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I'm a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 20+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling automated testing frameworks across web, desktop, and API platforms. I am an expert in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestComplete, with a strong background in CI/CD, parallelization, and cross-browser/mobile automation. I have modernized legacy test systems, reduced execution time by over 60%, and mentored teams to adopt automation best practices. I collaborate with developers, product owners, and technical writers to deliver high-quality, stable releases. Currently I lead automation initiatives at Patterson Dental, driving quality through scalable test strategies, reliable end-to-end tests, and measurable improvements in release velocity.…I'm a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 20+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling automated testing frameworks across web, desktop, and API platforms. I am an expert in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestComplete, with a strong background in CI/CD, parallelization, and cross-browser/mobile automation. I have modernized legacy test systems, reduced execution time by over 60%, and mentored teams to adopt automation best practices. I collaborate with developers, product owners, and technical writers to deliver high-quality, stable releases. Currently I lead automation initiatives at Patterson Dental, driving quality through scalable test strategies, reliable end-to-end tests, and measurable improvements in release velocity.

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I'm a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 20+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling automated testing frameworks across web, desktop, and API platforms. I am an expert in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestComplete, with a strong background in CI/CD, parallelization, and cross-browser/mobile automation. I have modernized legacy test systems, reduced execution time by over 60%, and mentored teams to adopt automation best practices. I collaborate with developers, product owners, and technical writers to deliver high-quality, stable releases. Currently I lead automation initiatives at Patterson Dental, driving quality through scalable test strategies, reliable end-to-end tests, and measurable improvements in release velocity.…I'm a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 20+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling automated testing frameworks across web, desktop, and API platforms. I am an expert in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestComplete, with a strong background in CI/CD, parallelization, and cross-browser/mobile automation. I have modernized legacy test systems, reduced execution time by over 60%, and mentored teams to adopt automation best practices. I collaborate with developers, product owners, and technical writers to deliver high-quality, stable releases. Currently I lead automation initiatives at Patterson Dental, driving quality through scalable test strategies, reliable end-to-end tests, and measurable improvements in release velocity.

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I’m a Senior QA Automation Engineer with 20+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling automated testing frameworks across web, desktop, and API platforms. I am an expert in Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and TestComplete, with a strong background in CI/CD, parallelization, and cross-browser/mobile automation. I have modernized legacy test systems, reduced execution time by over 60%, and mentored teams to adopt automation best practices. I collaborate with developers, product owners, and technical writers to deliver high-quality, stable releases.

Currently I lead automation initiatives at Patterson Dental, driving quality through scalable test strategies, reliable end-to-end tests, and measurable improvements in release velocity.

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Quality Assurance Automation Development Engineer at Patterson Dental

September 1, 2012 - October 1, 2024

Led the development of a Selenium-based eCommerce test suite with full cross-browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) support, mobile device emulation, and REST API validation. Created and maintained TestComplete test suites for proprietary Win32 applications and Quick Test Professional (QTP) test suites; administered the QTP server. Spearheaded migration of end-to-end tests from Selenium to Cypress.io and Playwright; mentored teammates to independently execute Selenium test suites. Maintained test code in GitHub via code reviews and collaboration; implemented parallel test execution to reduce test suite run time by 60%.

Quality Assurance Engineer at The Nerdery

March 1, 2012 - September 1, 2012

Authored end-to-end tests derived from feature matrices and business requirements. Served as test lead across multiple high-profile client projects. Performed cross-browser and mobile testing for responsive websites.

Quality Assurance Engineer at Wireless Ronin Technologies

April 1, 2010 - March 1, 2012

Conducted manual testing (integration, regression, smoke) for the flagship product. Served as test automation expert for the QA team. Aided the technical writers in creating user documentation.

Quality Assurance Engineer at SWAT Solutions

July 1, 2008 - March 1, 2010

Conducted performance benchmarking using Radview WebLOAD. Performed API tests with SOAPUI for data validation. Designed and implemented ad-hoc testing strategies for diverse client products. Created and maintained comprehensive test plans across various projects.

Quality Assurance Engineer at Corel

May 1, 2004 - July 1, 2008

Implemented “one-touch automation” for daily builds, reducing manual testing hours. Automated testing processes for localized builds, minimizing manual testing effort. Managed smoke and regression tests on daily and weekly build cycles. Built testing harnesses for additional company products, streamlining QA efforts. Acted as QA automation stakeholder, aligning cross-functional goals. Served in the department’s DRT (Defect Review Team) determining which defects to fix and defer.

Quality Assurance Engineer at JASC

April 1, 1998 - May 1, 2004

Designed and executed end-to-end test plans for Win32 application feature integration. Led testing efforts for JASC WebDraw product. Collaborated with developers and tech writers to create thorough documentation and end-user tutorials. Acted as a liaison to the technical writing team, assisting in documenting new features to create end-user tutorials. Conducted localization tests for multilingual builds. Tested Python scripting engine in the company’s flagship product.