Automation Tester & Manual Tester

The candidate is a skilled Tester with 7 years of commercial experience. He has mainly done manual testing, but also has experience in creating automated data collection. He is very keen to learn and would like to focus more on automated tests in the future. He is a team player who always maintains a good relationship with the team and the client. He has also acted as Team leader to a 5 member team of new testers whom he trained. He has worked as an English teacher in the past and has a good level of communication in German as well.

Jun 2013 - Current System Testing Specialist - Conducted code testing and regression testing of a back-end ordering and billing IBM mainframe system. Detected and resolved issues in newly deployed code and created defect tickets for developers. Created macros for data simulation and utilized tools for communication with databases. Provided regular testing status reports and worked weekends during release periods. Also conducted front web-app testing and defect validation.

UAT Team Leader - Trained and led a team of 5 UAT testers located in India and 1 in Slovakia. Managed team to ensure correct processes and usage of UAT tools. Coordinated testers during testing of various releases.

UOM Customer Specialist - Provided support for customers, service bureau providers, and clecs in handling the unified ordering model (UOM) mailbox. On-boarded new customers and conducted connectivity testing and troubleshooting. Handled regular order and pre-order response testing.

Scope Mailbox Support - Administered carriers' distribution lists.

Dec 2012 - Jun 2013 Exact Security Administrator - Managed security and user profile administration of a back-end ordering system. Built, modified, and deleted user access IDs. Troubleshot and tested user issues. Conducted regular audits and cleaned up inactive accounts.

Sep 2011 - Mar 2012 English Teacher - Taught English during an Erasmus exchange program.

Sep 2010 - Jun 2011 English Teacher - Taught English using the Callan method.

2008 - 2009 Financial Counselor - Provided financial counseling.

2008 - Mar 2013 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) - Studied knowledge management with a GPA above 3.2.

Sep 2008 - Dec 2008 IEP Level 6 - Completed an intensive English program certificate.

2004 - 2008 High School Diploma - Studied German language.

2002 - 2003 English Language Certificate - Completed a private intense English language course.

Language Skills: Fluent in Slovak, proficient in English, German, and Czech, basic knowledge of Spanish.

Organizational Skills: Trained teams to perform user acceptance testing and exact security administration.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Developed through handling customers, coordinating support teams, and teaching English language.

Job-Related Skills: Testing, teaching, organizing, management, leading, analyzing, critical thinking, fast-learning, pro-active.

Other Skills: Sport training (tennis), piano school.