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Chicago, IL, United States
Toptal member since May 9, 2020
Bio
Svend is a well-rounded QA automation engineer with nearly two decades of software experience. He has strong experience in various kinds of testing, often on the .NET stack, and has set up testing frameworks from scratch and integrated them into new CI/CD pipelines. He is passionate about championing quality, improving processes, and liaising between diverse stakeholder groups in complex modern organizations.
Portfolio
Portland General Electric Company - Divisional IT
Quality Assurance (QA), Functional Testing, E2E Testing, UI Testing...
The Institute For Neurodegenerative Disorders, Inc
Quality Assurance (QA), Playwright, Automated Testing, Manual Testing...
ADP
Quality Assurance (QA), Jenkins, Selenium, Docker, IT Security, JUnit...
Experience
- C# - 10 years
- Selenium - 6 years
- Postman - 5 years
- APIs - 4 years
- Cypress - 3 years
- Agile - 3 years
- Test Automation Frameworks - 3 years
- SpecFlow - 2 years
Work Experience
Manual QA Engineer
2026 - PRESENT
Portland General Electric Company - Divisional IT
- Ran daily stand-ups for several applications testing teams, monitoring and reporting on the progress of UAT testing for complex system integrations.
- Helped non-technical users navigate Jira and execute test executions using X-Ray.
- Supported system integration testing for the Oracle Fusion ERP, Primavera Cloud, and Unifier systems, which involved generating test data for and investigating and following up on failures.
Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), Functional Testing, E2E Testing, UI Testing, Regression Testing, Primavera Unifier, API Testing, Portfolio Management, Primavera P6 Professional Project Management, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Acceptance Testing, Smoke Testing, Bug Discovery & Tracking
QA Specialist
2025 - 2026
The Institute For Neurodegenerative Disorders, Inc
- Automated testing using Playwright with JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Tested API endpoints using Postman and Swagger.
- Tested and troubleshot the configuration of new surveys for participants in INDD's various medical studies.
Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), Playwright, Automated Testing, Manual Testing, QA Automation, Agile, GitHub Actions, Jira Xray, Postman, Scrum, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Acceptance Testing, Testing, Automation, Datadog, Smoke Testing, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Quality Control (QC), Cross-platform Testing, Web App Testing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud, AI Tools
Senior QA Engineer
2025 - 2025
ADP
- Tested a back-end system during the discovery phase of a DB performance improvement project.
- Used tools like Splunk, Dynatrace, Amazon CloudWatch, and query execution plans to identify slow or failing queries and services.
- Documented findings and created user documentation for testing processes.
Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), Jenkins, Selenium, Docker, IT Security, JUnit, Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, Scrum, Test Documentation, Software Testing, OpenTelemetry
Senior QA Engineer
2024 - 2025
Employee Benefits Corporation
- Tested back-end EDI systems processing healthcare data (claims, payments, eligibility, etc.).
- Maintained regression testing suite using BrowserStack test management.
- Tested enhancements to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM system to automate client onboarding tasks.
Technologies: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Microsoft Dynamics 365, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), HIPAA Compliance, Exploratory Testing, Software Testing, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, Testing, Troubleshooting, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Quality Control (QC), Web App Testing, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Senior QA Engineer
2024 - 2025
Ultimate Knowledge Corporation
- Created complex functional and E2E tests from scratch in Cypress and JavaScript for a security-oriented web-based learning environment.
- Maintained and enhanced a custom, page object model-based testing framework in JavaScript for a large, complex, and rapidly evolving web application in Angular.
- Created, prioritized, and executed test cases and plans from scratch for a highly complex web application, which was effectively a cyber security training-focused web-based operating system that included many distinct applications.
Technologies: Quality Assurance (QA), Docker, IT Security, LoadRunner, Cypress, Amazon CloudWatch, Argo CD, Git, GitHub Actions, Regression Testing, Accessibility Testing, Test Case Creation, API Testing, E2E Testing, TypeScript, Automated Testing, Testing Strategy, APIs, Test Automation Frameworks, Agile Software Testing, Jira Xray, Scrum, JavaScript, Accessibility, SDET, Cross-browser Testing, Exploratory Testing, Software Testing, GitHub, Usability Testing, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Testing, Automation, PostgreSQL, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Quality Control (QC), Web App Testing, Cloud
Web Automation Engineer
2023 - 2023
Claimit Software Limited
- Set up a CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps for a .NET Blazer web app, updating the app in C# as required.
- Automated flow involving login, web scraping, and file downloads using Selenium in C#.
- Added new functional tests, like Selenium and Puppeteer, and unit tests (XUnit) to the application.
Technologies: Puppeteer, Selenium, Automation, CAPTCHA, Git, Quality Assurance (QA), .NET Core, C#, Unit Testing, CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps, Playwright, Automated Testing, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Agile Software Testing, Scrum, SDET, Software Testing, GitHub, Azure, Azure DevOps, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, Testing, Continuous Delivery (CD), Web App Testing
QA Lead
2020 - 2023
Uptake
- Established functional test coverage from scratch in Cypress and JavaScript.
- Managed and planned the work of two offshore testing resources.
- Performed testing and communication per FedRAMP guidelines for secure government cloud environments.
Technologies: Cypress, Postman, Web Accessibility, FedRAMP, Jira, TestRail, JavaScript, Vue 3, UI Testing, SQL, Git, Frameworks, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Root-cause Analysis (RCA), