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I’m a results-oriented QA Engineer with 9+ years of experience elevating quality across healthcare, government, and enterprise products. I specialize in manual and automated testing, API validation, and accessibility testing, and I’m comfortable working across AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based QA processes.
I thrive in cross-functional Agile/SAFe environments, building scalable testing frameworks, mentoring teammates, and driving release quality. I enjoy translating complex requirements into robust test coverage and partnering with DevOps, product, and engineering to reduce defects and accelerate delivery.
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Work Experience
Quality Assurance Engineer at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Contract)
March 1, 2025 - November 27, 2025Performed manual and automation testing across AWS, VV servers, and backend datasets. Designed HL7-aligned test cases, user stories, and test plans for federal healthcare workflows. Built and maintained a Serenity BDD + Selenium automation framework to improve UI regression coverage. Executed functional, regression, smoke, cross-browser, and compatibility testing across major browsers. Validated HL7 messages across internal VA systems and downstream vendors. Analyzed EC2, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch logs for debugging backend failures. Collaborated with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines, environment validation, and build verification. Participated in SAFe Agile ceremonies across ART teams and coordinated system-level test coverage. Performed SQL validations on clinical data flows and ensured accuracy across microservices. Documented defects with logs, screenshots, and reproducible scenarios for engineering triage. Worked with Salesforce and ServiceNow teams to validate integrations and end-to-end
Software QA Tester at NORC at the University of Chicago
March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025Led Section 508 & WCAG accessibility testing using JAWS, NVDA, WAVE, and keyboard-only navigation. Built Selenium + Python automation framework for web regression and functional testing. Developed Appium mobile automation for Android and iOS, increasing mobile test coverage. Built distributed Locust load-testing clusters on Kubernetes to load test research systems. Mentored three QA engineers on automation, performance testing, and test strategy. Performed manual testing across secure research applications, web portals, and mobile devices. Validated API endpoints through Postman and Python automation scripts. Built rapid smoke-testing packs to reproduce production issues and accelerate RCA. Used TestRail to manage test runs, maintain test cases, and generate structured reporting. Analyzed Kibana dashboards for log validation, system performance, and backend traceability. Used Charles/Fiddler debugging proxies to validate API requests and identify data quality issues. Documented sprint
QA Engineer at Abarca Health
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024Performed API testing using Postman, validating complex pharmacy workflows and backend mapping. Wrote detailed test cases using Jira X-Ray/Zephyr and maintained full QA documentation. Conducted functional, regression, smoke, negative, and GUI testing across web and mobile. Ran mobile testing on iOS/Android using BrowserStack and physical devices. Performed backend validation using SQL Server, DataGrip, Reddox, and Mirth. Troubleshot defects using Datadog logs, GitHub, AWS CloudWatch, and SQL queries. Developed and maintained regression suites improving release quality and reducing defects. Executed Selenium automation in staging and production, validating stable deployments. Performed accessibility testing using WAVE, screen readers, and WCAG guidelines. Led RCA sessions for production bugs and guided developers on defect reproducibility. Managed defect triage, severity assignment, and sprint readiness checklists. Delivered QA metrics, defect trends, and quality insights to stakeholder
Software Test Engineer at Ensemble Health Partners
December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023Performed UAT, E2E, regression, and functional testing for major healthcare systems (EPIC, Cerner, HL7). Validated Salesforce workflows for case management and patient engagement systems. Built test plans, requirement traceability matrices, and QA documentation for enterprise clients. Improved CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, reducing QA cycle time by 8 hours per sprint. Developed REST Assured API automation suites for interoperability and clinical data exchange. Built JMeter load tests validating latency, concurrency, and system throughput. Used Datadog, SQL, MongoDB, and Redshift for backend troubleshooting and data validation. Introduced shift-left QA with SonarQube, reducing post-release defects. Performed iOS mobile testing and validated push notifications, messaging workflows, and data sync. Created advanced JIRA dashboards for coverage, defect trends, and automation visibility. Worked with cross-functional teams to define acceptance criteria and UAT workflo
Software Test Analyst at Groupon
August 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019Executed functional, integration, GUI, UAT, and system testing for large-scale e-commerce systems. Built Java + Selenium + TestNG automation framework from scratch to improve regression efficiency. Designed DFS-based test data generation engine and submitted for internal patent recognition. Performed LoadRunner performance testing to validate system stability during peak events. Developed Mockito-based unit tests to increase coverage of critical checkout modules. Conducted SQL testing for backend order processing and transaction validation. Performed mobile compatibility testing across iOS, Android, and Windows devices. Managed test cycles and execution using HP ALM and JIRA. Provided daily QA reports to leadership and collaborated on release criteria. Mentored junior QA engineers and contributed to onboarding documentation.
Software QA Tester at NORC at the University of Chicago (Contract)
March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025Led Section 508 & WCAG accessibility testing using JAWS, NVDA, WAVE, and keyboard-only navigation. Built Selenium + Python automation framework for web regression and functional testing. Developed Appium mobile automation for Android and iOS, increasing mobile test coverage. Built distributed Locust load-testing clusters on Kubernetes to load test research systems. Mentored three QA engineers on automation, performance testing, and test strategy. Performed manual testing across secure research applications, web portals, and mobile devices. Validated API endpoints through Postman and Python automation scripts. Built rapid smoke-testing packs to reproduce production issues and accelerate RCA. Used TestRail to manage test runs, maintain test cases, and generate structured reporting. Analyzed Kibana dashboards for log validation, system performance, and backend traceability.
QA Engineer at Abarca Health (Contract)
October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024Performed API testing using Postman, validating complex pharmacy workflows and backend mapping. Wrote detailed test cases using Jira X-Ray/Zephyr and maintained full QA documentation. Conducted functional, regression, smoke, negative, and GUI testing across web and mobile. Ran mobile testing on iOS/Android using BrowserStack and physical devices. Performed backend validation using SQL Server, DataGrip, Reddox, and Mirth. Troubleshot defects using Datadog logs, GitHub, AWS CloudWatch, and SQL queries. Developed and maintained regression suites improving release quality and reducing defects. Executed Selenium automation in staging and production, validating stable deployments. Performed accessibility testing using WAVE, screen readers, and WCAG guidelines. Led RCA sessions for production bugs.
Quality Assurance Engineer at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
March 1, 2025 - November 27, 2025Manual and automation testing across AWS, VV servers, and backend datasets. HL7-aligned test cases and test plans for federal healthcare workflows. Built and maintained a Serenity BDD + Selenium automation framework for UI regression. Executed functional, regression, smoke, cross-browser, and compatibility testing. Validated HL7 messages across VA systems and downstream vendors. Analyzed EC2, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch logs for backend debugging. Collaborated with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines and environment validation. Participated in SAFe Agile ceremonies and coordinated system-level test coverage. Performed SQL validations on clinical data flows and ensured accuracy across microservices. Documented defects with logs, screenshots, and reproducible scenarios. Worked with Salesforce and ServiceNow integrations and assisted Customer Success with root cause investigations.
Education
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration / IT at University of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration / IT at University of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration / IT at University of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration / IT at University of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration / IT at University of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Bachelor of Science (BS) at University of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration / IT at University of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration / IT at University of Phoenix
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration / IT
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019Industry Experience
Healthcare, Government, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Retail
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