Anne Axilrod

Work History

Lead Software QA Tester (Contract)

The Virtus Solutions

06.2023 - 04.2024

Created an in depth, thorough test plan that outlined testing milestones, dependencies, and testing prerequisites for a very complex project that involved Architecture, ETL, forty-two Third Party integrations, Mobile App and multiple Databases
Tested both front end web based and mobile part of the application and the backend, ETL, Batch File and Database
Testing included End to End testing, Integration testing and Boundary testing
Successfully lead a team of 6 in an Agile Scrum environment and met all deadlines
Delegated Tasks
Collected estimates from the team, held team meetings and one on one guidance and mentorship
JIRA Administrator for the team, created JIRA Workflows and JIRA Boards from scratch
Prioritized bugs, led bug Triage meetings with developers and testers
Wrote Database test Cases and Batch File Test cases for a complex backend ETL system
Created and executed complex SQL queries using Visual Studio Code for a IBM DB2 database
Created test data files that efficiently tested the back end ETL processes
Wrote requirements and test case matrix
Created test cases for regression testing, smoke testing, UAT testing, and integration testing
Selected test cases for automation
Added test cases to their automation test suite using Selenium.

Lead Software QA Engineer

RELX Group

04.2015 - 06.2023

Trusted with important, complex, high profile projects
Known to find bugs others miss, very detail oriented, fast, efficient, creative and thorough in testing
Proficient in manual End-to-End Testing, Boundary Testing, Integration Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, backend System and Configuration Testing, Database Testing, and designed User Acceptance tests
Identified test cases for automation, and then automated them each test cycle
Created and executed complex SQL queries to test the back end database
Created test data files for ETL data testing using custom built automated Linux Shell scripts
Utilized Postman for API testing
Designed performance test cases and Performed Load testing using Load Runner
Demonstrated ability to work with little direction and with a deep sense of ownership over quality of the products, always putting the customer first
Communicated across teams and coordinated the introduction of code changes into one code base from many teams
Acted as Project Manager by assuming project management responsibilities as well as QA tasks by defining project goals, setting priorities, project milestones, creating and organizing Epics, User Stories and tasks in JIRA
Worked in a fast paced start up environment
Demonstrated ability to successfully multitask and efficiently drive the testing and priorities for many applications at the same time, getting code changes to production in a timely manner
Suggested that QA team have written requirements
Worked closely with business product owners to gather the requirements, wrote requirements documentation, created test cases, wrote test case scripts, selected tests for automation, automated select key test cases using Serenity BDD and Cucumber in the JAVA programming language, logged bugs in JIRA bug defect tracking tool, and prioritized bugs
Suggested the idea to implement Agile Scrum processes and then put the process in place
This new process cut bugs entering production by 95% and improved release cycle times so new features entered production 600% faster
Created End-to-End testing best practices to capture additional bugs that may have fallen through the cracks before they entered production
Identified areas of the data ETL testing that could be automated, and then took the initiative to automate front end data testing using Cucumber and then automated the back end ETL testing from scratch, using Shell scripts with Embedded SQL
Thought of innovative ways to run manual test cases, reducing the time it took to manually test and create and maintain automated tests by 400%
Introduced the idea to automate production deployment smoke testing, cutting deployment times from 8 hours to one hour
Quick learner that enjoys learning new skills
Partook in the hiring process
Interviewed and trained new hires
Introduced the idea of using 'behavioral interview' questions, then gathered the needed behavioral questions as well as technical questions for the interview process
The questions resulted in very good hires and effectively weeded out what would have been bad hires
Created documentation to quickly train new hire
Delegated tasks
Acted as release manager, prioritized changes and merged code changes and deployed new builds to test environments and production using Jenkins
Smoke tested production deployments
Familiar with Java, Maven, Eclipse, Python, Selenium, Playwright, Typescript and AWS
Proficient in XML, HTML and CSS
Tools used included JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, Bit Bucket, and Git lab, AWS Cloud
Proficient in shell commands and shell scripting
Worked with Jupyter Notebooks and automated Jupyter notebook testing using Playwright
Demonstrated self started with the ability to work well as a team player or alone with minimum supervision
Excellent communicator
Demonstrated ability to work well in a remote environment.

Senior Software QA Engineer

DaVita (Contract)

02.2015 - 04.2015

Tested both the front end and the back end of a database based application using the Agile Scrum Methodology
Wrote test cases
Deployed new builds to test environment
Created complex SQL queries to test back end database
Tools included MS Visual Studio, ROBOT (Headless testing using Python Code and C#), Test Complete and Tableau.

