# Cole D.

> SDET // Developer // Musician

Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/coled

I am a diligent and dynamic software developer, expert of all things test automation, and an active musician/educator. Across my 8 years' experience in testing and full-stack engineering, I have a proven track record in building automation codebases, integrating testing frameworks, and enhancing software quality. I'm a passionate advocate for QA best practices (Testing Pyramid), Playwright, the Oxford comma, and more!

I am also an alumnus of the University of North Texas, where I acquired dual Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science & Jazz Studies (saxophone performance), as well as a Certificate in Video Game Programming under the renowned Dr. Ian Parberry.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Development Engineer (Test Automation) @ BeyondTrust
Jan 2024 – Present | Remote
As a Senior SDET at BeyondTrust, I primarily support identity threat and detection software, specifically in the realm of authentication and authorization. However, my team has wide-ranging responsibilities and contributes to many different projects, including micro-frontends, SSO integration, and our overall product ecosystem.

Day-to-day, I create and iterate on frameworks for end-to-end, API, unit, and integration tests, as well as contributing to the development and reliability of my team's core software, using tech such as .NET, OpenId Connect, Playwright, Reqnroll, AWS Lambda, and Kubernetes.

### Advanced Test Automation Engineer / SDET @ Istation
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Dallas, Texas, United States
After previously working here from 2019-2021, I was the senior member of a fast-paced Agile engineering team that was driving the effort to build a custom test automation pipeline from the ground up — while also creating frameworks and suites that implemented end-to-end, integration, and performance testing of Istation's award-winning educational gaming software on multiple different platforms.

My main responsibilities included using Cypress (TypeScript), Selenium (Java 11+), Python, and shell scripting to accomplish a variety of tasks, including building end-to-end tests from scratch in a greenfield project, creating and maintaining test pipelines (using tools such as Jenkins, Docker, and GitHub Actions), and performing R&D to run legacy automation tests against a WebAssembly (WASM) application.

### Test Automation Engineer / SDET @ Istation
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Dallas, Texas, United States

### QA Automation Engineer @ Teamworks
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Durham, North Carolina, United States
I expanded and improved the existing test automation codebase of a widely-used global sports communication and management platform, using Cypress and Detox  – both of which are built on the Mocha framework and Chai assertion library. All tests were written in JavaScript.

### Test Automation Engineer / SDET @ Istation
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Dallas, Texas, United States
(see above)

### Full Stack Software Developer @ DonorDirect
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Richardson, TX
I was a full stack software developer at DonorDirect, working on all parts of their industry-leading donor management and CRM software. Primary languages/frameworks included C# / .NET, JavaScript / React, and SQL / Microsoft SQL Server. Responsibilities included working on client-funded projects and product integrations, as well as writing robust unit and integration tests.

### Software Engineer (Test Automation / Front-End) @ Raytheon
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Richardson, TX
I developed, tested, and maintained a variety of software programs within a large contract-based environment. Responsibilities included developing features and testing suites for a national defense program using Java Swing and a state-of-the-art automated testing framework.

### Woodwind Instructor @ Texas Guitar Ranch
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Bedford, TX
I taught private lessons to players of multiple different woodwind instruments, in both classical and jazz music, to students at the middle and high school levels.

### Saxophone Instructor @ Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Fort Worth, TX
I taught private lessons in classical and jazz saxophone to a variety of students at both the middle and high school levels.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
University of North Texas
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

### Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies - Saxophone Performance
University of North Texas
Jan 2012 – Jan 2017

### Certificate in Game Programming
University of North Texas
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cdsoft
- GitHub: https://github.com/cdsoftw
- Website: https://soundcloud.com/cd_music
- Website: https://www.youtube.com/@cdmusic9

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Source: https://flows.cv/coled
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/coled/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-22