Jaime Lizarazu
Downingtown,PA
Summary
QA & Test Automation Leader | AI-Driven Testing (Testim.io, UFT/ALM) | Cost Optimization & Team Leadership
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality Consultant
5 Star Quality Consulting
08.2023 - Current
- Enhanced software quality by designing and implementing comprehensive test strategies.
- Developed strong working relationships with key stakeholders, fostering a culture of collaboration that led to more effective testing outcomes.
- Drove continuous improvement initiatives within the testing organization, resulting in measurable efficiency gains over time.
- Supported successful system launches by conducting thorough pre-release testing and validation activities.
- Performed root cause analysis on critical defects, recommending corrective actions to prevent future occurrences effectively.
- Increased operational efficiency by identifying bottlenecks in the operations process and recommending improvements.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction through timely resolution of complaints and implementation of corrective actions.
Senior Manager, Test Automation
NeoGenomics
05.2021 - 08.2023
- Introduced and implemented AI-driven testing systems (Tricentis Testim.io, Smartbear TestComplete and cypress.io), tools, and processes, resulting in a significant reduction in automation run times from hours to minutes.
- Built and maintained over 100 automated test scripts that execute throughout different phases of SDLC to provide immediate feedback on critical path functions
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance QA Automation team productivity and morale.
- Consolidated Test Automation vendors and renegotiated contracts to optimize costs.
Principal Engineer, Quality Assurance
Beachbody
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Reviewed plans, documents, and related materials to assess projected actions and advise on changes.
- Applied development best practices in daily tasks for efficiency and accuracy.
- Trained staff members and improved engineering application processes.
- Collaborated with other departments to facilitate successful project completion.
Lead QA Architect, Member Data Science
Nike
07.2018 - 01.2021
- Set the Quality Strategy for the Zodiac Organization within Nike
- Implemented a Continuous Testing approach by integrating auto testing within our CI/CD Pipeline, so we know each deployment, the state of our latest build within less than 10 minutes.
- Built and maintained an automation testing framework using Cypress.io verifying the functionality of our LTV Analytics Platform (API testing, functional and regression testing end to end)
Staff Quality Assurance Engineer
Thermo Fisher Scientific
05.2016 - 07.2018
- Lead Staff QA Engineer on many Software Products and Valkit Releases such as SampleManager LIMS, Web & Mobile
- Nominated as the Practical Process Improvement (PPI) Lead to represent the Informatics & Chromatography System's Business Unit (BU), consisting of around 300+ staff members globally. Included:
- Coordinated the PPI Business System's Training to the Management Level Staff as well as providing Introductory Training to the majority of Staff during a Quarterly Townhall
- Focused on building relationships globally and across differing Business Units with other PPI Staff to develop a robust PPI support network
- Attended weekly calls into the Divisional PPI Director and reported the Business Units latest status (E.g., safety concerns, training efforts, hard and soft savings, PPI Projects, PPI Qualification Tracking, PPI Tools)
- Managed PPI Hard and Soft Savings Funnel for the Business Unit – merged with Divisional PPI Savings Funnel Quarterly, which tracked Million Dollar Savings discovered thru PPI.
- Developed an annual PPI Roadmap for the Business Unit using the PPI Project A3 tool. The Division adopted this Project A3 Roadmap as the model Roadmap for PPI rollout for each of the Division's Business Units for the next year.
- Acknowledged by Leadership for raising the Bar within the QA Role in the SDLC
- Invited as a backup to General Manager to the Quarterly Divisional Business Review Meetings
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business: Management Information Systems
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA06.2001
Skills
- Git proficiency
- DevOps
- Test Cases
- Testing scripts
- Automation design
- Automated testing
- Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Budget Control
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
Hobbies
My Family runs a small Volleyball Academy, where I enjoy developing coaches and young athletes into amazing leaders, growing their confidence, through the sport of volleyball. I also perform all the IT system configuration and testing for the organization.
Timeline
Senior Quality Consultant
5 Star Quality Consulting
08.2023 - Current
Senior Manager, Test Automation
NeoGenomics
05.2021 - 08.2023
Principal Engineer, Quality Assurance
Beachbody
01.2021 - 04.2021
Lead QA Architect, Member Data Science
Nike
07.2018 - 01.2021
Staff Quality Assurance Engineer
Thermo Fisher Scientific
05.2016 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Science - Business: Management Information Systems
Drexel University
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