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Varnado Bell

Metairie,LA

Summary

Proactive Manual Quality Analyst Tester with over three and a half years of experience in manual and 508 compliance testing. Proficient in SDLC, STLC, and Defect Life Cycle within Agile frameworks. Developed and executed comprehensive test plans, cases, and scripts, leading to improved software quality and reduced system errors. Achievements include effective bug tracking and resolution, enhancing overall product reliability.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Remote Manual QA Analyst

Convergenz & BWT
Edgewater, MD
11.2022 - 05.2025
  • Coordinated efforts with software developers and product management on software for the Department of Veterans Affairs, providing veterans with clear, accurate visibility into the financial benefits received.
  • Executed comprehensive software testing aimed at helping veterans understand past payment details, including purpose, issuance dates, and calculation methods.
  • Contributed quality assurance insights during design meetings with product teams.
  • Engaged in sprint planning discussions to outline testing strategies with the development team.
  • Executed functional, UI, integration, system, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.
  • Developed and executed manual and 508 test cases, while documenting bugs, defects, and technical debts, outlining reproduction steps, accompanied by relevant screenshots in Jira until completion.

Remote Manual Software QA Tester

Gettop & e-gree
New Orleans, LA
07.2021 - 09.2022
  • Coordinated with the QA lead and development team in an Agile/Scrum environment to execute thorough testing for multiple web applications.
  • Utilized Chrome DevTools for web testing, addressing UI, network errors, and JavaScript discrepancies impacting user experience.
  • Performed browser compatibility testing on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge.
  • Provided real-time bug reporting and tracking to the team for quick debugging and verifying fixes.
  • Created detailed bug reports with steps to reproduce the issue and tracked them through resolution.

Education

AS Degree - Criminal Justice

Saint Petersburg College
Saint Petersburg, FL

Skills

  • Black box and regression testing
  • User acceptance, manual testing, and 508 compliance testing
  • Integration and functional testing
  • UI and cross-browser testing
  • Operating systems: MacOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux
  • Browsers: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge
  • Agile methodologies and Scrum
  • Jira project management
  • Test case creation and execution
  • Attention to detail in testing
  • Collaborative teamwork skills
  • Effective communication abilities
  • SQL database management

References

Available on request

Affiliations

  • I oversaw a volunteer program for seven years, consisting of over 1200 volunteers from Louisiana & Mississippi.
  • In 2015, my wife and I started a family cleaning business that she currently oversees.

Timeline

Remote Manual QA Analyst

Convergenz & BWT
11.2022 - 05.2025

Remote Manual Software QA Tester

Gettop & e-gree
07.2021 - 09.2022

AS Degree - Criminal Justice

Saint Petersburg College

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