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I am a Senior QA Engineer with two decades of professional experience, including 17 years in the financial services industry. I excel at building robust test strategies, automating repeatable tasks, and partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.\n\nI am seasoned in Python-based automation, SQL scripting, financial report and dataset testing, data warehouse and integration testing. I have led QA teams and contributed as a strong team member, improving release quality, increasing test coverage, and driving Agile processes.…I am a Senior QA Engineer with two decades of professional experience, including 17 years in the financial services industry. I excel at building robust test strategies, automating repeatable tasks, and partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.\n\nI am seasoned in Python-based automation, SQL scripting, financial report and dataset testing, data warehouse and integration testing. I have led QA teams and contributed as a strong team member, improving release quality, increasing test coverage, and driving Agile processes.

Eric L. Westwater

QA Engineer, Data Analyst, Project Manager

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I am a Senior QA Engineer with two decades of professional experience, including 17 years in the financial services industry. I excel at building robust test strategies, automating repeatable tasks, and partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.\n\nI am seasoned in Python-based automation, SQL scripting, financial report and dataset testing, data warehouse and integration testing. I have led QA teams and contributed as a strong team member, improving release quality, increasing test coverage, and driving Agile processes.…I am a Senior QA Engineer with two decades of professional experience, including 17 years in the financial services industry. I excel at building robust test strategies, automating repeatable tasks, and partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.\n\nI am seasoned in Python-based automation, SQL scripting, financial report and dataset testing, data warehouse and integration testing. I have led QA teams and contributed as a strong team member, improving release quality, increasing test coverage, and driving Agile processes.

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I am a Senior QA Engineer with two decades of professional experience, including 17 years in the financial services industry. I excel at building robust test strategies, automating repeatable tasks, and partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software.\n\nI am seasoned in Python-based automation, SQL scripting, financial report and dataset testing, data warehouse and integration testing. I have led QA teams and contributed as a strong team member, improving release quality, increasing test coverage, and driving Agile processes.

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Work Experience

Senior QA Engineer at The Baupost Group, LLC

July 1, 2016 - October 1, 2025

Led test strategy development and execution across enterprise Tax, Accounting, and Trading applications built on a .NET architecture. Partnered with business analysts and developers to refine requirements, assess risk, and develop user-centric test plans in an Agile environment. Automated 150+ regression tests for tax data import applications using Python scripting in TestComplete, reducing cycle time from days to hours. Expanded data integrity checks by creating SQL scripts (TestComplete/SSMS) to validate dataset integrity and improve accuracy of automated testing. Validated data flows and system integrations between core applications and the enterprise data warehouse and third-party platforms such as Bloomberg HarborVest Partners, ensuring end-to-end reliability.

QA Manager at HarbourVest Partners, LLC

October 1, 2013 - July 1, 2016

Managed a QA team of four engineers plus contractors and consultants. Led the migration to the FrontInvest platform, validating historical fund and investment data, enforcing business rule integrity, and ensuring accurate front-end reporting. Automated all data warehouse report/dashboard testing using MicroStrategy Integrity Manager. Automated all operational report regression testing using Ranorex, DiffEngineX, and PDF tooling. Supported the transition of HarborVest development and business analysts to a more empowered Agile team and served as Scrum Master for the MicroStrategy BI team. Collaborated with executives to define scope and expectations.

QA Project Lead at HarbourVest Partners, LLC

October 1, 2010 - October 1, 2013

Responsible for quality assurance across multiple concurrent projects in a financial services context, including people management. Led data warehouse implementation testing for HarborVest’s first cross-department software application and created pre-release test plans focused on business-rule coverage for the data warehouse.

QA Team Lead at XOS Technologies

April 1, 2006 - August 1, 2008

Led QA for Football, Hockey, and NASCAR products. Project lead on a team of five QA engineers for the Thunder 1.0 Football product. Performed Lab Manager duties including maintenance of networks, servers, laptops, desktops, and video equipment; coordinated with Technical Support and Development to record, prioritize, and resolve escalations reported from the field.

QA Specialist at XOS Technologies

August 1, 2008 - October 1, 2010

Tested accounting and investment software applications. Validated accuracy of financial reports and ensured data integrity across multiple modules.

Technical Support Representative at XOS Technologies

May 1, 2005 - April 1, 2006

On-site installations for NFL, MLB, NCAA clients. Conducted on-site and in-house training sessions for customers and employees on multiple software products. Resolved technical issues reported by customers in a 24-hour support environment.