QA Analyst

DMITRY EPSTEIN

647-***-**** ******@*******.** ** North Park Rd, Thornhill, ON

linkedin.com/in/dmepst

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

ISTQB-Certified Tester with over 5 years of extensive experience and knowledge of SDLC

Skilled at analysis of business and software requirements and execution of test plan/cases

Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills; high attention to detail

Experienced with testing of web-based products and desktop applications

Skilled at various testing methodologies (Waterfall/Agile)

Excellent communication skills with proven ability to work well with clients, team members and management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating systems: Windows, MacOS, Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora)

Bug-tracking software: Jira, Bugzilla

Programming / coding: Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS, SQL

Tools: Selenium WebDriver (incl. TestNG), Eclipse

Office tools: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

QA Analyst 2014 - 2017

Saatchi & Saatchi / TPM Communications, Toronto

A company delivering intelligent and creative corporate solutions

Reviewed requirements, executed manual functional, exploratory and regression tests for lexus.ca (lead QA), toyota.ca, tmmc.ca - cross-platform (desktop/mobile) and cross-browser

Estimated effort for a project implementation

Identified quality issues, isolate and investigate defects, created bug reports in JIRA and track resolution and fixes

Wrote high-level and detailed test cases with regards to the company's guidelines

Checked implementation and tracking of Google Analytics events

Took active part in Agile procedures ensuring communication between PMs, developers and designers

Key Achievement

Served as a part of the team that brought Lexus.ca the highest ranking in customer satisfaction according to the J.D. Power 2016 Canadian Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study

QA Analyst 2013 - 2014

VR Technologies, Israel

A start-up company providing QA outsourcing

Handled various projects targeting web interfaces with focus on functional testing

Wrote easy-to-reproduce bug reports, monitored bugs status until satisfactory resolution

Developed in Java - and tested - a simulation of an online banking system consisting of admin's desktop application and clients' website for students' needs

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Performed automated tests with Visual Studio 2013 and Selenium; recorded and prepared code for data-driven playback

Acted as Scrum Master in the agile environment for the late part of implementation of web sites GUI, backend and widgets, desktop applications for editorial office's file and process management

For each sprint, created user stories based on PM requirements (using MTM for user stories and tasks workflow)

Managed team planning meetings to make sure detailed tasks, priorities and times were set for each user story; managed daily stand-up meetings to track team’s progress

QA Analyst 2010 - 2013

Yedioth Ahronot Group, Israel / ynet.co.il

A leading media holding group

Led the test branch in the development of a website in Russian

Wrote, executed and maintained manual tests - test cases, test scenarios and test scripts

Initiated test automation via recording and playback in Visual Studio and Selenium

Communicated daily with the business and development units

Collaborated closely with an outsourcing team on five Yedioth Ahronot web-based projects which included functionality and GUI testing

Performed reproduction of bugs and ran regression tests

Checked code written in Java, HTML, CSS

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Journalist/Editor 2000 - 2010

Yedioth Ahronot Group, Israel

Wrote articles on various subjects, specializing in technology and culture

Edited and proofread articles by other writers

Coordinated daily work process between editorial and graphics teams

Responsible for pre-print production of an economics supplement

PROFESSIONAL COURSES AND CERTIFICATION

ISTQB Certificate, SELA College, Tel Aviv, Israel 2013

Java Developer Certificate, John Bryce College, Tel Aviv, Israel 2012

QA testing Methodologies, SELA College, Tel Aviv, Israel 2012

Computer Science, Stanford University Online 2012

Introduction to Databases, Stanford University Online 2011

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Communication

Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus

Bachelor of Arts in Communication

Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus

INTERESTS

Music, lyrics writing, journalism, interviewing and consulting musicians

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