Garry Pitman Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

San Diego, California, United States

I was employee #20 at the growing startup. I was brought in to establish QA processes by implementinga test automation framework. Upon accepting the role, I immediately discovered a skill-levelimprovement was needed for the development team. Additionally, I evaluated the testing tools andidentified the best solutions moving forward.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Drove the QA processes and contributed to the company’s growth.- Selected WebdriverIO and designed and implemented a robust test automation framework usingWebdriverIO, TypeScript, and Jasmine.- Delivered a 60% reduction in manual testing time and improved test coverage by 40%.- Achieved a more reliable SaaS application by reducing production defects by 30%.- Implemented QA best practices into the development lifecycle and coordinated with the developmentteam to maintain seamless integration.- Recruited a high-performing QA team and trained development teams on the new framework andprocesses to increase skill sets.- Streamlined QA processes to increase efficiency and help the business meet critical milestones.

San Diego, California, United States

I was brought into the organization to build a test automation framework for an Angular application. Inthis role, I made significant improvements to QA processes and implemented solutions thatstrengthened the automation process.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Selected Protractor as the end-to-end testing tool to account for the lack of automation testing,resulting in an 80% increase in test coverage.- Achieved 50% improvement in the number of tests written by increasing the development team’scapabilities. Trained and coached development teams on the new test framework.- Delivered a 30-hour-per-week reduction in manual test efforts by configuring Jenkins to run nightlyjobs and integrating Allure with Jenkins to generate detailed rest reports.- Improved QA by maintaining timely bug detection, fixing issues early, performing nightly regressiontesting, and incorporating smoke test integration into CI/CD pipeline.- Reduced costs related to late-stage bug fixes and emergency patches, leading to efficiency in resourceallocation and reduced development costs.

San Diego, California, United States

I re-joined the organization to support the Pharmacy Claim True-up Application and Appeals Process forPrior Approval projects. In this role, I took over lead responsibilities after the abrupt departure of the QAManager. I played a key role in improving test coverage and efficiency by taking on several QA Leadroles and serving as a subject matter expert.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:- Managed and developed a team of 3 QA Engineers and guided the team on complex automationchallenges; implemented best practices that improved automation and overall Quality Assuranceprocesses.- Implemented automation standards and project templates, which streamlined the testing process,improved consistency, and achieved reliability of test results.- Developed automation frameworks and templates for UI and web service testing that increased earlydetection of issues by reducing manual efforts.- Participated in multiple strategic initiatives, including selecting a replacement for HP ALM,implementing TestNG Listener for reporting, and providing guidance on complex automation issues.

San Diego, California, United States

I was hired as an independent contract for a special project within the organization and was quicklyhired as a Project Lead overseeing QA engineers in manual and automation testing for a web-basedapplication using IBM BPM, Web Services and Oracle Database.

Design and Code Automation testing using Selenium and Telerik tools.

Temecula, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States