QA Engineer

SARA ELIZABETH BRODIE

SENIOR QA ENGINEER/DATA SCIENCE

803-***-**** / *************@*****.***

Experience in all aspects of QA including manual testing, SDLC, test writing, test planning, web services, automation using Selenium and utilizing Python’s selenium interface, object oriented programming and functional programming within the lottery industry. Selenium for UI testing. Performed API testing utilizing Postman and Swagger applications as well as REST and SoapUI with Java.

Experience working with SQL for managing relational databases at Carmax Financial. Created and manipulated test data do be used for report creation in proprietary system. Utilized automated testing frameworks and assertion libraries to confirm API calls. I also worked with Visio to map workflows to ensure robust QA test case creation and coverage.

Experienced with Data Science applications in Python such as correlational analysis with Matplotlib and Seaborn, structured and unstructured data analysis, supervised machine learning including regression, classification and time series analysis, unsupervised learning, sentiment analysis using NLP. I have 10 years experience leading and mentoring teams.

EXPERIENCE

Senior QA Engineer / Data Scientist Qualitest

Senior QA Engineer / July 2018 to Sept 2019

Member of the QA Team providing testing support for clients on and off-site.

Assignments include:

Carmax Financial, Kennesaw, GA

Data Science/QA Engineer

In this role I create and manipulate financial data to be used for reporting for in-development software within the QA environment. I am the primary data scientist within the group, attend SCRUM standups and work with the client and in-house teams to produce timely deliverables. Created test frameworks and API testing strategies. Utilized Node.js and Assertion Libraries to confirm results.

Accuweather, State College, PA

Senior QA Engineer

In this role I perform manual testing for the Accuweather International website and mobile web. I work within the Accuweather Agile methodology, attend daily SCRUM standups and act as the Manual Testing QA Team Lead for client communications. I work with Client Stakeholders to ensure timely deliverables. The last quarter of 2018 my team wrote and executed 7,210 test cases, recorded 68 defects and rolled out 3 releases (one major) with no issues. My Team was recognized by Qualitest CEO Norm Meritt for Outstanding Client Service.

Intralot International Lottery Company, Duluth, GA

Senior QA Engineer

Intralot is an International Lottery Vendor and Operator. I test and support lottery projects and API web services. I act as a Software Quality Assurance Analyst for the formal testing of gaming systems and retailer end lottery business applications. I review project documentation for all assigned projects to insure project requirements are clearly defined. I Analyze project requirements and develop test cases that insure functionality is performing as intended. I Execute test plans and strategies for all QA scheduled deliverables during the project life cycle. I Execute manual test cases and document actual results. I automate testing using Selenium. I evaluate and compare findings to expected results. I troubleshoot unintended results and error logs, identify and track defects and escalate issues as needed. I regularly report project status including test case execution statistics, defect status, milestone achievements and quality metrics. I contribute to several successful project releases including the Vermont, Illinois, Idaho and Arkansas Lotteries while simultaneously completing individual tasks and goals. I write test cases, create documentation, record test measurements and report. I perform Mobile application testing and detail test cases. I conduct Retailer Terminal system testing using Photon, Dreamtouch and Winstation Retailer Systems. I work with Swagger, Postman, Jira, Lottery Central System Linux, Back Office System software and REST API web services.

Aiken County Public Schools

Public School Art and Media Teacher K-5 / Aug 2015 – June 2018

Taught Visual and Media Art based on the SC Public Schools teaching curriculum and SC State Standards to over 900 students per week.

Equifax

QA Analyst / January 2013 – June 2015

Member of Quality Management Team

Activities included writing test plans, test cases, executing quality assurance activities to ensure system functional standards and requirements are met. I was also responsible for identifying opportunities to improve development and QA processes. I am familiar with SDLC and test development life cycle, tools including HP Quality Center, Jira, Spiratest and defect tracking tools.

Mirror Publications

Project Manager - QA Engineer - Analyst / February 2002 – December 2012

Mirror Publications is a regional market, online, entertainment magazine and calendar that is supported by advertisers. I managed the product development team and ensured timely deliverables. I Managed all aspects of the organization from project development and finances to technical development. I also managed day to day business including client and customer interactions, quality assurance and marketing. Member of Quality Assurance Team by supporting software developers, database developers, product experts, and management on the design and specifications of features and functionality and collaboration with Client Services, Technology Development and Product Development to define QA requirements and test solutions.

Additional employment information available upon request.

SKILLS SUMMARY

SQL

Oracle Databases

QA Automation with Selenium, Cucumber and Mocha

API Testing and framework development

CI/CD with automation

Quality Assurance and testing for web and mobile based platforms. UI and UX.

Authoring, designing and publishing test plans, test cases and testing related artifacts

Web Services

.net and visual basic

ETL Testing

AI and Machine Learning

Build, train, evaluate, and apply descriptive and predictive analytics models

Test solutions against requirements and specifications

QA Best Practices

Web based and Mobile testing skills

Scrum/Agile

Python

Selenium webdriver

Pandas/Numpy

Matplotlib/Seaborn/Tableau for Data visualization and Modeling

NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit)

Scikit

Text Analytics with Python

Time Series Analysis with Python

Cybersecurity utilizing Machine Learning Applications

Xcode/Android Studio

Linux

MAC IOS

Jira

Swagger/Postman

Adobe Creative Suite software; Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Compelling content creator

MAC Office - Pages, Numbers, Keynote

Print and online publication development and design

Web Design utilizing Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML and CMS Wordpress

Branding, E-commerce, email marketing best practices, SEO optimization

Social Media Sales and Marketing

Project management

Strong grammar, excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong problem solving skills

Management Experience

Teaching and mentoring experience

EDUCATION

Applied Machine Learning And Data Science With Python

2019 Emory University / Atlanta, GA

Bachelors Of Fine Arts Degree / Winthrop University

1986-1991 Winthrop University / Rock Hill, SC

CERTIFICATIONS

Machine Learning and Data Science with Python, Emory University July 2019

ORGANIZATIONS

TAG – Technology Association of Georgia

ATLANTA SPIN (Software process improvement network)

ASQ (American Society For Quality)

Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association

Digital Marketing Association

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