Liam Beck
Towson,United States
Summary
Results-driven QA Automation Engineer with 6 years of experience in developing and executing testing strategies across various industries. Skilled in Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium frameworks, enhancing automation coverage and process efficiencies. Led QA initiatives for critical platform launches, improving system functionality and user experience.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Product Owner
Guild Manager
Towson, Maryland
01.2025 - 01.2026
- Prioritized backlog items to align with stakeholder feedback and market trends, ensuring product relevance.
- Conducted user research to extract insights that guided feature development, enhancing user satisfaction.
- Analyzed competitive landscape to inform product positioning and strategy.
- Assessed business value of new features to inform prioritization and strategic implementation.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Towson, United States
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Executed comprehensive manual functional and regression testing for each user story delivered by multiple teams.
- Instituted extensive automation coverage through Playwright and Postman testing scripts.
- Led QA initiatives for projects with offshore development teams, ensuring alignment with quality standards and project goals.
- Contributed to establishing acceptance criteria during planning and facilitated process enhancements in retrospective meetings.
- Supported the launch of the DDaaS (Data Distribution as a Service) MVP platform by budgeting for all development constraints.
- Coordinated with business development teams to configure experimental systems using mock data, facilitating demonstrations of data distribution across 34+ NextGen (ATSC 3.0) broadcast stations.
Software Development Engineer in Test
Cardinal Health
Towson, United States
11.2022 - 12.2023
- Developed end-to-end Cypress test automation framework, managing technical debt to enhance test coverage.
- Developed automated test scripts for various software applications.
- Designed and executed test plans for data transfers between pharmacies and e-prescription vendors, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards.
- Collaborated with developers to identify and resolve software defects.
- Led testing efforts for new product releases and feature enhancements.
Quality Assurance Engineer
OliveAI
Baltimore, United States
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Developed a Cypress end-to-end testing framework for Electron-based healthcare application, enhancing testing efficiency.
- Developed and executed test plans for software applications and systems.
- Collaborated with development teams to identify and resolve defects.
- Documented manual test cases and collaborated with agile teams in point planning to allocate focus and address software defects.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Bytelion
Hunt Valley
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Developed Appium-based mobile testing framework for React Native applications, enabling seamless cross-platform functionality on Android and iOS.
- Engineered and implemented Cypress Cucumber automation, enhancing testing efficiency for healthcare site.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve quality issues.
Software Development Engineer in Test
84.51
Baltimore, United States
11.2018 - 08.2019
- Engineered automated API testing in Scala for Agatha Glass, ensuring robust functionality and reliability.
- Developed comprehensive Protractor test suite for Angular-based front-end project, enhancing test coverage.
- Executed regression tests to ensure software stability.
- Collaborated with developers to identify testing requirements.
Software Development Engineer in Test
Under Armour
Baltimore, United States
07.2017 - 11.2018
- Developed automated test scripts for software applications using industry-standard tools.
- Utilized SQL queries to validate shipping label updates while expanding Selenium Webdriver test coverage for seamless DevOps integration.
- Executed regression tests to validate software functionality and performance under various scenarios.
- Championed QA efforts for Profile Page Redesign across US/CA websites, enhancing user experience through A/B testing.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify testing requirements and ensuring quality.
Education
Applied Information Technology -
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, United States01-2016
Skills
- Agile methodology
- JavaScript
- ReactJS
- Test automation
- End-to-end testing
- Regression testing
- BDD Frameworks
- Selenium Webdriver
- Cypress
- Playwright
- Jenkins
- Postman
- SQL
- System Administration
Certification
ReactJS Catalyte Training Cycle, 07/01/17
Timeline
Product Owner
Guild Manager
01.2025 - 01.2026
Quality Assurance Engineer
Sinclair Broadcast Group
01.2024 - 01.2025
Software Development Engineer in Test
Cardinal Health
11.2022 - 12.2023
Quality Assurance Engineer
OliveAI
09.2021 - 07.2022
Quality Assurance Engineer
Bytelion
04.2021 - 09.2021
Software Development Engineer in Test
84.51
11.2018 - 08.2019
Software Development Engineer in Test
Under Armour
07.2017 - 11.2018
Applied Information Technology -
University of Baltimore