Valentina Vovk
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Michael Stul
Valentina is a very skilled QA professional. She is a very diligent and has an excellent understanding of the SLDC. Valentina is always willing to help others. She works well as a team members, but is very efficient when working on a project individually. She is an out-of-the-box thinker and is very creative. I recommend Valentina as a QA professional. She will make a wonderful addition to any project or team.
Tatiana Golovina
I highly recommend Valentina as an excellent software QA engineer, an expert in a lot of test automation tools, such as Selenium and Cucumber. She has the talent to create a very comfortable, conducive atmosphere on a project. Valentina is a very resourceful professional, finds time for skills improvement, shares valuable automation tips with the team. It is a pleasure to work with her. Valentina has an open personality, with a wonderful sense of humor, always willing to help.
Michael Stul
Valentina is a very skilled QA professional. She is a very diligent and has an excellent understanding of the SLDC. Valentina is always willing to help others. She works well as a team members, but is very efficient when working on a project individually. She is an out-of-the-box thinker and is very creative. I recommend Valentina as a QA professional. She will make a wonderful addition to any project or team.
Tatiana Golovina
I highly recommend Valentina as an excellent software QA engineer, an expert in a lot of test automation tools, such as Selenium and Cucumber. She has the talent to create a very comfortable, conducive atmosphere on a project. Valentina is a very resourceful professional, finds time for skills improvement, shares valuable automation tips with the team. It is a pleasure to work with her. Valentina has an open personality, with a wonderful sense of humor, always willing to help.
Michael Stul
Valentina is a very skilled QA professional. She is a very diligent and has an excellent understanding of the SLDC. Valentina is always willing to help others. She works well as a team members, but is very efficient when working on a project individually. She is an out-of-the-box thinker and is very creative. I recommend Valentina as a QA professional. She will make a wonderful addition to any project or team.
Tatiana Golovina
I highly recommend Valentina as an excellent software QA engineer, an expert in a lot of test automation tools, such as Selenium and Cucumber. She has the talent to create a very comfortable, conducive atmosphere on a project. Valentina is a very resourceful professional, finds time for skills improvement, shares valuable automation tips with the team. It is a pleasure to work with her. Valentina has an open personality, with a wonderful sense of humor, always willing to help.
Michael Stul
Valentina is a very skilled QA professional. She is a very diligent and has an excellent understanding of the SLDC. Valentina is always willing to help others. She works well as a team members, but is very efficient when working on a project individually. She is an out-of-the-box thinker and is very creative. I recommend Valentina as a QA professional. She will make a wonderful addition to any project or team.
Tatiana Golovina
I highly recommend Valentina as an excellent software QA engineer, an expert in a lot of test automation tools, such as Selenium and Cucumber. She has the talent to create a very comfortable, conducive atmosphere on a project. Valentina is a very resourceful professional, finds time for skills improvement, shares valuable automation tips with the team. It is a pleasure to work with her. Valentina has an open personality, with a wonderful sense of humor, always willing to help.