Software QA Engineer

Sungard Availability Services (Contract)

09.2014 - 02.2015

Tested both the front end and the back end of a database based application using the Agile Scrum Methodology
Wrote test cases
Deployed new builds to test environment
Created headless automation tests using Python
Created complex SQL queries to test back end database.

Software QA Analyst

Ameriquest Business Services (Contract)

06.2014 - 09.2014

Tested both the front end and the back end of a complicated Accounting Software application using Agile Scrum Methodology
Wrote test cases and identified areas that could be automated
Automated back end web services testing by creating a C# script from scratch
Created complex SQL queries to test back end database
Tools included Quality Center, TFS, MTM and Coded UI.

Software QA Analyst

ALMAC

06.2013 - 06.2014

Tested front end web based application and backend database using Agile Scrum testing methodology
Deployed new builds to test environment
Wrote test plans, test scripts and test cases
Automated front end application testing using C#, MTM and TFS
Performed End-to-End testing which included regression testing, integration testing, edge case testing, and functional testing
Created test data by creating reusable, complex MS SQL Server queries to inject data into the test database.

Lead Software QA Engineer

ARA Advanced Software Consultants

11.2011 - 06.2013

Tested the back end ETL system and front end reporting application in an Agile scrum environment, using Unix shell scripts and complex DB2 SQL queries
Took the initiative to identify and automate areas of back end file, data and database testing that could be automated
Automated back end file testing by writing UNIX shell scripts with embedded SQL, saving over a month of testing time
Wrote shell scripts to create fictitious data files in XML and flat file format for data file testing
Provided test files for the entire team and UA End-to-End testing
Interviewed, hired, trained and mentored new hires
Documented all aspects of the system and back end automation to aid in training new hires
Organized QTP training sessions
Played key role in verification that software and data meets client needs through ongoing collaborations with developers and end users
Business Intelligence testing: tested trends in the data to identify patterns of fraud
Created and ran Load Runner Performance tests
Wrote and stored test cases in Quality Center
Reported bugs in Clear Quest
Performed End-to-End testing, edge case testing, regression testing, smoke testing and functional testing.

SR. Software QA Engineer

NAVTEQ

09.2010 - 11.2011

Established a track record of success by quickly learning the new applications and delivering bug free products using the Agile Scrum Methodology
Testing included Load Testing, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, Edge Case Testing, manual Testing and automated testing
Testing tools included Load Runner, QTP and homegrown test scripts.

Software and Data QA Engineer

HEALTH MARKET SCIENCE

12.2005 - 09.2010

Ensured integrity and success of software and web applications by conducting testing activities using Software Lifecycle and Agile methods
Created test plans/cases and established thresholds for failure
Played key role in verification that software and data meets client needs through ongoing collaborations with developers and internal teams
Advanced quality efforts through use of JIRA bug-tracking
Delivered significant time savings - 40 work-hours/week - through identification and suggestion of areas for automation; automated 98% of weekly Master File data using UNIX, PERL, and SQL
Recognized as SME for testing data and for setting statistical 'pass/fail' thresholds for master data file
Consistently demonstrated ability to effectively manage concurrent projects and needs, meet/exceed tight deadlines, and expedite activities in order to deliver on client needs
Recognized for efforts with Employee of the Month award
Mentored in the Data Quality Department.

Associate Systems Developer

FIRST CONSULTING GROUP

01.2004 - 01.2005

Optimized technology for large pharmaceutical companies (including Proctor & Gamble and Maryland Research Center) through testing of JAVA-based desktop and web applications, with focus on adhering to industry testing standards
Wrote and ran test scripts, as well as ad hoc tests, and helped eliminate defects using Clear Quest bug tracking software.

Junior QA Developer

BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY

01.2003 - 01.2004

Contributed to IT operations through application testing and development activities across a broad range of languages, systems, and platforms
Plated key role in testing activities, from creating/maintaining plans and development of specifications and documentation to tracking bugs
Gained 1.5 years of hands-on applications testing experience, both manually and utilizing automated test suites (Expert Tuning, INSURE++), as well as in creation of Oracle Forms and Reports, web pages, Discoverer Reports, UNIX, Oracle SQL, and PL/SQL packages.

Summary

Overview

Work History

Lead Software QA Tester (Contract)

Lead Software QA Engineer

Senior Software QA Engineer

Software QA Engineer

Software QA Analyst

Software QA Analyst

Lead Software QA Engineer

SR. Software QA Engineer

Software and Data QA Engineer

Associate Systems Developer

Junior QA Developer

Education

Certificate in Computer Programming with Web Technologies -

Bachelor of Science in Computer & Information Science and Marketing -

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