Open to remote opportunitiesSanto Domingo · UTC-4

Quality across complex systems

I turn release risk into confident decisions.

Senior QA Engineer with 6+ years of experience leading quality across enterprise programs, web and mobile products, REST APIs, and interconnected backend systems.

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Selected impact

20+

integrated applications led per program

100+

cross-functional stakeholders coordinated

36+

release validations supported per year

5

QA Project Managers mentored

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How I create confidence

Quality, from the first question to production.

I connect business risk, technical evidence, and delivery context so teams know what to test, what to fix, and when a release is truly ready.

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Test strategy & leadership

Full STLC ownership across planning, estimation, risk assessment, execution, defect triage, UAT/IST, and release sign-off.

STLCRisk-based QAUATMentoring
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API, backend & integration

REST API validation with Postman, SQL data checks, and end-to-end coverage across legacy and modern interconnected applications.

PostmanRESTSQLE2E
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Automation that supports delivery

Pragmatic Playwright regression coverage and CI/CD quality practices that complement—not replace—thoughtful exploratory testing.

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Experience

Enterprise-scale QA with hands-on depth.

My work spans day-to-day test execution, technical validation, quality governance, and cross-functional leadership.

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2024 — 2026Thryv Dominicana

Software Testing Analyst

Quality ownership for integrated web applications serving thousands of users across bi-weekly sprint releases.

  • Designed and executed functional, regression, smoke, exploratory, API, backend, and accessibility tests.
  • Maintained Playwright suites and partnered with engineering and product teams on release readiness.
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Aug 2019 — 2024Newtech SRL · Verizon contractor

QA Program Lead / QA Project Manager

Led QA for business-critical telecommunications programs spanning 20+ integrated applications.

  • Directed teams of 6–10 QA analysts and coordinated UAT, IST, and production validation with 100+ stakeholders.
  • Mentored 5 QA Project Managers, triaged 200+ defects, and supported 36+ releases per year.
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Sep 2021 — Sep 2023Applaudo Studios

Software QA Analyst

Manual QA across distributed Agile teams delivering web and mobile applications.

  • Created test scenarios and execution plans aligned to user stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Performed functional, regression, exploratory, mobile, and release validation while supporting automated suites.

Earlier: Supervisor & Quality Analyst at Visionary Solutions FTZ · 2017 — 2019

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Selected work

Evidence over buzzwords.

Public code and concise case snapshots show how I think about coverage, risk, and maintainable quality.

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Integrated Release Assurance

A risk-led QA operating model for a Verizon program: mapped dependencies across 20+ applications, coordinated 100+ stakeholders, and turned test evidence into go/no-go recommendations.

Enterprise QAIntegrationUATRelease governance
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Toolbox

Hands-on where the evidence lives.

Testing expertise

ManualFunctionalRegressionExploratoryIntegrationE2EUATMobileCross-browser

API, backend & data

PostmanREST APIsJSONSQLChrome DevToolscurlLinux CLI

Automation & delivery

PlaywrightJavaScriptGitGitHub ActionsJenkinsJiraXrayZephyr

Credentials & education

  • Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate
  • CCNA 1
  • Playwright JS/TS Automation Testing
  • Postman & API Testing
  • DevOps & CI/CD

B.S. Computer Systems Engineering

Universidad APEC (UNAPEC) · Santo Domingo, DR

Spanish — Native · English — Full professional proficiency

Let’s work together

Need someone who can find the risk—and explain what it means?

I’m open to remote Senior and Mid-level QA opportunities across the US, LATAM, and Europe.