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EYA KERESELIDZE
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EYA KERESELIDZE

Certified AI Business Strategist Senior Certified Software Quality Assurance Analyst Automation QA Team Lead Generative AI Innovator Entrepreneur
Alexandria,VA

Summary

  • Results-driven Senior Quality Assurance Leader and AI Strategy Professional with 15+ years of experience delivering high-impact solutions across enterprise modernization initiatives and U.S. federal systems
  • Recognized for driving quality excellence, test automation transformation, and operational efficiency in complex, large-scale environments
  • Expertise in manual and automated testing of enterprise applications within Agile frameworks
  • Advanced proficiency in Java-based automation using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Page Object Model (POM)
  • Proven ability to design and implement scalable automation frameworks, API testing (REST/SOAP), and CI/CD integration
  • Skilled in leveraging AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude.ai to accelerate test development and improve coverage
  • Demonstrated success in reducing regression cycles, improving release quality, and accelerating delivery timelines
  • Extensive experience in UAT, UI validation, Section 508 accessibility compliance, IV&V testing, and SQL data validation
  • Strong foundation in AI Business Strategy, enabling data-driven decision-making and AI governance practices
  • Proven leadership in cross-functional QA teams, managing requirements analysis, test planning, execution cycles, and defect reporting within Agile environments
  • Delivered executive-level stakeholder reporting, including risk assessments, quality metrics, and status updates to business and technical leadership
  • Business & Product Leadership: Founded and manage a botanical innovation skincare company, overseeing strategy, compliance, digital platforms, and operational scalability
  • AI-informed approach applied to improve customer experience, marketing efficiency, and operational processes through data-driven insights and automation tools
  • E-commerce QA & UI Testing: Performed end-to-end validation on Shopify platform, including checkout flows, pricing logic, inventory accuracy, and full customer journey

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Test Engineer (Manual - Automation) - Team Lead

6K Systems - Department of Labor ( DOL )
Washington, DC
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Led QA delivery for 8 federal modernization projects, coordinating end-to end testing lifecycle.
  • Managed requirements analysis, test planning, test cases, user stories, execution and defect reporting within Agile teams.
  • Developed and maintained automation test scripts using tools such as Selenium.
  • Built and executed automated regression test suites, performed manual testing for efficiency.
  • Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and faster release.
  • Identified, documented, and tracked defects using tools like JIRA, ensuring timely resolution.
  • Conducted regression, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing across multiple releases.
  • Validated UI elements, workflows, and data accuracy for a cosmetics e-commerce platform.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align automation strategy with business.
  • Performed backend data validation using SQL to verify business logic, workflows, and database integrity.
  • Prepared executive-level reports including risk assessments, quality metrics, and release readiness.
  • Dept. of Labor

Senior Test Analyst – Team Lead

Trillian Technologies -DC Health & Human Services
Washington, DC
10.2020 - 12.2023
  • Managed QA activities CGI – DC Health & Human Services (DCAS, DCHS) income support and welfare initiatives.
  • Managed QA initiatives for large-scale social benefits systems on IBM Curam platform.
  • Designed, developed and executed comprehensive user stories, test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and functional requirements, performed manual and automation testing to validate system functionality.
  • Integrated test reporting with CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous test execution and feedback.
  • Performed backend data validation using SQL to verify business logic, workflows, and database integrity.
  • Conducted UAT sessions, logged defects, and coordinated resolution with development teams.
  • Validated complex case scenarios and backend data via SQL and Excel-based audit spreadsheets.
  • (DCAS, DCHS) – Washington, DC– Social Program Benefits

User Acceptance (UA) - User Interface (UI) Test Analyst – Business Strategist

E.K LLC - E-Commerce
Alexandria, VA
01.2024 - 10.2025
  • Product owner of botanical innovation skincare company, overseeing QA strategy, compliance, and operational scalability
  • Conducted UI and functional testing on Shopify platform, including checkout flows, pricing, logic, inventory accuracy, and full customer journey validation.
  • Performed regression testing for platform updates to ensure consistent user experience.
  • Leverage AI-assisted analytics with Claude.ai to identify test gaps, optimize test strategies, and dynamically generate edge-case scenarios.
  • Conducted comprehensive front-end and back-end user acceptance testing using Ruby on Rails platform to validate application performance.
  • Executed data validation, extraction, and transformation tasks for Metaobjects integration, ensuring data integrity and consistency.

User Acceptance (UA) Test Lead Engineer

Synergies- US Coast Guard ( USCG )
Reston, VA
12.2019 - 04.2020
  • Led UAT cycles for Homeport Express modernization initiative, coordinating business users and QA team.
  • Conducted regression, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing across multiple releases.
  • Documented defects, workflow improvements, and generated executive UAT reports.

