Experience

figshare
• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• QA Automation Engineer

  • Feb 2021 - Present


Signant Health

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Leader, Testing Services

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  Lead a distributed team of 15 Software Test Engineers (United States and Romania) fully covering two product lines.• Perform scoping of potential new projects & provide budget and timeline estimates • Oversee all improvement projects within the team• Conduct regular 1-on-1 meetings with all team members; create development plans and objectives, and lead performance evaluations• Lead all candidate interviews• Create requirements & validation strategy for Test Automation projects • Continuous involvement with the Project Management team to improve delivery timelines and adapt to changing priorities• Lead interdepartmental quality improvement initiatives impacting the entire SDLC• Author, update and review Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions Show less

• Software Tester II

  • Mar 2019 - Aug 2020

  - First team member at this location.- Lead candidate interviews for both technical abilities and soft skills. - Set up on-boarding flow and gave product and process training to 6 new team members (3 of which with no prior testing experience, 1 in a different country).- Provide testing estimates for projects based on complexity and risk analysis.- Manage resource allocation based on project priority, resource availability and individual skills.- Subject Matter Expert on testing and audit readiness aspects (documentation and test artifacts).- Lead knowledge transfer for testing of a legacy product from a different part of the business.- Define and improve testing process and authored work instructions and training documentation for use both within the team and in other departments. Show less



TiVo Romania Engineering Center (TREC)

• Romania
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Development Engineer In Test

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2019

  Involved in the development of the new Python automation framework POC, including infrastructure, migrating existing test cases, and automation of test cases for new features. Performed maintenance of existing scripts and development of new scripts and APIs for features covered in the legacy Perl framework. Performed maintenance and upgrades to the XSLT tool. Participated in external workshops and conferences and gave presentations to the QA and Scrum teams. Actively involved in defining process both within the Scrum team (DoR and DoD) and within the QA team (standardize testing practices) Show less



Thermo Fisher Scientific

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Service Engineer

  • Aug 2011 - Sep 2017

  Installation, testing and troubleshooting of Transmission Electron Microscopes in the UK, Netherlands and other European countries, with a strong focus on Cryo-EM instruments across the UK. In charge of complex installation projects, including stakeholder management. Supervision and support of third party involvement during installation projects and in charge of customer training. Started as part of an accelerated training program in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Installation, testing and troubleshooting of Transmission Electron Microscopes in the UK, Netherlands and other European countries, with a strong focus on Cryo-EM instruments across the UK. In charge of complex installation projects, including stakeholder management. Supervision and support of third party involvement during installation projects and in charge of customer training. Started as part of an accelerated training program in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.



Automated Precision Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Applications Engineer

  • Mar 2011 - Jul 2011

  Provided first line technical support. Made decisions concerning service delivery method. Streamlined instrument tracking by implementing a logging process. Technical documentation: Updated calibration procedures for A2LA compliance. Provided first line technical support. Made decisions concerning service delivery method. Streamlined instrument tracking by implementing a logging process. Technical documentation: Updated calibration procedures for A2LA compliance.



Scantek, Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing

• Calibration Lab Contractor

  • Jan 2011 - Mar 2011

  Calibration of Microphones, Sound Level Meters, Vibration Analyzers. Issued test reports and calibration certificates. Calibration of Microphones, Sound Level Meters, Vibration Analyzers. Issued test reports and calibration certificates.



University of Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer Assistant Men's Tennis Coach

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2011

  Helped plan and run practices, as well as organize and coach during official matches. Organized trips to tournaments, and led campus tours for potential recruits. Coached Maryland player in defeating the #1 ITA ranked player in the nation in October 2010. Team finished the year with a record high national ranking of #39. Helped plan and run practices, as well as organize and coach during official matches. Organized trips to tournaments, and led campus tours for potential recruits. Coached Maryland player in defeating the #1 ITA ranked player in the nation in October 2010. Team finished the year with a record high national ranking of #39.