ELMIRA ASHIMOVA
773-***-**** ***********@*****.***
PROJECT MANAGEMENT QA AUTOMATION & MANUAL TESTING SDLC & STLC Client Relations / Strategic Planning & Execution / Defect Validation / Agile/Scrum Methodologies Growth-focused and result-driven individual who recently graduated from a 1 year internship Bootcamp with growing knowledge in manual/automation testing of both web and client-server applications to validate and ensure that results meet quality, scalability, privacy, functionality, and other business requirements. Capable of creating, maintaining, and executing test plans, analyzing and communicating test results while conducting defect tracking and participating in day to day QA activities that contribute to the company’s performance and scalability testing efforts. Ability to participate in initial backlog grooming, pre-reFinement, reFinement, sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review, sprint demo, sprint closing, retrospective meetings, and release planning, and other scrum ceremonies. Trained to engage in all phases of software engineering projects from initial requirements to Final implementation, including strategy, architecting, design, infrastructure setup, development, quality assurance, and deployment. QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
• Execute the design and development of speciFied features while communicating across both product development and business requirements. Fluent in English, Kyrgyz, Russian, Turkish, Uzbek, and limited working proFiciency in German
• ProFicient in Defect Life Cycle, defect-reporting, and defect - tracking steps using the Jira project management in delivering results within time, scope, and quality parameters
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Software Test Life Cycle while creating and maintaining Smoke Testing, Functional Testing and Regression Suit for web-based applications using Java, Maven, Cucumber TestNG, and Selenium WebDriver
• Knowledgeable in Core Java and OOP (Object-Oriented Programming concepts) such as Inheritance, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction, Except Handling and Conditional Methods
• Experience in using Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API for SQL-based database access. Dynamic fast learner and result oriented team player with excellent analytical, decision-making, prioritizing problem-solving, and interpersonal skills to efFiciently function within a team or independently. TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages: Java, SQL, Gherkin
Test Approaches: Agile/Scrum, SDLC, STLC
Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver/Grid, Cucumber,
Postman, Java RestAssured
Project Test Management Tools: Jira/Jira Xray, Jenkins
(CI/CD)
Mark-up Languages: HTML, XML, CSS, JSON
Project Building Tools: Maven
Version Control and Repository System: Git/GitHub
IDE: IntelliJ IDEA
Framework: Cucumber BDD, Data-Driven Framework
Reports: Jenkins, HTML report, Cucumber JSON report CERTIFICATIONS
• Agile With Atlassian CertiFicate
• API and Web Service Introduction with Udemy CertiFicate CORE COMPETENCIES
• Reports & Documentation
• Team Collaboration/
Leadership
• Database Management
• Requirement Gathering
• Test Automation
Frameworks
• Coding & Defect Tracking
• System Integration
• Regression Test Defects
• Script Writing
• Architecture Designs
• Product Development
• Vendor Relations/
Management
• Risk Assessments
• Process Improvement
• QA Concepts& Methodology
• Technical Troubleshooting
• Research & Analysis
• Smoke/Functional Testing
ELMIRA
ASHIMOVA
U.S Work Authorization
Niles, Illinois
***********@*****.***
ELMIRA ASHIMOVA
773-***-**** ***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Openly CRM, Chicago, IL Aug 2020-Current
QA Automation Engineer
• Contributed to the success of Agile 2 weeks Sprints and conducted business requirements analysis while utilizing Java, Selenium Web Driver, Cucumber, Gherkin, JDBC, JUnit, Rest Assured, and Apache POI for facilitating test scenarios, tests cases, and automated test cases to drive optimal efFiciency for QA functions
• Demonstrated expertise in writing test plans in Sprint Level and engaged in the entire scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-up, Sprint planning, Sprint Retrospective meetings, and Demo Meetings
• Forged solid relationship with the team during daily meetings to discuss defects and validating testing status while using Java/Selenium, Maven, and Jenkins for conducting regression testing by automation
• Excelled in utilizing JIRA for facilitating defect reporting and bug tracking functions and maintained consistent follow-up with the development team to verify bug Fixes and update bug status
• Employed the use of Page Object Model (POM) and Page Factory for structuring and overseeing the Cucumber BDD framework
• Leveraged expertise in designing Cucumber BDD – DDD Framework through utilizing Gherkin language and JUnit. Created Data-Driven Tests using Apache POI libraries for establishing Feature, Cucumber Runner, and Step DeFinition classes
• Spearheaded the implementation of multiple test parameterization methods, including Cucumber Scenario Outline and external data sources using Java Collections
• Played an instrumental role in the use of Maven build tools for effective management of framework dependency jar Files while implementing GitHub as code repository and Maven as Project Build Management tool
• Integrated Xpath and CSS Locators for element validation while working on Selenium GUI Object and automated web services using the Rest Assured java library
• Accelerated regression testing, which involves using Explicit & Implicit waits for prompt resolution of Selenium Synchronization issues
• Implemented Rest API and Cucumber for automating services as well as conducted Web services Testing operations involving the use of Postman for testing JSON & XML requests and responses
• Championed the processing of various test suites like smoke and regression through generating step deFinition and using tags while implementing runner classes in Cucumber
• Orchestrated the use of Jenkins and maintained code in Git for facilitating Continuous Integration Automation testing
Uplift ERP, Chicago, IL Jan 2020 – Aug 2020
QA Automation Engineer
• Executed the project focused on utilizing Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, Maven, Git, POM, and Jenkins for Continuous Integration in the process of designing the Selenium automation hybrid framework
(BBD) from scratch on IntelliJ
• Fostered solid relationship with the team in driving the entire STLC stages, various testing methodologies, and SDLC using Agile and Scrum
• Maintained consistency in supporting all scrum ceremonies, including Daily stand-up, Sprint planning, Sprint Retrospective Meetings, and Demo Meetings
• Tasked with generating Test cases for validating application functionality during manual testing while completing Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing
• Designated to establish and execute SQL Queries for back end testing, veriFied data in the databases, and demonstrated expertise in conducting manual testing for API using POSTMAN
• Instrumental in the full cycle of Agile Scrum as QA, performed automation testing and supported manual testing functions
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: ECONOMIST/ACCOUNTING Sep 2002-Jul 2007 Academy of management under the president OF KYRGYZ REPUBLIC, BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN Bachelor of Science: FORESTRY ENGINEERING Sep 2008-Jul 2012 Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K. I. Skryabin, BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN