ALEKSANDR STIAGUN
Mountain View
Summary
QA Lab Engineer with a proven track record at HCL America Inc, adept in automation and data analysis. Expert in architecting test environments and executing comprehensive test strategies, enhancing product quality. Skilled in Agile methodologies and effective communication, driving efficiency and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Lab Engineer
HCL America Inc at Google
Mountain View
08.2024 - Current
- Infrastructure & Environment Setup: Architected and provisioned dedicated test hosts integrated with various testing devices (Mobile, Devboards), ensuring 100% environment readiness for cross-functional QA teams.
- Automation Execution & Reporting: Managed the end-to-end execution of automated test suites; analyzed results to provide stakeholders with clear, data-driven reports on build stability and regression status.
- Advanced Debugging & Bug Tracking: Performed root cause analysis and collecting comprehensive logs to file high-quality, actionable bug reports.
- Device Lifecycle Management: Maintained high lab throughput by regularly flashing new builds/firmware and performing hardware recovery on "bricked" or unresponsive devices to minimize testing downtime.
- Daily Lab Operations: Oversaw the day-to-day health of the lab hardware, including inventory management, cable organization, and power cycling, ensuring a clean and efficient testing ecosystem.
QA Tech Lead
HCL America Inc at Google
San Jose
01.2020 - 03.2024
- Developed test plans and weekly reports to outline testing scope and progress.
- Android SDK and iOS SDK applications manual and automation testing
- API testing using ADB commands and Android Studio
- Compiling APKs with Gradle
- Healthcare & Call Center Progressive Web apps testing for multi-OS compatibility. Hardware Chrome OS compatibility testing
- Collaborated with PMs and engineers to clarify and achieve testing objectives.
- Implemented quality assurance strategies to enhance testing processes and integrate with Google's technologies.
Quality Engineer
Qualitest at Google
Mountain View
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders and team members on quality assurance efforts, launching Google Assistant media providers in new locales
- Identified and tracked issues for Google Assistant media actions team, supporting engineers in problem resolution through additional testing
- Built and analyzed test data sets, applying changes and testing to launch new products
- Collaborate with clients and software engineers to stay current on product features and intended functionality
- Work with a wide range of Google systems, processes, and technologies to capture, document, analyze requirements, and solve problems
- Implement new features for internal processes and methodologies
QA Tester
Zultys Inc.
Sunnyvale
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Executed functional and regression testing using TestLink to ensure software quality and reliability.
- Tested TCP/UDP protocols across various VOIP phone models in SecureCRT to validate performance and compatibility.
- Debugged issues related to Session Initiation Protocol in multiple applications to enhance system functionality.
Education
Training courses - Software Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Mobile Applications Testing
Los Altos, CA12-2014
M.D. - Area Studies
Information Technology & Marketing Institute
Krasnodar, Russia12-2001
Skills
- Web/mobile testing
- Google automation web UI tools
- Test automation frameworks
- User acceptance testing
- Agile & Scrum methodologies
- SQL
- Data validation
- Data analysis
- HTML
- Linux
- UNIX
Languages
- English
- Russian
Linkedin:
- http://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandr-stiagun-3301a041
Timeline
QA Lab Engineer
HCL America Inc at Google
08.2024 - Current
QA Tech Lead
HCL America Inc at Google
01.2020 - 03.2024
Quality Engineer
Qualitest at Google
01.2015 - 01.2020
QA Tester
Zultys Inc.
01.2014 - 12.2014
Training courses - Software Quality Assurance, Information Technology, Mobile Applications Testing
M.D. - Area Studies
Information Technology & Marketing Institute