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I am a results-driven software and QA automation engineer with over twenty years of experience designing, coding, and delivering automated testing solutions for client/server and web applications. I excel at working independently as well as leading cross-functional automation teams, including offshore groups, and I enjoy mentoring automation enthusiasts to raise the quality bar.
I have hands-on expertise in REST API and UI automation, performance testing, data validation, and DevOps integration. I thrive in Agile/Scrum environments, improve test coverage, and help organizations accelerate releases while ensuring reliability.
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Javanese
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Amharic
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Work Experience
Engineer Lead at Elevance Health
May 1, 2023 - PresentHands-on QA REST API/UI automation architecture, coding design, and implementation for healthcare web-based products. Provided technical leadership to eHub and Platform Services REST Assured API QA Automation teams, including program management, defects tracking (Jira/Zephyr), test planning, and status reporting. Identified major bottlenecks, designed test plans, trained personnel, and implemented enhancements to improve reliability of automated tests. Automated DevOps deployments (CI/CD) with Bamboo/Tekton, Kubernetes, and AWS; monitored backend resources and bottlenecks with DataDog/Prometheus; and integrated tests into CI pipelines with containerized frameworks. Built ETL QA automation for Medicaid/Medicare data validation using SQL/NoSQL (MongoDB).
Senior Performance/Staff Engineer at Synopsys
May 1, 2023 - October 13, 2025Hands-on QA REST API automation; implemented performance/load frameworks and tools for security SaaS products. Led authentication/identity testing (SAML/CLRF/JWT, SSO). Implemented CI/CD integration for load tests (Jenkins/Puppet) and created a custom UI automation framework for cross-browser regression testing. Built load/perf tools (K6/Blazemeter/JMeter, Gatling) to simulate up to thousands of concurrent users and analyzed results with Excel templates and management dashboards.
Senior QA Automation Engineer at Placester
December 31, 2016 - October 13, 2025Designed and implemented from scratch a custom UI automation framework for cross-browser regression testing (Java/Cucumber/Selenium). Built RESTful API test automation, ETL data quality automation for real estate listings (Rubi Core/MongoDB/Cassandra/NoSQL), and load/performance tooling (Gatling/Scala). Established nightly CI executions in Jenkins/Maven and developed a visual regression tool (BackstopJS/Python). Led a small QA team and drove continuous QA improvements.
QA Lead at DigitasLBi
December 31, 2015 - October 13, 2025Built an extensive UI automation framework for eCommerce (Goodyear.com) with parallel BrowserStack execution for load/performance testing. Integrated QA automation with Jenkins and optimized test planning and defect tracking. Mentored team members and drove QA practices in a contract engagement.
Senior QA Automation Engineer at RGI-Informatics
December 31, 2015 - October 13, 2025Healthcare analytics platform QA automation across web-based products (ANES/NMI). Designed and developed database ETL automation framework; analyzed data mismatches across source/target databases using QuerySurge; implemented end-to-end automated test coverage for analytics workflows.
Senior QA/Automation Framework Engineer at HERE (Nokia)
December 31, 2014 - October 13, 2025Performed manual/automation testing for mobile and web products; developed LCAPI RESTful service test harnesses (Java/Maven/Jenkins) for maps solutions; created Android UI automation (Espresso) and Selenium-based regression frameworks; managed AWS cloud release tooling and deployment tasks.
Senior QA Automation/QA Lead at Modis/Eliassen Group/Public Consulting Group
December 31, 2013 - October 13, 2025Contract QA automation work across multiple clients (Pearson NaviNet, healthcare, and financial systems). Built Selenium/JMeter automation, RESTful API automation, and ATDD test harnesses; led onshore/offshore teams and integrated automation into nightly builds.
Senior QA Automation/Java Programmer Consultant at LeapFrog Systems/Overture Partners/Randstad Technologies
December 31, 2012 - October 13, 2025Delivered Selenium/QTP automated testing for financial and healthcare applications; developed data validation tools and ETL automation, trained automation teams, and implemented CI/CD test execution pipelines.
Senior QA Automation Consultant at Fidelity Investments
December 31, 2009 - October 13, 2025Designed and executed automated performance/test harnesses (QTP/LoadRunner) for Fidelity and competitor products; created Excel-based benchmark reports and presentations; contributed to monitoring tools and test automation strategy.
Principal QA Automation Engineer at Phase Forward
December 31, 2005 - October 13, 2025Designed and developed performance test tools (Perl) and an open-source JMeter load generator; created API test harnesses (C#, VBScript) for Web Services; managed offshore QA team and integrated automation into nightly builds.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Message Machines
December 31, 2001 - October 13, 2025Developed backend components using Java/C++/SQL; automated API testing; built automation and performance test tools across Windows/UNIX/Linux platforms.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at ARRAKIS
December 31, 2001 - October 13, 2025Tested and debugged web-based financial products; developed GUI automation tools and automation performance tests using TSL, C, C++, SQL; led offshore QA coordination.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Tracer, Inc.
December 31, 1995 - October 13, 2025Tested power-supply related software; developed GUI automation regression tools and automated performance tests; trained personnel and coordinated offshore QA.
Electrical Engineer at Computer Science Center
December 31, 1991 - October 13, 2025Designed and developed software for CAD systems; conducted RF analysis and software testing; contributed to UNIX/C development efforts.
Engineer Lead at Elevance Health
May 1, 2023 - PresentHands-on QA REST API/UI Automation architecture, coding design, and implementation; provided technical leadership to eHub and Platform Services REST Assured API QA Automation teams, including program management/defects tracking and verification; designed and developed load/performance tools (JMeter/LoadRunner) and automated CI/CD deployments; adopted and enhanced UI automation framework; developed ETL QA Automation Framework (C#, SQL) for Medicaid/Medicare data validation; tested IBM Mainframe/ z16 environments and ensured ASC X12 EDI message compliance; integrated tests with CI/CD pipelines using Cypress/JavaScript and browser automation; led test planning and reporting.
