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Los Angeles, California, United States

- Championed continuous improvement and communication of testing strategy, execution, and status with empathy across multiple cross-functional teams- Identified risk and proposed mitigation strategies throughout SDLC- Advocated QA shift left workflow in multiple product teams, resulting in more clearly defined and testable software features prior to start of development- Increased WCAG compliance in product development by creating an accessibility test strategy and plan- Actively mentored Test Engineers in effective testing tools and strategies

Diamond Bar, California, United States

- Increased QA visibility and confidence within a cross-cutting developer team across multiple time zones and helped increase awareness of developing with quality.- Incorporated agile testing practices by prioritizing frontend QA team workload as scrum master in sprint planning- Minimized regressions and bugs efficiently with automation and manual testing strategies- Mentored other test engineers in selenium based automation testing towards robust and re-usable code using BDD testing framework- Developed systematic way of auditing QA test coverage based on feature requirements implemented by other Test Engineers- Adopted SACRED model into automation in team test cases- Provided continuous improvement at a global QA level

Diamond Bar, California, United States

- Created multiple test strategies for backend and frontend infrastructure code- Created test plans for frontend and core infrastructure testing- Created audit reports of available manual and automation tests, analyzed data and identified areas of weak test coverage and improvement- Coded functional automation tests using selenium based test languages- Identified perceived bugs and updated testing code for more robust testing

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Designed and executed comprehensive manual hybrid automation testing strategy for agile marketing team website- Developed automation ci program for functional testing for marketing team website- Setup docker scripts for database, OS, and other environment testing- Shortened manual testing time on AIX environment testing cycle by automating almost all environment setup time.

Orange County, California Area

- Inspected bottom of footings as LA Deputy Grading Inspector- Drafted proposals and reports for commercial projects- Observed geotechnical construction activities such as tie back retaining walls, ground improvement densification, and drilling to meet design recommendations.

Southern California

Project Management:-Secured city, county, and biological permits for levee project and coordinated site access for drilling equipment in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, and San Diego County.-Prepare and review technical reports for small sized projects under current building codes including CBC, AREMA, AASHTO, and CaltransEngineering Analysis:-Liquefaction analysis - developed liquefaction profile over San Diego River Bridge channel-Slope Stability - Analyzed static and psuedo-static conditions for post construction bridge abutments-Lateral displacements - calculated lateral displacements and effects on bridge piers-Floodwall/Retaining walls - evaluated stability criteria of floodwall designs -Settlement Analysis - evaluated settlement mitigation design options to save client time and money-Pavement recommendations for parking lotsField Experience:-Conducted multiple field exploration programs with hollow stem auger, mud-rotary, and CPT drilling up to 100'+ depths-Coordinated and logged trench pit and rip rap levee investigationsLab Experience:-Evaluated soil strength properties using Sieve, Moisture Content, Unit Weight, Atterberg Limit Tests, Modified Proctor, and Hydrometer

Diamond Bar, Ca

Coded QA tests across major components of portalCertified upgrade process of major versions of portalCollaborated with developers and leads on QA standards and goals

Optimized array site plan layouts for ground mount solar projectsSupervised a small drafting team on array design and placementCoordinated work with internal team and 3rd party associates

Glendale

Utilized various engineering references for soil foundation recommendationsGained experience on in situ investigations and samplingAdvanced analytical engineering skills through research and data collection

Master Of Science (M.S.), Geotechnical And Geoenvironmental Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering