• Hired as the first automation engineer in a fast-paced startup, growing the QA team through strategic hiring and training initiatives.• Collaborated with the executive and engineering teams to establish SDLC policies and procedures, ensuring efficient development practices.• Designed and architected a Java-based framework to automate testing across web applications, APIs, and databases, including native/hybrid iOS and Android apps with Appium.• Configured continuous integration pipelines in Azure DevOps to streamline deployment and automate regression and smoke testing.• Developed internal tools and a Slackbot to automate integration tests, trigger pipelines, monitor releases, and track GitHub issue statuses.• Created load tests with JMeter to assess service capacity, performance, and identify breaking points in WebSocket connections.

• Mentored and led QA team members to enhance their skills in quality assurance, white-box testing, and automation.• Architected and automated test frameworks for GoFundMe and CrowdRise APIs, front-end applications, and data, utilizing Selenium WebDriver, PHP/PHPUnit, Java/JUnit, and bash scripts.• Developed internal APIs and web applications to improve development processes, testing efficiency, and team autonomy.• Configured CI/CD Jenkins jobs to minimize deployment risks and ensure seamless code changes.• Implemented cross-browser/platform testing via Sauce Labs, BrowserStack, and Appium, ensuring consistent user experiences across devices and environments.• Automated the documentation of test plans and cases in TestLodge, optimizing test case management via API integrations.

• Designed and implemented data-driven test automation suites using Ranorex, Selenium WebDriver, and NUnit, streamlining testing across ASP.NET web applications, WPF applications, WCF services, and workflows.• Built T-SQL scripts and stored procedures to enhance test automation flexibility and effectiveness.• Developed unit and integration tests to validate functionality at the method and component levels, verifying API behavior and system integration.• Deployed MS SQL Server schema, data, and application updates using Redgate tools and Beyond Compare to support seamless software integration and delivery.

• Served as a software engineer and lead test engineer for AP1000 nuclear power plant projects, contributing to successful project completion in an Agile/Scrum environment.• Designed and executed test strategies, including black-box, white-box, and regression testing, ensuring software compliance with unit, integration, and system-level requirements.• Developed and optimized SQL queries to support data retrieval and analysis for testing and validation.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to review and refine test procedures, document defects, and produce test reports, ensuring transparency and resolution of discrepancies.• Led user acceptance testing to demonstrate software functionality and compliance with requirements.