QA Engineer

DENIS SOKOL

San Francisco, CA *****

E-mail: *****.*********@*****.*********:*****.*********@*****.***

Cell: 415-***-****

SOFTWARE QA ENGINEER

SUMMARY:

●Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle and Software Testing Methodologies

●Experienced in testing of Web-based and Mobile applications

●Working knowledge of using test automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber using Ruby API, as well as manual testing

●Proficient at writing detailed test plans, test cases, check lists, other testing documentation

●Excellent analytical, communication, problem solving skills in finding software errors and follow up with software defects until complete resolution

●Well versed in GUI standards for both Web and Windows applications

●Flexible, enjoy working as a member of a result-oriented team, able to work under minimal supervision

●Perceptive, analytical and properly responsive. Accurate, thorough and detail oriented

●US green card holder

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OS: OS X, Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, Linux/Ubuntu

Mobile Platforms: iOS, Android OS, Windows Phone

Programming: Ruby, HTML, CSS, XML, SQL

Test Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Watir WebDriver, Cucumber

Database: Sequel Pro, Oracle, MySQL

Networking: TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP, Internet

Virtualization: VMware Player, Oracle VirtualBox

Bug Tracking: JIRA, Mantis, Bugzilla

Browsers: MS Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Edge

Applications: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Other: Git, Postman REST Client, RunScope, FireBug, FirePath, XPATH, RubyMine, Ghost Inspector, Sublime Text, iTerm etc.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

09/14 – Present Software QA Engineer, 500 Friends (a Merkle company), San Francisco, CA

●Test Loyalty Plus Enterprise - web based application deployed in the cloud, which makes it easy to manage a fully-branded loyalty program that increases the profitability of retailers' customer relationships.

●Perform automation functional, UI and new features testing. Took a part in developing and mostly maintaining automated test suites using Rubymine (Selenium WebDriver + Ruby API + Cucumber)

●Used Selenium WebDriver (Ruby) in order to enhance test cases and make them robust and comprehensive.

●Tested API calls of the web-application creating requests via RunScope and Postman REST client.

●Requested certain features that were not already implemented.

●Wrote test cases for features that were not specified in the functional spec. Created various test scenarios that were not specified in the functional spec document

●Testing mobile version of the app on Android and iOS devices (tablets, cell phones)

●Performed User Interface testing in following browsers IE 8, 9, 10, 11, Chrome, Safari, Firefox.

●Performing usability testing (accessibility of menu items, screen size, any problems related to scrolling, text selection, etc).

●Performed functional testing on major modules to see if they worked okay performed without any interruption on the new technology.

●Tracked the problem reported in the bug tracking system (Jira)

●Testing application behavior under various interruptions: battery strength level (full/medium/low), incoming calls, text, video calls, speed connection.

●Wrote test summary reports on various major features of the application.

04/13 – 08/14 Software QA Consultant, Amperea, Chicago, IL

●Tested web-based HR solution for small to medium sized businesses

●Studied product documentation and performed exploratory testing on functional features: employee information management, employee time management, recruitment management, employee performance evaluation and other HR management tools

●Created and executed test cases for various modules

●Conducted browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) and platform (Windows 8/7/Vista/ XP, and iOS) compatibility testing in virtual machine environment

●Recorded and documented software defects via bug tracking system (Mantis)

03/12 – 03/13 Software QA Tester, EPAM, Minsk, Belarus

●Tested International streaming video Portal providing video-on-demand streaming services based on subscription level

●Developed test documentation (Test Plans, Test Case Documents, and check lists)

●Executed test cases covering social networking features

●Performed browser compatibility (MSIE, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari) testing in virtual machine environment (VMware Server)

●Performed GUI, usability, functionality and regression testing for every new build

●Filed numerous bugs to flag software errors using Bugzilla bug tracking system

2010 – 2012 Appraiser, AvertiConsultPlus Ltd., Minsk, Belarus

●Reviewed and recommended methods and procedure in appraising commercial, industrial and multi-family properties

●Carried out a survey in estimating the property value according to the market rate

●Performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of real estate data

●Inspected real estate property and prepared appropriate property descriptions

●Examined physical condition, size, structure, quality of the property, identified property repairs and improvements

●Presented appraisal reports as per current legislation

●Worked with clients to resolve appraisal dispute issues

●Performed negotiations with related parties to reach satisfactory settlements

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

2010 Bachelor’s Degree in Management, State University, Minsk, Belarus

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