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I'm Virgil Abad, a seasoned QA Engineer with 25 years of experience validating high-concurrency architectures across enterprise SaaS, FDA-regulated medical devices, and AAA gaming consoles. I specialize in AI model evaluation and RLHF-driven validation for frontier models.\n\nI excel at identifying logic failures and hallucinations by auditing multimodal content against complex reasoning rubrics, delivering stable releases through acquisitions and fast development cycles, and blending deep exploratory analysis with pragmatic automation to uphold system integrity in high-stakes environments.…I'm Virgil Abad, a seasoned QA Engineer with 25 years of experience validating high-concurrency architectures across enterprise SaaS, FDA-regulated medical devices, and AAA gaming consoles. I specialize in AI model evaluation and RLHF-driven validation for frontier models.\n\nI excel at identifying logic failures and hallucinations by auditing multimodal content against complex reasoning rubrics, delivering stable releases through acquisitions and fast development cycles, and blending deep exploratory analysis with pragmatic automation to uphold system integrity in high-stakes environments.

Virgil Abad

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I'm Virgil Abad, a seasoned QA Engineer with 25 years of experience validating high-concurrency architectures across enterprise SaaS, FDA-regulated medical devices, and AAA gaming consoles. I specialize in AI model evaluation and RLHF-driven validation for frontier models.\n\nI excel at identifying logic failures and hallucinations by auditing multimodal content against complex reasoning rubrics, delivering stable releases through acquisitions and fast development cycles, and blending deep exploratory analysis with pragmatic automation to uphold system integrity in high-stakes environments.…I'm Virgil Abad, a seasoned QA Engineer with 25 years of experience validating high-concurrency architectures across enterprise SaaS, FDA-regulated medical devices, and AAA gaming consoles. I specialize in AI model evaluation and RLHF-driven validation for frontier models.\n\nI excel at identifying logic failures and hallucinations by auditing multimodal content against complex reasoning rubrics, delivering stable releases through acquisitions and fast development cycles, and blending deep exploratory analysis with pragmatic automation to uphold system integrity in high-stakes environments.

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I’m Virgil Abad, a seasoned QA Engineer with 25 years of experience validating high-concurrency architectures across enterprise SaaS, FDA-regulated medical devices, and AAA gaming consoles. I specialize in AI model evaluation and RLHF-driven validation for frontier models.\n\nI excel at identifying logic failures and hallucinations by auditing multimodal content against complex reasoning rubrics, delivering stable releases through acquisitions and fast development cycles, and blending deep exploratory analysis with pragmatic automation to uphold system integrity in high-stakes environments.

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Work Experience

AI Training Specialist at Handshake AI

February 1, 2026 - Present

Training and evaluating artificial intelligence models, validating multimodal frontier AI models across text, audio, and visual datasets, and applying reinforcement learning from human feedback to ensure alignment with complex logical rubrics. Identified edge-case hallucinations and logic failures to refine training data, audited acoustic integrity and visual logic, conducted comparisons against gold benchmarks to evaluate reasoning, mitigate bias, and enforce safety guidelines.

Senior QA Engineer at ToolsGroup

March 1, 2016 - June 1, 2024

Translated complex SaaS requirements into clear test conditions, led end-to-end UI/API testing, and paired manual exploratory testing with Postman-based validation. Built and maintained automated suites in Ranorex (C#) with TeamCity/Jenkins integration, validated data integrity via SQL, managed defects in Jira/Xray, and supported Azure-based deployment validation for release confidence.

Software Quality Assurance Engineer II at Kronos

March 1, 2010 - January 1, 2016

Automated functional, regression, and sanity testing for .NET and Java web applications on Windows desktop and mobile. Expanded test coverage via Selenium and AppPerfect, performed complex SQL database validations, and ensured data integrity during network handoffs and mobile app state changes. Led mobile UI adaptations for touch interactions and maintained comprehensive test documentation in Confluence.

Software Verification Test Engineer (Contract) at Hospira

June 1, 2008 - August 1, 2009

Executed formal verification, regression, stress, and smoke testing for infusion pumps; validated wireless connectivity and managed data migrations in FDA-regulated environments with ISO-aligned processes. Certified Hospira MedNet across browsers and validated C#/.NET, AJAX, and HTML behavior.

Quality Assurance Engineer at HandsOn Mobile

April 1, 2004 - June 1, 2006

Conducted functional and UI testing for BREW, J2ME, and WAP apps across multiple devices; validated third-party apps for carrier distribution; analyzed client-server protocols and logs to rapidly resolve live device issues; ensured cross-device compatibility across CDMA and GSM platforms.

Lead Quality Assurance Analyst at Midway

June 1, 1999 - April 1, 2004

Led a QA team of up to 20 analysts; managed onboarding, task planning, and daily execution; chaired weekly bug review meetings to accelerate triage across dev/design/production; authored test plans and delivered quality metrics; partnered with Technical Standards Analysts to meet Sega, Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo certification requirements.

AI Trainer at Handshake

February 1, 2026 - Present

Expert human model validation and technology systems for frontier AI development. Applies QA methodologies to audit acoustic integrity and visual logic, ensuring semantic consistency across AI-generated content. Validates frontier AI models across text, audio, and visual datasets using RLHF to ensure alignment with complex logical rubrics; documents edge-case hallucinations and reasoning failures to refine high-fidelity training data.

Software Verification Test Engineer Contract at Hospira

June 1, 2008 - August 1, 2009

Executed formal verification and stress testing for infusion pump hardware; audited C#/.NET backend services and AJAX interactions; directed data migrations and upgrades in FDA-regulated environments, ensuring data integrity and ISO-aligned processes.