Veronica Powell
Mt. Dora,FL
Summary
Senior Quality Assurance Tester with a strong focus on implementing effective test strategies and leading quality assurance initiatives. Expertise in electrical troubleshooting and maintaining compliance standards to support organizational quality objectives. Demonstrated ability in test planning and communication, ensuring high standards and timely project delivery.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality Assurance Tester
Southern Energy
Hackleburg, Alabama
09.2019 - Current
- Leading quality assurance team in testing energy solutions to ensure compliance with standards.
- Performing tests on homes to ensure compliance that meets IBTS, NTA and HUD standards.
- Fixing electrical components as needed, finding and correcting short circuits.
- Maintaining the highest of safety standards.
- Reporting all issues and corrections in detailed reports, ensuring timely correspondence.
- Prepares and maintains inspector daily reports (IDRs).
- Provides a thorough quality inspection, maintaining quality to specific standards.
- Attending and holding weekly meetings to improve quality.
- Provides high-level communication regarding issues, objectives, initiatives in performance, and compliance with plans and specifications.
- Oversees and assists Tier One quality assurance inspectors.
- Over 6 years of experience in construction and warehouse settings.
- Works extremely well under pressure and on tight deadlines.
- Collaborated with development teams to resolve defects.
- Analyzed test results and reported findings to stakeholders.
- Mentored junior testers on best practices in quality assurance.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends related to quality assurance best practices.
- Provided feedback on product design based on findings from quality assurance activities.
- Created detailed reports summarizing the results of each round of testing.
- Tracked project progress by monitoring key milestones throughout the development cycle.
- Evaluated third party libraries for integration into existing projects.
- Reviewed documentation related to development processes, including requirements specifications, design plans, and release notes.
- Collaborated with developers to investigate root causes and develop effective solutions for identified defects.
- Implemented continuous improvement initiatives within the organization's QA processes.
- Developed and implemented test plans, blueprints, and strategies to evaluate applications for quality assurance.
- Facilitated communication between technical staff and non-technical personnel during product launches.
- Wrote and updated manual test cases for team use, maintaining optimal organization for maximum productivity.
- Tested functionality, performance, and compliance of each home against design specifications to maintain strong development standards and high customer satisfaction.
- Met project scope and delivery dates by planning optimal testing schedules.
- Created and maintained database of common and known testing defects.
Education
Electrician
Penn Foster Career School
Scranton, PA09-2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, NDSkills
- Quality assurance and compliance
- Test planning and execution
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Data analysis
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Safety standards
- Test strategy development
- Defect tracking and reporting
- Functional testing
- Manual testing
- Requirements analysis
- Test documentation
- Test estimation
- Conformance monitoring
- Decision-making
- Workload management
- Customer service and support
- Analytical thinking
- Continuous improvement
- Root-cause analysis
- Self-motivation and professionalism
- Team mentoring
Timeline
Senior Quality Assurance Tester
Southern Energy
09.2019 - Current
Electrician
Penn Foster Career School
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
University of North Dakota