Jim G. Yber
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Summary
Results-driven QA Automation Manager with over 10 years of experience in software development, QA, and test automation. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, optimizing test frameworks, and implementing CI/CD pipelines to enhance software reliability and delivery efficiency. Proven expertise in AGILE methodology, SDLC, and automation strategies that have reduced testing cycles and improved product quality. Technical Skills
Programming & Scripting Languages:
C#, Java, Ruby, Python, VBScript, PowerShell, SQL, HTML, XML, DHTML, Bash, Vim Automation & Testing Tools:
Selenium WebDriver, QTP/UFT, Ranorex, Cucumber, Arquillian, Postman, Appium, JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, ALM, TestLink, Jenkins, NUnit, Moq DevOps & CI/CD:
AWS, Jenkins, TeamCity, SourceTree, JAMS, Docker
Security & Performance Testing:
Burp Suite, SQLMap, BeyondCompare, Applitools, JMeter Professional Experience
QA Automation Manager
Lightspeed Systems Inc. (Remote) Jan 2022 – Feb 2025
● Led and managed the automation team’s processes, optimizing test efficiency.
● Implemented automation strategies that reduced regression testing time by 50%.
● Developed and deployed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, improving deployment stability.
● Collaborated with product, sales, and support teams to ensure high-quality product releases.
● Introduced AI-driven testing strategies, enhancing test accuracy and efficiency.
● Continuously maintaining and monitoring developed automation framework across the team
Lead Automation Engineer
Lightspeed Systems Inc., Portland, OR Mar 2020 – Jan 2022
● Managed QA automation team, enhancing test coverage by 40%.
● Designed an automation framework using Java, Selenium, and Cucumber.
● Defined QA certification processes to standardize quality benchmarks.
● Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives to improve software quality.
● Developed Automation framework using JAVA on Selenium.
● Developed Automation for Mobile testing framework using XCUITEST
● Developed performance and load testing strategies using JMeter.
● Developed API Automation test framework using RestAssured
● Developed Cucumber reports for Automation tests in Jenkins Software QA Engineer Manager
Site 1001, Portland, OR Jul 2018 – Mar 2020
● Defined and implemented QA certification and automation frameworks.
● Developed performance and load testing strategies using JMeter.
● Developed API Automation test framework using RestAssured
● Managed AWS configurations and Jenkins CI/CD processes.
● Established test strategies that decreased defect escape rates by 30%.
● Created comprehensive QA dashboards to track key performance indicators. Principal QA Engineer
Site 1001, Portland, OR Jun 2017 – Jul 2018
● Spearheaded smoke and regression test automation development using Selenium and Java.
● Led Sprint QA certification, ensuring seamless Agile deployments.
● Configured AWS and Jenkins pipelines for efficient deployment cycles.
● Implemented automated monitoring for continuous test execution. Automation QA Engineer
ZoomCare, Portland, OR Jan 2017 – Jun 2017
● Developed iOS automation scripts using Appium.
● Created web application automation using Java on Selenium.
● Designed API automation scripts using Arquillian.
● Enhanced test execution speed by introducing parallel test execution. Automation QA Engineer
NAVIS, Bend, OR Dec 2015 – Dec 2016
● Developed automated functional test scripts using Selenium WebDriver (C#).
● Conducted penetration testing using SQLMap and Burp Suite.
● Integrated TeamCity for test automation and continuous integration.
● Reduced test script maintenance time by 20% through framework optimizations. Senior Automation QA Engineer
Motionsoft Inc., Rockville, MD Jul 2013 – Dec 2015
● Automated functional, smoke, and regression tests using Ranorex and Selenium (C#).
● Managed offshore QA automation teams.
● Led database validation and data migration QA efforts.
● Improved automation test stability by 25% with enhanced scripting techniques. Test Automation Analyst
American Research Institute, Washington, DC Feb 2009 – Jun 2013
● Developed QTP-based automation frameworks for regression and smoke testing.
● Conducted backend testing and data integrity validation using SQL queries.
● Created reusable test automation libraries, reducing script duplication by 30%. Education & Certifications
● AWS Solutions Architect Associate, 2018
● PMP Certification Course, 2019
● Bachelor’s in Information Technology, American Public University, 2015