Rex Kumi Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

London, England, United Kingdom

• Spearheaded comprehensive automation of manual tests, yielding a 50% reduction in testing time and enhancing the reliability of product releases.
• Pioneered the implementation of a robust performance testing suite (azure load testing and JMeter), uncovering critical weaknesses in key endpoints and ensuring superior system performance.
• Played a pivotal role in optimizing project teams’ efficiency by defining and documenting testing, release, branch strategies and requirement gathering strategies, thereby facilitating smoother project workflows.
• Successfully mentored offshore manual testers in Cypress (Javascript), while managing the testing function for the key internal products fostering a highly skilled and cohesive testing team.
• Innovatively designed and implemented scalable test automation frameworks from scratch, enhancing script maintainability and significantly reducing test script development time.
• Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams to streamline the entire testing cycle, resulting in expedited feature delivery and improved overall project timelines.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Took Ownership and completed the creation of the automated UI and API regression tests for the UKPower website within the first week working at Bionic
• Created the initial automation framework (selenium with Java) for the salesforce project from scratch
• Took ownership of the functional and regression testing of the microservices projects and the Think Finance project while assisting with testing on multiple other projects
• Successfully led presentations to the senior members of the tech team to explain and sell our automation strategy
• Successfully collaborated with business users and developers under pressure (due to strict deadlines), to test and help improve one of the main revenue generating systems in Bionic

London, United Kingdom

• My short time at this role encompassed end-to-end testing responsibilities, spanning automated functional web tests, manual testing for mobile, API, and web. Defect management, active collaboration with.
• Introduced test automation to the company for the demo system using selenium with Python, marking my first-time experience with the language

London, United Kingdom

• Proved to be an adept self learner in my first automation role by quickly becoming the sole automator for multiple projects, proficiently developing and managing automated functional web tests using Selenium (Java).
• Collaborated with diverse stakeholders, including product owners, developers, business users, and scrum masters, to translate business requirements into actionable acceptance criteria, aligning project objectives with.
• Engaged in all facets of agile project collaboration, actively participating in daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint review gatherings, and backlog refinement meetings
• Contributed to the optimization of the CI/CD pipeline (Jenkins) and cloud testing (AWS) in close collaboration with the devops team, streamlining deployment processes and increasing efficiency
• Promoted to a QA lead by the CTO to lead improvements in the QA function, further showcasing leadership and strategic planning skills

London, United Kingdom

• Proficiently managed various testing activities, including test script, test plans, test approaches and test execution plans development, test scenario creation, functional specifications and requirements document.
• Conducted interviews and training sessions for new testers, fostering their rapid integration and proficiency
• Assisted iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac developers with defect queries
• Played a pivotal role in training Business Analysts and Business Test Analysts, enabling them to contribute effectively to project success

London, United Kingdom

I transitioned from a testing role to release coordination, where I took charge of the release management process for the Landmark project. Additionally, I managed test environments, handled various mini-projects, including the migration of performance testing laptops to virtual machines, tracked environment and server issues, and assisted in enhancing the.

London, United Kingdom

Rex Kumi completed 10/10 weeks of the Test Analyst programme.The programme includes the following modules:1. Professional Skills2. Unix3. SQL4. ISTQB-ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level5. Manual Testing6. Agile Development Methodology7. Introduction to Automated and Performance Testing8. Selenium9. QuickTest Professional10. Final Assessment Project

Canary Wharf

• Developed and executed functional test scripts and scenarios which included DDA and MI capabilities on both iOS and Android devices, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
• Reviewed documents such as the functional specification, wireframes, and high-level requirements.
• Managed defect lifecycles using Quality Center, Excel and collaborated closely with iOS and Android developers therefore improving issue tracking and resolution processes
• Trained new testers for 2 weeks during knowledge transfer.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Information Technology

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