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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Software
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Elias Al Taoum

Elias Al Taoum

Bikfaya

Summary

After 4 years of Quality Assurance experience, I am looking for an opportunity to invest my knowledge and expertise in what the institution demands.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

OMT - Western Union
10.2023 - Current

• Reviewing business requirements and technical documentation to identify testable scenarios and provide actionable feedback from both QA and BA perspectives
• Contributing to defining the testing strategy while ensuring alignment with product requirements, scope, and delivery timelines
• Creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
• Designing, executing, and maintaining manual and automated test cases for the mobile application using Katalon Studio
• Performing functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing to validate product quality and stability
• Participating in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives
• Conducting root-cause analysis on critical defect clusters to prevent recurrence and improve product quality
• Ensured compliance with acceptance criteria and quality standards (BDL and Businesses) prior to release

Junior Quality Assurance

Smart Spectrum Solutions Providers
11.2022 - Current
  • Report and document defects, and collaborate with developers to ensure timely resolution.
  • Conduct regression testing to verify that previously identified defects have been fixed and the software is functioning as intended.
  • Collaborate closely with other members of the development team to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Perform manual testing of the website and application.
  • Ensure that the website is implemented in accordance with the designed workflow.

Junior Quality Assurance

Inkript Identification Technologies s.a.l. - Subsidiary of Resource Group
11.2021 - 09.2022
  • Collaborated closely with the development team on two projects to create test plans for quality assurance.
  • Reviewed requirements and design documents to ensure completeness and testability of requirements.
  • Developed and maintained documentation of system test procedures and test cases.
  • Developed and executed test plans and test cases to ensure that the product was functioning as intended.
  • Identified bugs and reported them to the responsible software developers, as well as suggested enhancements.
  • Evaluated the user experience and interface design.
  • Provided support to the deployment team on staging and live environments and tracked any issues that arose on each stage.

Floor Manager

Beytech
12.2019 - 08.2021
  • Maintained awareness of the market and conducted competitor analysis.
  • Processed customer complaints, comments, and feedback while working to resolve any issues.
  • Managed stock levels and made key decisions about stock control and ordering.
  • Supervised staff to ensure that daily operations were running smoothly and efficiently.

Sales Representative

Khoury Home
07.2017 - 10.2019
  • Described merchandise and provided information on the use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers.
  • Recommended and selected merchandise based on customer needs and desires, and assisted in locating or obtaining the merchandise.
  • Placed special orders or contacted other stores to find desired items for customers.

Education

Masters in Business Administration -

Lebanese Canadian University
Zouk Mosbeh
09.2023

Bs - Computing with Business Studies

Arabic Open University
Antelias
06.2019

High School Diploma -

Les Soeur Des Saint Coeur
Bikfaya
06.2016

Skills

  • Jira
  • Katalon
  • Postman
  • Jenkins
  • Microsoft SQL server
  • Cypress
  • Testrail
  • Camunda
  • Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Software

Attention to detail

Communication

Critical Thinking

Quick Learner

Curiosity

Result Oriented

Languages

Arabic
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working

Timeline

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

OMT - Western Union
10.2023 - Current

Junior Quality Assurance

Smart Spectrum Solutions Providers
11.2022 - Current

Junior Quality Assurance

Inkript Identification Technologies s.a.l. - Subsidiary of Resource Group
11.2021 - 09.2022

Floor Manager

Beytech
12.2019 - 08.2021

Sales Representative

Khoury Home
07.2017 - 10.2019

Bs - Computing with Business Studies

Arabic Open University

Masters in Business Administration -

Lebanese Canadian University

High School Diploma -

Les Soeur Des Saint Coeur

Projects

OMT Pay: (2023-Current)

  • Reviewed requirements and defined test scenarios for high-risk financial flows, ensuring compliance with acceptance criteria before release.
  • Executed smoke, exploratory, regression, and UAT testing to support stable and smooth production releases.
  • Designed and executed automated test cases for critical mobile application flows to support regression testing.
  • Used test automation to reduce manual regression effort and accelerate release cycles.


EETT: (2022-2023)

  • Worked with the project team to create and implement a comprehensive test plan, including test cases, for the website.
  • Collaborated with the customer to integrate license reports into their services, ensuring compliance with licensing requirements.
  • Conducted rigorous functional, integration, and regression testing of both the website and license reports, verifying that
    they met the customer's requirements, specifications, and standards.



E-Government - Digital Transformation: (Live) (2021-2022)

  • Electronic Vehicle Registration Cards System: Vehicle registration management solution with secure electronic vehicle registration card personalization and production.
  • Special number system: purchasing, acquiring, releasing and transferring special and normal plate numbers.
  • Vehicle hold system: managing vehicle hold types-category on vehicles.



Final project: InsurCo (2019)

  • Created a mobile application that helps users to connect with first aid response and insurance's accident experts.