Senior Performance/Staff Engineer at Synopsys
May 1, 2023 - October 13, 2025Hands-on QA REST API Automation architecture and implementation; implemented and extended performance tests with JMeter and Blazemeter; automated DevOps deployments with Kubernetes/AWS; monitored resources with DataDog/Prometheus/Grafana; built custom UI automation framework for cross-browser regression testing; designed load/performance tools to simulate heavy client-side load (up to 5000 concurrent users); led QA methodology adoption and defect tracking with Jira/Zephyr.
Senior QA Automation Engineer at Placester
December 31, 2016 - October 13, 2025Hands-on QA Automation architecture and implementation for real estate web products; built from scratch a cross-browser UI automation framework (Java/Cucumber/Selenium); developed RESTful API test automation; created data quality automation for ETL/real estate data (MongoDB/Cassandra); implemented load tests (Gatling/Scala) and set up nightly CI runs (Jenkins/Maven).
QA Lead at DigitasLBi
December 31, 2015 - October 13, 2025Hands-on QA Automation architecture and implementation for eCommerce product (Goodyear.com); developed large UI automation framework with cross-browser support and third-party tool integration (BrowserStack); established parallel test execution; set up nightly automation runs in CI.
Senior QA Automation Engineer at RGI-Informatics
December 31, 2015 - October 13, 2025QA Automation architecture and implementation for Healthcare Analytics Platform (ANES/NMI); designed and developed ETL automation framework; analyzed data mismatches between source and target databases; implemented automated API test harnesses and CI integration.
Senior QA/Automation Framework Engineer at HERE (Nokia Company)
December 31, 2014 - October 13, 2025Automated testing for mobile/web products; developed LCAPI RESTful API test harnesses (Java/Maven/Jenkins); implemented Android UI automation (Espresso) and Selenium-based regression framework; managed AWS Cloud code release tools; built AWS deployment scripts.
Senior QA Automation/QA Lead at Modis/Eliassen Group/Public Consulting Group
December 31, 2013 - October 13, 2025Led onshore/offshore QA teams; built RESTful API automation, Selenium-based UI tests, and ETL validation frameworks; established a unified Quality System aligning manual and automated testing; coordinated remote QA tasks and reporting.
Senior QA Automation/Java Programmer Consultant at LeapFrog Systems/Overture Partners/Randstad Technologies
December 31, 2012 - October 13, 2025Selenium/NUnit/JUnit-based automation for financial and healthcare clients; developed ETL validation tools and automated nightly builds; provided hands-on training and mentoring for automation teams; implemented complex data validation and performance tests.
Senior QA Automation Consultant at Fidelity Investments
December 31, 2009 - October 13, 2025Designed and developed performance test harnesses; executed automated functional tests across Fidelity and competitor products; built monitoring harnesses and presented benchmarks.
Principal QA Automation Engineer at Phase Forward Inc
December 31, 2005 - October 13, 2025Designed and developed performance test tools (Perl) on Linux; created JMeter-based load generators; built API test harnesses (C#, VBScript) for Web Services; led off-shore QA team and integrated automation into nightly builds.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Message Machines
December 31, 2001 - October 13, 2025Developed backend components and API automation tools (JAVA, PERL, SQL); implemented GUI automation and performance test tooling; tested and debugged network-driven products.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at ARRAKIS
December 31, 2001 - October 13, 2025Developed backend components, GUI automation tools, and API automation harnesses; supported multiple platforms; performed regression and performance testing across web/mobile components.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Thomson Financial Services
December 31, 1999 - October 13, 2025Automated testing for financial software products; developed API messaging test tools and large GUI automation framework; led onshore/offshore QA initiatives.
Software Quality Assurance Consultant at Fidelity Investments
December 31, 1997 - October 13, 2025Took part in automation and performance testing for Fidelity projects; built test tools and data validation scripts; contributed to process improvements.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Tracer, Inc.
December 31, 1995 - October 13, 2025Tested and automated hardware/software integration projects; built automation for GUI and API testing; supported QA lifecycle.
Electrical Engineer at Computer Science Center
December 31, 1991 - October 13, 2025Designed and developed software for CAD systems; contributed to RF and automation projects.
Education
B.S./M.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering at Moscow Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automatics (Technical University)
January 1, 1985 - January 1, 1990B.S./M.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering at Moscow Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automatics (Technical University)
January 1, 1985 - January 1, 1990Certificate/Diploma in Systems approach to programming at Computer Learning Center
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1996Certificate in Quality Works Advanced Course at The Boston Computer School
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1997Certificate in SQA at The Boston Computer School
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998Certificate in GXP Part 11 at Waltham, MA
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2003Certificate in QuickTest Professional 8.0.1 Advanced Course at Mercury Interactive, Inc
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004Qualifications
Certificate in QuickTest Professional 8.0.1 Advanced Course
January 1, 2004 - October 13, 2025Certificate in GXP Part 11
January 1, 2003 - October 13, 2025Certificate in SQA
January 1, 1998 - October 13, 2025Certificate in Quality Works Advanced Course
January 1, 1997 - October 13, 2025Certificate/Diploma in Systems approach to programming
January 1, 1996 - October 13, 2025QuickTest Professional 8.0.1 Advanced Course
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004GXP Part 11
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2003SQA
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998Quality Works Advanced Course
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 1997Systems approach to programming
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1996Industry Experience
Healthcare, Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Other
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