Courtney Fornof
St Augustine,Florida
Summary
Highly skilled, detail-oriented and ISTQB certified Software Quality Assurance Engineer with over six years of experience in ensuring the quality of software products through comprehensive testing and quality assurance methodologies. Adept at identifying and resolving software defects and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Well versed in the software testing life cycle (STLC) and the software development life cycle (SDLC), including designing, developing and implementing test plans, test cases and test processes. Seeking an opportunity to contribute my expertise in QA processes to a dynamic software development team.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Venus Fashion
10.2022 - Current
- Develop and execute comprehensive test cases, test scripts and test scenarios for an online retailer's website (desktop and mobile) and App to ensure functionality, reliability, and performance either meet or exceeded customer expectations
- Create and maintain test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and testing reports
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business analysts, to understand requirements and design effective test plans
- Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, providing valuable input and feedback to improve the quality of deliverables
- Identify and document software defects, and work closely with developers to ensure a prompt resolution is facilitated
- Conduct regression testing to ensure the stability of software releases and identify any potential issues with new features.
- Advise developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
System Innovators
06.2018 - 07.2022
- Promoted to QA Engineer as a key member of the software development team on development projects for a centralized Enterprise Revenue Management solution
- Ensured compliance with QA standards, federal regulations and customer specifications
- Interacted with software application developers to clarify design specifications, test requirements and address defect resolution
- Created test plans using user stories to gather requirements
- Developed test cases that fulfilled the end user acceptance criteria
- Executed test cases, logged and assigned defects, and kept track of defect statuses until closed
- Worked with team members to complete tasks and meet timeline goals
- Lead bug triage meetings
- Produced release notes for quarterly maintenance and new product releases
- Confirmed bugs occurring in base code and in client environments
- Manually regression tested the product's web platform and windows applications before each quarterly and end of year release
- Utilized vSphere Client to set up and tear down test servers and workstations.
- Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts.
Software Quality Assurance Analyst
System Innovators
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Executed test cases for product features and bug fixes
- Manually regression tested product before each quarterly and end of year release
- Participated in software development planning sessions in order to gather requirements for testing scenarios
- Reported, tracked and monitored defects until resolved.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
Education
Bachelor's Degree -
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida05.2016
Skills
- Committed to delivering quality results in a timely manner
- Quick learner with a strong work ethic
- Strong ability to work within constantly changing priorities and requirements
- Excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills
- Skilled in working independently and in teams, as well as serving as a team leader
- Strong verbal and written communicator
- Active listener
- Critical thinker
Personal Information
Title: Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Certification
- Selenium Essential Training, LinkedIn Learning February 2024
- Test Automation Foundations, LinkedIn Learning February 2024
- Postman Essential Training, LinkedIn Learning January 2024
- VMware Certified Professional, VMware May 2021
- Learning Python, LinkedIn Learning June 2020
- Certified Software Tester (CSTE), ISTQB May 2018
- SQL Fundamentals Certification, SoloLearn April 2017
Technical Tools
- SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
- VMware Vsphere Client
- SOAPUI
- Postman API
- SauceLabs
- Team Foundation Server (TFS)
- Jira
- DevOps
QA Skills
- Software Testing
- Manual Testing
- Automated Testing
- Regression Testing
- Functional Testing
- Black Box Testing
- White Box Testing
- Test Planning
- Test Case Development
- Test Case Reviews
- Documentation
- Bug Fix Verification
Timeline
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Venus Fashion
10.2022 - Current
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
System Innovators
06.2018 - 07.2022
Software Quality Assurance Analyst
System Innovators
06.2017 - 07.2018
Bachelor's Degree -
University of South Florida
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