I am a strategic QA Manager with over a decade of experience leading quality assurance initiatives across telecommunications, retail, and DoD projects. I design scalable QA processes, build high-performing teams, and drive DevOps integration by implementing automated testing within Build/Deploy pipelines. I excel at turning complex requirements into reliable software delivery with measurable results. Collaborative by nature, I partner with CIOs, PMOs, and development teams to optimize IT processes, reduce costs, and improve system availability. I leverage automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestComplete, along with Jira, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps, to deliver quality software on schedule.

Steven J. Martino

I am a strategic QA Manager with over a decade of experience leading quality assurance initiatives across telecommunications, retail, and DoD projects. I design scalable QA processes, build high-performing teams, and drive DevOps integration by implementing automated testing within Build/Deploy pipelines. I excel at turning complex requirements into reliable software delivery with measurable results. Collaborative by nature, I partner with CIOs, PMOs, and development teams to optimize IT processes, reduce costs, and improve system availability. I leverage automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestComplete, along with Jira, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps, to deliver quality software on schedule.

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I am a strategic QA Manager with over a decade of experience leading quality assurance initiatives across telecommunications, retail, and DoD projects. I design scalable QA processes, build high-performing teams, and drive DevOps integration by implementing automated testing within Build/Deploy pipelines. I excel at turning complex requirements into reliable software delivery with measurable results.

Collaborative by nature, I partner with CIOs, PMOs, and development teams to optimize IT processes, reduce costs, and improve system availability. I leverage automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestComplete, along with Jira, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps, to deliver quality software on schedule.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert

Work Experience

Quality Assurance Manager at CIRCA / MITRATECH
October 1, 2021 - July 1, 2025
Developed and implemented a QA process for all software development efforts. Migrated test management to Azure DevOps to centralize management and traceability to User Stories and CI/CD pipelines. Implemented automated testing using TestComplete and Bitbar; API testing with Postman integrated into the Azure pipeline; trained new SDETs; migrated C#/Selenium tests to Cypress; developed manual/automated test generation approaches using ChatGPT and Cypress.
Quality Assurance Manager at MENARD, INC.
January 1, 2010 - December 1, 2020
Oversaw testing for 14 development departments; established offshore testing capabilities and expanded the QA team from 4 onsite testers to 22 onsite and offshore members. Integrated outsourced testing with internal QA standards, performed test effort estimation and resource allocations, negotiated MSAs/SOWs, and established KPI-driven cost control. Drove automation to offset manual testing costs, led cloud-based performance testing, and ensured production-like test environments. Integrated QA into Agile processes and collaborated with CIO/PMO to optimize IT processes, with production of weekly status reports and guidance to leadership.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS), Applied Mathematics with Electronics concentration at University of Wisconsin – Stout
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026

Qualifications

Ada Programming Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026
PATENT: SONET Network Element Simulator (US 6108309A)
January 11, 2030 - May 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Government, Manufacturing, Retail, Professional Services, Other

Experience Level

Expert
Expert

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