From building full-stack test suites and high-performance APIs to integrating CI/CD pipelines and leading cross-functional teams, I thrive in fast-paced environments where quality can't be compromised.
Seattle, Washington, United States
At Ford, I built and maintained critical deployment systems for vehicle ECUs while designing Spring Boot APIs to connect 5+ internal systems handling 10,000+ daily requests. I worked cross-functionally with engineering teams to develop testing strategies and mentored junior engineers through onboarding labs.
Key accomplishments:
Trained 250+ engineers on standardized test practices through hands-on labs
Built REST APIs with 90%+ uptime across Ford's internal systems
Created regression test suites that caught 95% of bugs before deployment
Increased test coverage from 65% to 92% while cutting test cycle time by 70%
Skills: REST APIs, Spring Boot, Microservices, Continuous Integration, System Monitoring, Root Cause Analysis, Containerization
2022 — 2023
United States
At Clearcover, I built and maintained API, visual, and end-to-end test suites for feature releases while managing on-call operations to catch production issues in real-time. I collaborated with product and engineering teams to define clear acceptance criteria, which made testing more efficient and helped the team ship with confidence.
Key accomplishments:
Built Playwright and Postman test suites for full-stack feature integrity
Led issue triage during deployments to maintain production quality
Worked with teams to improve user story clarity and testability
Performed system integration, API, and end-to-end testing for insurance applications
Skills: REST APIs, Playwright, Postman, Continuous Integration, Root Cause Analysis, System Monitoring
2021 — 2022
Remote
At Postscript, I joined as one of the first QA engineers and built the entire quality assurance function from scratch. I designed scalable test frameworks for React and Flask applications, hired and mentored five QA engineers, and established quality standards across the team.
Key accomplishments:
Reduced Cypress test flakiness from 30% to 5% through stabilization work
Built load testing suite that improved performance by 10x before Black Friday
Maintained CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions, Jira, and Sonar
Hired and mentored five QA engineers to establish team best practices
Skills: Test Automation, Cypress, Load Testing, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Team Leadership
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
At Collins Aerospace, I led a team of seven integration testers and rebuilt our automation framework from the ground up using Python for full-stack Java and C applications. I worked directly with customers and internal teams in weekly sessions to align on requirements, then built automated testing pipelines using Docker, Linux VMs, and Bamboo CI that scaled with our system complexity.
Key accomplishments:
Rebuilt Python automation framework for full-stack Java/C applications
Increased test coverage from 5% to 70% within 12 months
Eliminated manual integration verification through automated test suite deployment
Mentored 10+ new hires on QA tooling and best practices
Skills: Python, Java, C, Docker, Bamboo CI, Linux, Team Leadership, Automation Framework Design
2017 — 2019
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
At Pearson, I designed full-stack Angular and Node.js applications for educational platforms, reducing project setup time by 12-18x. I redesigned data visualization tools to handle 100,000+ rows with better performance, built multithreaded Java processes for bulk data imports, and participated in on-call support to resolve customer issues and data integrity problems.
Key accomplishments:
Developed tools that reduced school project setup time by 12-18x
Built data visualization tools handling 100k+ data points with improved performance
Engineered Java processes for high-volume data imports
Supported on-call rotations resolving customer issues and database problems
Skills: Angular, Node.js, Java, Full-Stack Development, Data Visualization, Database Management
Education
University of Iowa