IRINEL TAPALAGA
Quality Assurance
Profile Work Experience
Extremely motivated professional
with a PhD in Physics and more than 8
years of experience with web app
lifecycles. Dedicated to process
improvements, optimization and
automation. Specialized in data
driven testing and ETL testing. 100%
sure that everything is possible.
● QA Analyst @ https://loadsmart.com 2023-2025
A computer vision based gate management system. Support for full lifecycle from hardware installation to customer support with an accent on data validation. Building internal tools with ReTool. Creating metrics and alerts with Superset and Power BI. Designing data marts with dbt. Training CV models. Data correction with SQL.
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● SDET @ https://nostra.finance 2021-2023
Technologies An Ethereum chain app for lending and borrowing. Set up Automated testing from scratch with Node JS based Playwright framework, BDD layer, CI integration and Slack alerts. Blockchain data validation. Working with containerized environments and services using Docker and Docker Compose to streamline development and deployment workflows. SQL, Postgres, Trino, Oracle, dbt
TFS, Confluence, JIRA, Notion
ReTool, Superset, Power BI CHECK: *****@******.******* Cypress, Playwright, Cucumber ● QA lead @ https://raymondjames.com 2017-2021 JavaScript, Python, VBA Traditional finance software for Financial Advisors. ETL validation, project documentation, project tracking, bug tracking, triage and reporting. 2k bugs caught. E2E tests, data driven tests, visual regression testing, snapshot testing, automated crawlers, functional testing and technical interpretation of the requirements. Testing business logic in backend procedures and user experience in frontend.
CircleCI, Jenkins, Docker
Spreadsheets
Github, Bitbucket
Blockchain, MetaMask CHECK: ******.*********@************.*** Jenkins, Genesis, Control M ● Researcher @ https://www.bg.ac.rs 2011-2017 ML training A physics department of top Serbian University. Published 1 research paper on ML application topic and 9 on Physics. Focused on mathematical Windows, Linux, DOS analysis of data trends and forecasting. LaTex, Zendesk CHECK: ****.**********@**.**.**.** Postman, API ● Teacher @ https://rctpupin.edu.rs 2009-2011 Vibe coding A teaching facility for highschool students with exceptional achievements. Won 1st place in a national physics competition.
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Contact Education
********@*****.*** ● PhD @ http://www.ff.bg.ac.rs
+ (381-**-***-**** Department of Plasma Physics.
PhD theses title “Investigation of Stark Broadening Regularities Within Isoelectronic Sequence of Lithium and Sodium”.
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Location: Serbia, Pancevo, CET ● Computer engineer @ https://etsntesla.edu.rs github.com/irinelko Diploma on “Software development of DOS text editor”.