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BRIAN HALEY

Kissimmee,FL

Summary

Software QA Engineer with hands-on experience in manual and automated testing across 20+ web and mobile applications. Record of identifying software issues and ensuring quality through comprehensive test coverage, reducing post-release defects by 85% in previous projects. Strong background in test case development, bug tracking, and cross-platform testing. Known for delivering software solutions that enhance user experience while maintaining industry standards and best practices.

Work History

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Careerist
11.2024 - Current
  • Spearheaded the development of new test automation strategy, analyzing and implementing solutions that increased test coverage from 82% to 100% across 500+ test cases
  • Took initiative to automate, identify and resolve critical QA bottlenecks, pioneering a streamlined workflow that boosted team execution speed by 35%
  • Engineered and championed adoption of automated test scripts, analyzing performance patterns to reduce regression testing cycles from 3 days to 1 day
  • Led the initiative to develop a comprehensive edge case testing framework, mentoring 2 team members to identify and document 40+ unique scenarios across platforms
  • Designed and implemented a data-driven bug prioritization system, achieving 45% improvement in tracking efficiency while maintaining critical response times
  • Established new best practices for defect analysis, mentoring junior QA engineers and reducing recurring defects by 60% through systematic root cause investigation

QA Software Tester

Careerist
09.2024 - 10.2024
  • Pioneered data-driven QA methodologies by analyzing 12 months of defect patterns, mentoring a team of 6 QA engineers and establishing company's first automation center of excellence
  • Analyzed user behavior metrics to lead cross-functional collaboration between 4 QA engineers, 3 UX designers, and 5 product managers through 200+ strategic test sessions
  • Engineered robust documentation frameworks after evaluating team inefficiencies, achieving 100% compliance across 3 development teams (20+ members)
  • Demonstrated leadership by establishing bi-weekly knowledge-sharing sessions with 15+ team members, while maintaining testing excellence across major releases
  • Spearheaded comprehensive training program development, reducing new QA engineer onboarding time from 6 weeks to 3 weeks with 100% certification rate

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Recording Engineering

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL

Skills

  • Manual Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing
  • Smoke Testing
  • Exploratory Testing
  • Performance Testing
  • Cross-browser Testing
  • JIRA
  • SQL
  • Test Case Management Tools
  • Windows
  • Android
  • IOS
  • Bug Reporting & Tracking
  • Test Case Development
  • Quality Assurance
  • Test Automation
  • Documentation

Timeline

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Careerist
11.2024 - Current

QA Software Tester

Careerist
09.2024 - 10.2024

Bachelor of Arts - Recording Engineering

Full Sail University
BRIAN HALEY