Mihai Serdean QA Automation Engineer

Work Experience

Senior QA Automation Engineer, Freelancer

Duration: April 2022 - Present
Summary:

    Software QA Test Automation
    Web Test Automation
    Mobile Test Automation
    API Test Automation
    Performance Testing

    Selenium WebDriver
    Cypress
    WebDriver.io
    WebDriver.js

    Appium

    JMeter
    Postman

    BrowserStack
    SauceLabs

    Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, .Net

Skills: Test Automation · Performance Testing · Selenium WebDriver · Selenium · WebDriver · JMeter · Java · Performance Tuning · Load Testing · Software Quality Assurance · Testing · Test Strategy · Linux · ISTQB · Shell Scripting · Test Management · Quality Assurance · Automation · Non-functional Testing · System Administration · Programming · System Testing · Test Tools · Python · SoapUI

Head Of QA, QA Department

Duration: July 2015 - April 2022
Summary: Implemented QA Strategy and processes, continuous improvements, strategic thinking and planning, leading and directing the QA Department (~50 people), implemented Test Strategy, provided expertise throughout the entire product development life cycle, building QA teams, managing the function and direction of the QA teams, personal Development Plan strategy and system for QA Department, sub departments: Mobile Android/iOS Automation Testers, Web Automation Testers, Performance Testers, Security Testers, Test Leads, Test Managers, ensuring the success of the team’s manual and automation efforts, define the optimal solution for each platform
Responsibilities: Implemented QA Strategy and processes, continuous improvements, strategic thinking and planning, leading and directing the QA Department (~50 people), implemented Test Strategy, provided expertise throughout the entire product development life cycle, building QA teams, managing the function and direction of the QA teams, personal Development Plan strategy and system for QA Department, sub departments: Mobile Android/iOS Automation Testers, Web Automation Testers, Performance Testers, Security Testers, Test Leads, Test Managers, ensuring the success of the team’s manual and automation efforts, define the optimal solution for each platform

Software QA Consultancy, Owner

Duration: November 2011 - March 2022
Summary: Software QA Consultancy, Automated Functional and Performance Software Testing, Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Appium, JMeter, ZAP and others, focused on Performance Testing, Improvements, Tuning and Functional Test Automation
Responsibilities: Software QA Consultancy, Automated Functional and Performance Software Testing, focused on Performance Testing, Improvements, Tuning and Functional Test Automation
Technologies: Selenium WebDriver, Appium, JMeter, ZAP

Performance Test Automation, Small company

Duration: February 2011 - September 2018
Summary: Performance Test Automation, Functional Test Automation, JMeter, Selenium Webdriver, Selenium RC, AutoIt, Shell scripting
Responsibilities: Performance Test Automation, Functional Test Automation
Technologies: JMeter, Selenium Webdriver, Selenium RC, AutoIt, Shell scripting

QA Test Manager, Evozon

Duration: November 2011 - March 2016
Summary: QA Test Manager
Responsibilities: QA Test Manager

Performance Test Engineer, Hubbr

Duration: August 2015 - February 2016
Summary: Performance Test Engineer
Responsibilities: Performance Test Engineer

Performance Test Lead, Nokia

Duration: January 2011 - November 2011
Summary: Test Automation Engineer, Performance Tester, Performance Analyst, Team Lead
Responsibilities: Testing, performance testing, team leading, acting as scrum master, coaching, ISTQB practitioner, responsible for handling a team of software testers and developers, hired new people for the department, developed new testing strategies, scrum agile, maintained good communication with team members and project managers, made recommendations on software performance improvements, increased software performance and scalability by performance testing and performance tuning, experience with multiple test tools, test automation and bug tracking tools, able to train, plan, organize, lead and motivate, Linux presentations, performance presentations, network and system administration and monitoring, server and database performance optimization, testing, functional, load, stress, volume, performance testing, virtualization technologies, shell scripting, python scripting

Duration: January 2010 - January 2011
Summary: Software Engineer - Performance Testing
Responsibilities: Testing, Functional, Load, Stress, Volume, Performance Testing

System Administrator and Developer, SimpliQ

Duration: February 2006 - January 2010
Summary: System Administrator and Developer
Responsibilities: System administration in a datacenter, hosting, web hosting company, dedicate servers, virtual private servers, multiple operating systems, multiple databases, customer applications, network administration, customer technical support, multiple virtualization technologies, software development, multiple programming languages, scripting languages, multiple IDE, abuse technician, managing and resolving abuse issues like spam, denial of service, copyright, fraud, phishing, scam

Education

• Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca
  Computer Science IT Software
  Master of Science MSc, 2008 - 2010
• Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca
  Computer Science IT Software
  Bachelor's Degree, 2005 - 2008

Certification

• ISTQB
  Honors-Awards ISTQB