KAREN MUSINGUZI
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Skills
●Quality Assurance
●SDLC
●Agile Methodology
●User Acceptance Testing
●Requirements Analysis
●Test Suite/Cases Development
●Bug/Defect Documentation
●Scrum
●Project Management
●Regression Testing
Education
Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ 2011
Bachelor of Arts
Certifications
June 2022
ATSQA Essentials of Software Learning - Certificate of Completion
Work History
QA Analyst - Consultant 01/2019 to Current
Simple Laboratories – Chicago, IL
●Responsible for QA testing and validation of all design changes to a web application for a Chicago-based Healthcare company.
●Develop comprehensive test cases, test plans, and reports based on project specifications.
●Gather and analyze functional and technical design documentation to share with developers.
●Conduct end-to-end regression testing to ensure all defects have been identified/corrected.
●Provide detailed requirements documentation to the development team to ensure clear and concise understanding of the issue(s) and to minimize any fatal errors in final release.
●Identify, record, and track defects in Jira.
●Carefully plans test case sprints, prioritizing cases that need to be completed in terms of complexity and impact.
●Lead daily scrum calls to discuss the enhancement and modification request issues along with application defects.
●Lead weekly status meeting with the development team and client to review progress on the project.
QA Analyst - Consultant 01/2012 to 05/2019
Residential Programs, Inc. – Eatontown, NJ
●Worked very closely with the development team to ensure that the project requirements were clearly defined.
●Demonstrated methodical, detail oriented, and thorough approaches to all tasks while adhering to timelines.
●Managed and monitored defects with the development team to review and verify proposed solutions.
●Communicated with the client and development team to review business requirements as well as application defects during test execution.
●Developed comprehensive test cases, plans and reports based on detailed project requirements.
●Led daily scrum calls to discuss the enhancement and modification request issues along with application defects.
QA Analyst - Consultant 05/2011 – 01/2017
Shelly’s Medication Services (SMS) – Bristol, PA
●Corresponded and worked with the development team to make sure that all system malfunctions and/or defects for 2 EMAR applications were captured and resolved promptly.
●Reviewed, designed, and prioritized test scenarios and test cases that provided efficient coverage of requirements consistent with acceptable level of risk.
●Created and organized daily reports.
●Participated in offering technical input, test strategy ideas, and functional analysis.
●Conducted end-to-end testing and data verification between the 2 EMAR applications.
●Documented test plans, including recommendations for system releases.