I am a high‑performance QA leader, technical consultant, tester, and analyst with 20+ years of results‑driven experience across full SDLC environments. I specialize in pre‑implementation planning, enterprise system integration, quality assurance leadership, and large‑scale testing operations. I excel at analyzing requirements, workflows, and architectures to ensure high‑quality deployments across federal, healthcare, MMIS, and DoD environments. I pride myself on leading cross‑functional teams of 20+ members, collaborating with stakeholders, developers, and proposal teams to improve software quality, implement best‑practice testing frameworks, and drive process improvements. I have a proven track record of delivering complex enterprise systems with reduced defect counts and increased testing efficiency, and I am skilled in Agile, Waterfall, automation testing, performance testing, risk mitigation, and requirements management.

Benjamin B. Newton

I am a high‑performance QA leader, technical consultant, tester, and analyst with 20+ years of results‑driven experience across full SDLC environments. I specialize in pre‑implementation planning, enterprise system integration, quality assurance leadership, and large‑scale testing operations. I excel at analyzing requirements, workflows, and architectures to ensure high‑quality deployments across federal, healthcare, MMIS, and DoD environments. I pride myself on leading cross‑functional teams of 20+ members, collaborating with stakeholders, developers, and proposal teams to improve software quality, implement best‑practice testing frameworks, and drive process improvements. I have a proven track record of delivering complex enterprise systems with reduced defect counts and increased testing efficiency, and I am skilled in Agile, Waterfall, automation testing, performance testing, risk mitigation, and requirements management.

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I am a high‑performance QA leader, technical consultant, tester, and analyst with 20+ years of results‑driven experience across full SDLC environments. I specialize in pre‑implementation planning, enterprise system integration, quality assurance leadership, and large‑scale testing operations. I excel at analyzing requirements, workflows, and architectures to ensure high‑quality deployments across federal, healthcare, MMIS, and DoD environments.

I pride myself on leading cross‑functional teams of 20+ members, collaborating with stakeholders, developers, and proposal teams to improve software quality, implement best‑practice testing frameworks, and drive process improvements. I have a proven track record of delivering complex enterprise systems with reduced defect counts and increased testing efficiency, and I am skilled in Agile, Waterfall, automation testing, performance testing, risk mitigation, and requirements management.

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Language

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Work Experience

QA Lead / Senior QA Tester at J-Mack Technologies
April 1, 2021 - Present
Led testing across UI, backend, APIs, and accessibility; used Claude AI to reduce UAT defects; partnered with developers for complete functional coverage; improved team processes.
Deputy Director / Web‑Design Automation Manager at SAIC
April 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021
Led 7‑member automation team using Protractor for Angular web apps; delivered 50 scripts per sprint.
Deputy Director / Senior QA Manager at Engility/SAIC
November 1, 2014 - April 1, 2019
Managed 20‑member team across QA, automation, performance, security, and BA roles; led VBMS QA; supported proposals; transitioned NASA from Waterfall to Agile; AWS cloud migration.
Principal Test Engineer at Engility
July 1, 2012 - November 1, 2014
Led Web Services & Data Validation teams; built SoapUI suites; created SQL validation frameworks; developed Java/Selenium automation; partnered with SMEs on requirements.
Automation Developer at CGI Federal
April 1, 2007 - June 1, 2012
Automation development (Selenium, Rational Tools); managed GSA and BBG automation; reduced staging from 7 people/5 hours to 1 person/3 hours.
Test Analyst at CGI Commercial
September 1, 2006 - March 1, 2007
Regression testing for Chubb; analysis, documentation, UI and use case reviews; AT&T onboarding.
Technician at Computer Upgrades Inc.
June 1, 2003 - August 1, 2006
Built custom systems, troubleshooting, data recovery, customer support.
Assistant Team Lead at Bristol Compressors
January 1, 1995 - March 1, 2006
Supported production operations, task assignment, machine operations.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Computer Information Management) at Virginia Intermont College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2005
Bachelor of Science (Business Management) at Emory & Henry College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1998

Qualifications

CSTE
January 1, 2010 - May 13, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Healthcare, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other