Fernando is a Senior Engineer with 7+ years of experience in test engineering and optimization of QA processes; building quality into code, managing software quality assurance functions, delivering testing initiatives that guarantee the availability and stability of systems, and ensuring that releases are stable, reliable, user-friendly and secure. He has worked on 10+ big projects for clients in the USA - writing testing strategies, innovating and onboarding test frameworks and best practices. He utilizes Python in developing new tools, implementing technology solutions, improving internal workflows and creating sophisticated levels of coding.
Delivers CI/CD as part of an agile team in improving performance by automating and streamlining operations and processes.
Helps build and improve infrastructure, application and performance development and ensures tight security including data encryption, security groups, and environment scanning.
Ensures high-quality deliverables and implements QA and security best practices in fast-paced environments.
Performed manual and automation activities on both frontend and backend systems, for a rewards program on web and mobile.
Created test scripts on Python using PyTest framework on both REST API services and UI and executed manual test cases for new requirements on the web, mobile and backend.
Triaged and logged defects found during testing process depending on priority and severity, and ran regression suite testing.
Built-up test environments for testing, configuration, monitoring, and reporting, reviewed release plans and defined appropriate test strategies; clarifying requirements and translating them into test plans.
Provided feedback, supported process transformation to agile methods across cross-functional teams and contributed to software architecture and database design.
Executed exploratory, integration tests and acceptance tests; following up on defect lifecycle to acquire quality according to product requirements.
Led efforts and served as the point of contact for the project in the nearshore centre; following a data-driven framework for automated script maintenance.
Created, updated and modified KPIs for tracking progress and report preparation; monitoring and controlling tasks carried out within project timelines and schedules.
Planned, designed test cases and executed quality-engineering tasks in UAT environment; preparing test plans and procedures from technical specifications.
Medicare is a federal government health insurance program, designed to help seniors afford health care. Anthem is dedicated to delivering better care to seniors, providing greater value and helping improve the health of communities. Worked on the development of an online shop that sells insurance to senior citizens; doing manual testing and backend validation using SQL and engines - using waterfall methodologies.
The FastPass+ service allows users to reserve access to select Walt Disney World theme park attractions and entertainment with the ability to character greetings in advance. Developed a kiosk app for a theme park in Florida; using Selenium to run regression testing, Soap UI to run web services tests, and JIRA to manage the overall project using scrum methodology.
Worked on the development of a system that tracks anomalies within a production line and sends alerts if maintenance is needed on the project. The solution is developed in Vue.Js, with Selenium for running regression tests and JIRA for managing user stories.
Education
PMBOKĀ® Guide6thEdition Preparation for Certification Test
iCollege
2019 - Present (5 years)
Agile XP
iCollege
2019 - Present (5 years)
Agile Project Management
iCollege
2019 - Present (5 years)
Six Sigma Black Belt
iCollege
2019 - Present (5 years)
Master's Degree in Business with Finance
Universidad Tecmilenio
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
Project Management Fundamentals - PMI
IT Era Institute
2016 - Present (8 years)
Certified ScrumMaster
Scrum Alliance
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Testing Alpha Course
UST Global
2013 - Present (11 years)
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial and Systems engineering