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BREYANA SCALES

BREYANA SCALES

Happy Valley,OR

Summary

Perceptive QA Engineer well-versed at identifying and documenting complex software problems and causes. Designs test plans and procedures and equips and trains newer colleagues. Demonstrates practiced expertise in product design and participates in design reviews to offer early input on functional requirements and potential problems. Has training in full-stack web development and uses the perspective for effective testing strategy.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior QA Engineer

Plume (Mariposa Health)
11.2021 - 08.2023
  • Connected the Automation Suite to Cypress Dashboard, providing visibility of automation test results for Product Managers
  • Enhanced team efficiency by implementing agile methodologies and streamlining QA processes.

QA Analyst

Cybernet Entertainment
10.2019 - 10.2021
  • Advocated for the use of quick and flexible test suite structures for large features; saving time while ensuring wide test coverage
  • Improved software quality by executing thorough test plans and identifying defects before release.
  • Expanded team knowledge base, mentoring junior QA analysts on best practices and industry standards.

QA Automation Engineer

Madison Reed
03.2018 - 10.2019
  • Implemented thorough QA process strategies that led to catching over 100 bugs for a large feature that was released without any major issues
  • Improved software quality by designing and implementing comprehensive automated test plans for various applications

QA Tester

Kongregate
02.2015 - 11.2016
  • Managed external team's testing, including writing test suites and directing device coverage

QA Tester II

Big Fish Games (Self Aware Games Studio)
06.2013 - 02.2015
  • Was a liaison between QA and Community Support to investigate the most important issues that affected the community

QA Engineer I

Zynga
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Allocated outsourced QA testers from Boston and India to assist with completion of test suites

QA Intern

Zynga
08.2011 - 01.2012
  • Improved software quality by diligently executing test cases and identifying defects.

Education

Full Stack Web Development Apprenticeship -

Learners Guild, Oakland, CA
03.2018

Studied JavaScript full-time, as well as SQL, HTML, & CSS while developing Full-Stack applications

Student / QA Intern -

Year Up, San Francisco, CA
01.2012

Coursework in Computer Networking and Information Technology, Business Communications, Quality Assurance, and Professional Skills

Skills

  • Test Suite Creation
  • Test Case Creation
  • Defect tracking
  • Test Case Management
  • Documentation
  • Agile Testing
  • Mobile Application Testing
  • Validation
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • JavaScript
  • Communication & Collaboration
  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • Protractor
  • Selenium
  • Jest
  • Mocha
  • Chai
  • QA Automation
  • Black-Box Testing
  • Grey-Box Testing
  • Postman
  • JIRA
  • TestRail
  • GIT
  • GitHub
  • Jenkins
  • SQL
  • Postgres
  • CI and CD pipelines
  • Software development lifecycle

Timeline

Senior QA Engineer - Plume (Mariposa Health)
11.2021 - 08.2023
QA Analyst - Cybernet Entertainment
10.2019 - 10.2021
QA Automation Engineer - Madison Reed
03.2018 - 10.2019
QA Tester - Kongregate
02.2015 - 11.2016
QA Tester II - Big Fish Games (Self Aware Games Studio)
06.2013 - 02.2015
QA Engineer I - Zynga
01.2012 - 01.2013
QA Intern - Zynga
08.2011 - 01.2012
Learners Guild - Full Stack Web Development Apprenticeship,
Year Up - Student / QA Intern,
BREYANA SCALES