My Work & Experience
QA Automation Engineer (Freelance & Personal Projects)
Chicago, IL
Jan 2021 – Nov 2023
Outside of corporate roles, I’ve led backend and database automation efforts that enhanced product reliability and development speed. My accomplishments include:
Created and automated 250+ test cases across unit, functional, and regression levels for backend systems
Ran 2000+ regression tests using a TestNG + Cucumber framework to validate critical data flows
Developed a full-featured automation framework using Java, Cucumber, RestAssured, JUnit/TestNG, JDBC, Maven, and Page Object Model (POM)
Reduced SQL query execution time by 35% through optimization techniques
Implemented CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment, cutting release cycles by 40%
Maintained test infrastructure via Jenkins, supporting a 100% successful release rate
Onboarded new team members and provided hands-on guidance in tools and best practices
"Whether it's UI or backend, my goal is always the same: build things that don’t just work — but work reliably, efficiently, and at scale."
