Objectives
A position as an Agile-influenced tester who combines thinking and test automation to make an impact for the users by ensuring the product delivered is of the highest possible quality. I am curious, always willing to learn, and passionate about sharing what I've learned through mentoring and collaboration. I am open to relocation: having a good team is a great incentive.Memberships and organizations
- Agile Alliance
- Association for Software Testers
- AuthO Ambassador
- Women in Aglie
- Egghead Learner Advocate
Bridgetree, LLC
- Improved communication and transparency, resulting in increased client confidence.
- Prepared the Test Plan and/or Mindmap model for active sprints & releases
- Reviewed test plan with the QA Architect and the project team
- Updating Azure DevOps with user stories/tasks for QA for execution each sprint
- Reviewing and doing pre-planning for future Sprints
- Create and share with the team mind maps of the larger issues (those that touch on more than one story or feature) to assist in test planning
- Encourage and assist with the creation of detailed documentation to make future planning easier
- Executing testing within the context of the current sprint iteration
- Documenting defects within DevOps with detailed reproducible steps, pictures, videos to support the developers
- Working with the developers to assess the issues/resolve/retest bugs
- Deliver a daily status and/or scrum update on the testing progress
- Collaborate with the QA Architect and other QA team members on a common response to confidence in the product
- Communicating changes that are made to ensure that other sections of the project have current information that may trigger regression testing of other areas.
- Write, or share inputs to the writer, of the TSR with details on testing conducted, observations, issues, concerns
- Finalize test summary with the QA Architect
- Document and file within the appropriate locations
- Share input on any documentation to insure it is up to date
- As approved by the QA lead and/or QA Director – work with external projects to support testing
- Conduct a11y testing for selected projects
Learner Advocate for Egghead May 2020-Current
- Contributed to the notes and exercises for current and future Egghead lessons
- Encouraged live questions by asking for clarification or other questions
- Produced documentation and code to encourage exploration of concepts
Freelance Testing May 2018 -current
- Provided UI/UX testing on both mobile and desktop
- Contributed to design issue reports
- Focused on security and privacy issues
- Created accessibility and usability checks
- Verified that tests would run via Jenkins CD/CI
- Automated useful tests with Selenium, Jest, and codeless tools
- Produced and updated documentation
- Input on risks and benefit trade-offs
- Coordinated dev relations using both email and teleconferences regarding identified issues
- Full test plans and/or charters written and provided on request
- Assisted with load and stress testing
- Provided time and productivity accounting
- Provided accessibility captions for a video series
- Assisted with community building and support
Project Contributions
- Qit
- Cat Jokes
- End Rating
- EverGarden
- Pre-release player/tester for Bonesweeper
Basketball Wales Aug 2018 – Sept 2019
- Editor/contributor to PHP code
- Update security for GDPR contributions
- Coordinate via Trello and GitLab
- Completed requested changes to output for players
Languages and Frameworks
- Selenium
- Jest/Enzyme
- HTML/CSS
- Python/Flask
- MSSQL
Experience with:
- C++
- PHP
- Security considerations & GDPR
- SQLAlchemy
- PyTest
- Markdown
Repositories
- Github@ArleneAndrews
- CodePen@ArleneAndrews
- Gist@ArleneAndrews
- GitLab@ArleneAndrews
- Contribution documentations
Self-Study Focus
- Jest
- Selenium
Interpersonal skills
- Self discipline and time management
- Concise, accurate writing
- Remote work
- Interpersonal communication
- Customer service: written, by telephone and voice
References
Education
BBST Foundations, Certificate May 2021Sastifice, Inc. Certificate, RST-Applied
Test Automation University Certificates
AA, Office Systems, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne WY
Selected tutorials
Previous Work History
I was self-employed with my father as The Wood Shop, and then continued under the name Rings and Reads after his death.- Maintaining a database of both customers and inventory
- Production of wooden and knitted items
- Planning layout and design
- Accurate time estimation for finished items
- Storage and shipping of items and supplies
- Record keeping for tax and budgeting
- Maintaining records of clients, including confidentiality
- Contacting businesses with new clients of potential interest
- Maintaining records for legal purposes
- Contract enforcement
- Tax Preparation with Liberty Tax Service Cheyenne, WY October 2011-April 2012
- Office Assistant with Zenith Security Cheyenne, WY July 2011-September 2011
- Cashier/Maintenance with Pilot Travel Center Cheyenne, WY July 2009-July 2011