ADEN DANIEL WOOD
New Braunfels,USA
Summary
Senior QA Engineer with 6+ years of experience in manual and automation testing across web, mobile, API, and enterprise applications. Experienced in regression, exploratory, end-to-end, and API testing within Agile/Scrum environments. Skilled in building and supporting automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, Python, and BDD frameworks, with hands-on experience in CI/CD workflows, defect management, and cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior QA Engineer
Civix
11.2023 - Current
- Led testing efforts for large-scale elections management platform, achieving coverage of ~75% of planned functionality and enhancing regression testing efficiency.
- Performed functional, regression, exploratory, and end-to-end testing on complex web-based workflows to ensure comprehensive quality assurance.
- Collaborated with developers, product owners, clients, and QA teams to facilitate timely and high-quality software releases.
- Partnered with automation engineers to improve automated regression coverage and testing efficiency.
QA Automation Engineer (Contract)
Reelly
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Developed and maintained scalable automation frameworks utilizing Page Object Model design patterns.
- Enhanced automation for regression and end-to-end testing using Selenium, Python, and BDD frameworks.
- Reduced manual testing effort by ~25% through increased automated test coverage.
QA Lead (Part-Time Project)
Fantastic Sams Franchise
01.2025 - 08.2025
- Led QA processes and end-to-end testing for custom salon POS platform, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
- Managed defect lifecycle processes across Dev, QA/SIT, and Production environments, facilitating seamless transitions.
- Mentored and trained QA interns in test case design and defect reporting, enhancing team capability.
QA Engineer
ClearCourse
Bury St. Edmunds, UK
08.2019 - 11.2022
- Executed regression, exploratory, and cross-browser testing to confirm software quality before releases.
- Created and executed test suites for client-facing web and mobile applications across multiple industries.
- Collaborated with developers, product owners, and clients to validate requirements and facilitate successful product launches.
Education
BBA - Games Development
Cambridge Regional College
Cambridge, UK01-2017
Skills
- Test Automation Framework
- Selenium WebDriver
- Cypress
- BDD (Behave/Cucumber)
- API Testing
- Regression Testing
- Exploratory Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- Python
- JavaScript
- SQL
- Postman
- Page Object Model
- Agile/Scrum
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Jenkins
- Azure DevOps
- Git/GitHub
- BrowserStack
- Jira
- TestRail
Certification
- ISTQB Foundation Certification
- ISTQB Agile Extension
Personal Information
Title: QA ENGINEER
Timeline
QA Automation Engineer (Contract)
Reelly
06.2025 - 08.2025
QA Lead (Part-Time Project)
Fantastic Sams Franchise
01.2025 - 08.2025
Senior QA Engineer
Civix
11.2023 - Current
QA Engineer
ClearCourse
08.2019 - 11.2022
BBA - Games Development
Cambridge Regional College