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

man in gray dress shirt sitting on chair in front of computer monitor
man in gray dress shirt sitting on chair in front of computer monitor

"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."

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