standalone BDD/Table Testing generic Framework, yet its execution layer was barely implemented. Moreover, an imminent surge in workload necessitated the design and implementation of numerous new tests.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
THE CHALLENGE:
A substantial project with the goal of replacing the Client's Betting Cashout Engine using Golang. While the groundwork for the Integration Test suite was established, scaling it would need a comprehensive refactoring, including effective handling of concurrency.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
THE CHALLENGE:
This engagement marked my inaugural experience in Front-end Web App testing, delving into JavaScript/TypeScript and Cypress for the first time. Notably, I assumed the sole QAE role within the team. Entrusted with all of the testing design and implementation on a compact team dedicated to managing the login and identity processes across IAG's (International Airlines Group) child companies' websites.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
THE CHALLENGE:
Embarking on my first role as an unsupervised Software Engineer in Test (SEiT) within a team tasked with the goal of unifying the company's product input channels (different types/origins of transactions) into an omnichannel system for real-time (fraud detection) and batch (AML) processing.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
THE CHALLENGE:
Joining a newly formed, innovative, AML Team, which brought a paradigm shift to the company's approach to transaction evaluation. Unlike the prevailing real-time transaction assessments, AML demanded a batch-oriented evaluation, introducing an entirely distinct testing mindset.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
Final Grade: 16/20
Final Grade: 15/20
Apart from being a Computer Engineer, I enjoy most of my time being outdoors. I like hiking in the mountain trails and search for hidden landscapes.
When forced indoors, I follow a number of sci-fi and fantasy genre movies and television shows. I am an aspiring singer in my home, an illusionism enthusiast and a practitioner of healthy living.