Experience
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Learning A-Z
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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400 - 500 Employee
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QA Engineer III
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Mar 2021 - Present
- Provided testing services for the implementation of products developed for engaging, affordable, and easy-to-use solutions for differentiated PreK-6 literacy learning - Worked closely with the project management and development team following Agile methodology with 2-week Sprints - Reviewed and analyzed Requirements and Functional Specifications for completeness and consistency - Implemented Components approach to test design and development of test procedures (Test Cases) - Developed and executed detailed test cases, using spreadsheets and Kanban Board in Microsoft Teams to manage test cases, test executions, and capture test results - Performed Smoke, Build Acceptance, New Features and Regression Testing for new build deployed to QA and/or Staging environments - Developed and executed SQL queries to validate data integrity in the database (MySQL) - Documented software defects and via spreadsheets and Kanban Board in Microsoft Teams - Tested Web services (REST API) using Postman, Chrome Developer Tools, Swagger as API documentation - Developed API tests to validate business logic and performance parameters and executed them via Postman Runner - Automated regression test cases for designated functional areas using Katalon Studio - Developed and executed load tests using WebLOAD - Utilized GitLab as version control tools - Participated in Stand Up, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Spring Retrospective and Bug Triage meetings Show less
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Onshore Biz
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Thousand Oaks, California, United States
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Software QA Engineer
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Jan 2017 - Feb 2021
- Provided testing services for the implementation of assessment control tool developed for educational institutions allowing creation of custom quizzes, grading students’ answers, providing feedback, and monitoring learning progress - Worked closely with the project management and development team following Agile methodology with 2-week Sprints - Reviewed and analyzed Requirements and Functional Specifications for completeness and consistency - Implemented Components approach to test design and development of test procedures (Test Cases) - Developed and executed detailed test cases, using Xray plugin to Jira to manage test cases, test executions, and capture test results - Performed Smoke, Build Acceptance, New Features and Regression Testing for new build deployed to QA and/or Staging environments - Developed and executed SQL queries to validate data integrity in the database (MySQL) - Documented software defects and via Atlassian Jira - Tested Web services (REST API) using Postman, Chrome Developer Tools, Swagger as API documentation - Developed API tests to validate business logic and performance parameters and executed them via Postman Runner - Automated regression test cases for designated functional areas using Selenium WebDriver with Java, Cucumber - Utilized Git/GitHub as version control tools - Participated in Stand Up, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Spring Retrospective and Bug Triage meetings Show less
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TELECOM TZ
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Moscow City, Russia
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Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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May 2012 - Feb 2015
- Led the cross functional testing team in test planning, test strategy, and test execution activities - Developed processes and procedures for testing large scale Microsoft Dynamics AX Project implementation - Developed effective defect workflow in Atlassian Jira to help ensure they are delivered to the appropriate Microsoft Dynamics AX developer - Developed metrics for measuring project progress via Dashboards and custom Excel Reports in Atlassian Jira - Created, reviewed, and ensured deliverables documented in Atlassian Jira match QA and regulations - Prepared daily status reports for PMO, and weekly status reports for PMO, Process Leads, and Steering Committee - Coordinated and assisted in the development and execution of all Microsoft Dynamics AX Regression Testing - Managed distribution of QA work amongst team members while ensuring quality standards are met at all times - Established and monitored resource capacity planning, and reallocate resources to maintain overall team efficiency - Utilized SQL queries to evaluate application interaction with the database - Gained strong knowledge on the Product Business flow - Leveraged wide-ranging expertise in UAT, API, Regression and System (End-to-End) and UI Testing of the reporting modules developed on the basis of Microsoft Dynamics AX - Wrote, executed and documented test plans and test cases and input defects - Participated in requirements gathering and design review meetings to ensure consistency throughout SDLC - Resolved issues by effectively communicating and cooperating in team-oriented project situations with project teams - Communicated project status and participated in client meetings with high profile organizations Show less
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TELECOM TZ
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Moscow City, Russia
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer
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May 2010 - May 2012
- Wrote, executed and documented test plans, test cases, and software defects - Participated in requirements gathering, design review, and code review meetings to ensure consistency throughout SDLC - Resolved issues by effectively communicating and cooperating in team-oriented project situations with project teams - Communicated project status and participated in client meetings with high profile organizations - Reported individual testing status including defect count, requirement traceability, and overall progress both in meetings and post daily results on SharePoint - Documented project defects and issues via Atlassian Jira - Supported the definition and delivery of software quality assurance objectives through hands-on testing - Performed various types of testing like UAT, Integration, Regression and System (End-to-End) and UI Testing of assigned functional modules - Found bugs, performed defect analysis (e.g. reviewed XML logs, DB updates) to identify the root cause of defects - Used various browsers, browser utilities, and testing tools to test UI implementations - Trained new hires and new project team members across multiple disciplines (QA, Dev, DBA’s) Show less
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Education
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2004 - 2009
National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET)
Master's degree, Engineering
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