Maria Jimena Terceros Cespedez
6734 Gouthier RD - Falls Church,VA
Summary
Automation professional with strong foundation in developing and managing automated systems to drive productivity and efficiency. Recognized for ability to design innovative solutions and optimize existing processes. Known for collaborating effectively with teams and adapting to evolving project requirements. Proficient in JavaScript programming, system integration, and problem-solving.
Experienced with developing comprehensive test plans and strategies to ensure high-quality product releases. Utilizes advanced testing techniques and effective defect management to drive continuous improvement. Track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and with exceptional quality.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer in Test
ScienceLogic
08.2020 - Current
- Led design and implementation of scalable software solutions, for automation framework, improving test reliability and execution efficiency
- Mentored junior automation engineers, fostering skill development and promoting best practices in test automation and quality engineering.
- Conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to industry standards and improve overall automation code quality.
- Spearheaded cross-functional collaboration with development, DevOps and product teams to streamline delivery timelines.
- Optimized existing automation codebase, resulting and significantly improving framework performance.
- Managed multiple teams simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines and high-quality standards.
- Proactively identified areas for process improvement, implementing changes that resulted in measurable time savings for the QA team.
- Deployed application stacks in AWS using internal company tooling.
- Automated smoke tests for a couple teams to save QA time during release testing since the company has a lot of release testings and QA does not have time to test manually
Automation Engineer
Jalasoft
05.2011 - 05.2020
- Maintained, debugged and optimized automation programs.
- Trained developers and quality assurance team members in automation programs and processes.
- Established company automation methodology, frameworks and tools.
- Established best practices and innovative solutions to enhance output quality.
- Attended meetings with quality assurance, developers and project managers to assess scope and sequence of project.
- Collaborated with systems engineers and customers to determine machine requirements and develop specifications for user interface, machine functions and quality control to deliver reliable automation systems.
- Identified appropriate situations for implementing test automation, accounting for situations where automated testing was counterproductive.
- Researched and selected automation tools, prioritizing cost-effective solutions to shorten diagnostic workflows.
- Participated in a week test automation code review meetings, providing input on colleagues' coding efforts.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Jalasoft
09.2006 - 05.2011
- Debugged code and located root causes of problems by reviewing configuration files and logs.
- Proposed development and testing improvements to positively impact usability, function and performance.
- Created test cases and test scripts to maintain cohesive team approach to product development.
- Supported product managers and development teams across all phases of testing from planning to execution, troubleshooting and reporting within high-volume, agile environment.
- Tested software programs and applications written in javascript and typescript language.
- Effectively interacted with UX and infoDev departments regarding software defects and critical issues, working closely to develop innovative solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineer
University Mayor De San Simon
Cochabamba - Bolivia02.2008
Skills
- Testing scripts
- Design of experiments
- Proficient in SauceLabs
- Automation design
- Project development
- Object-oriented solutions
- Code reviews
- Software applications
- Web-based software engineering
- Engineering standards
- Agile methodologies - scrum
- Build releases
- Software Development
- New employee mentoring, training
- Development Lifecycles
- Software testing
- Best practices for software development and testing
- Project planning
- Troubleshooting for software development and testing
- Technical writing
- Hardware and software installation
- Team reporting
- Proficient in javascript
- Basic knowledge on Java
- Design reviews
- Continuous improvement
- Test case design
- Test automation expertise
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer in Test
ScienceLogic
08.2020 - Current
Automation Engineer
Jalasoft
05.2011 - 05.2020
Quality Assurance Engineer
Jalasoft
09.2006 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Science - Software Engineer
University Mayor De San Simon