Quality Assurance Analyst

Xtenfer Consulting Inc
McLean, VA
06.2017 - 12.2019
  • Designed and executed comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scenarios based on business and functional requirements.
  • Performed manual functional and regression testing for internal and client-facing applications.
  • Analyzed requirements, developed, and executed test plans, and supported defect lifecycle.

User Interface (UI) IV&V Test Lead Analyst

Primescape Solutions - U.S. Department of HUD
Washington, DC
10.2016 - 05.2017
  • Conducted QA for real estate assessment and HUD application modernization using Agile methodology.
  • Created and linked test cases to functional requirements and design specifications.
  • Conducted regression, smoke, sanity, and exploratory testing across multiple releases.
  • Validated UI elements, workflows, and data accuracy.
  • Oversaw test execution, coordinated with developers, and reported QA findings to ensure release readiness.
  • HUD (REAC)

Linguistic Tester

L-3 Communications
04.2007 - 12.2008

USA. Jan.2007-2008. Supported U.S Army - Iraq Titanium Project Operation for Language testing initiatives and evaluation of Russian and Georgian Language proficiency.

Education

Certificate Program in AI Business Strategy - AI Business Strategy

Johns Hopkins University
Washington, DC
10.2025 - 03.2026

Certificate Program in Software QA & Testing -

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
07.2016 - 10.2016

Certificate Program in Automation Testing -

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
06.2017 - 09.2017

Music Education

Arakishvili College of Music
Tbilisi, Georgia
09.1983 - 06.1987

Associate of Arts - Fine Arts, And Sciences

Toidze College of Art's
Tbilisi, Georgia
09.1991 - 06.1994

Skills

  • Risk & Controls Testing
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • User Interface (UI) Testing
  • AI Business Strategy
  • AI-Assisted Analytics
  • AI Governance & Responsible
  • AI Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Process Optimization
  • Accessibility Compliance (Section 508)
  • IV&V Validation
  • Agile / Scrum
  • QA
  • SQL Data Verification
  • Test Planning & Defect Lifecycle Management
  • AI-Assisted Analysis
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Stakeholder Reporting
  • Team Leadership
  • Requirements Traceability

Personal Information

  • Citizenship: U.S. Citizen

Tools Technologies

Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JUnit, Page Object Model (POM), SOAP UI, AWS Code Pipeline, Jira, qTest, Azure DevOps, HP ALM, Quality Center, IBM Curam, Oracle, Java, Angular, .NET, Java EE, Shopify, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Oracle, Excel, Section 508, JAWS, WAVE, SharePoint, MS Project, Visio, Microsoft Teams, Outlook365, Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, V-Model

Education Certifications

  • Johns Hopkins University, USA, 2025-01-01, Certificate Program in AI Business Strategy
  • George Mason University, USA, 2016-08-01, Certificate Program in Software QA & Testing (6.40 CEUs)
  • George Mason University, USA, 2017-08-01, Certificate Program in Automation Testing (6.40 CEUs)
  • Arakishvili College of Music, Tbilisi, Georgia, 1987-01-01, BA in Music Education

Security Clearance

Public Trust (2024) ( 2023) ( 2022) (2020) (2019) (2016)

Secret Clearance  ( 2010)

Work Preference

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Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Timeline

Certificate Program in AI Business Strategy - AI Business Strategy

Johns Hopkins University
10.2025 - 03.2026

User Acceptance (UA) - User Interface (UI) Test Analyst – Business Strategist

E.K LLC - E-Commerce
01.2024 - 10.2025

Senior Test Engineer (Manual - Automation) - Team Lead

6K Systems - Department of Labor ( DOL )
01.2023 - 12.2023

Senior Test Analyst – Team Lead

Trillian Technologies -DC Health & Human Services
10.2020 - 12.2023

User Acceptance (UA) Test Lead Engineer

Synergies- US Coast Guard ( USCG )
12.2019 - 04.2020

Certificate Program in Automation Testing -

George Mason University
06.2017 - 09.2017

Quality Assurance Analyst

Xtenfer Consulting Inc
06.2017 - 12.2019

User Interface (UI) IV&V Test Lead Analyst

Primescape Solutions - U.S. Department of HUD
10.2016 - 05.2017

Certificate Program in Software QA & Testing -

George Mason University
07.2016 - 10.2016

Linguistic Tester

L-3 Communications
04.2007 - 12.2008

Associate of Arts - Fine Arts, And Sciences

Toidze College of Art's
09.1991 - 06.1994

Music Education

Arakishvili College of Music
09.1983 - 06.1987
EYA KERESELIDZECertified AI Business Strategist Senior Certified Software Quality Assurance Analyst Automation QA Team Lead Generative AI Innovator Entrepreneur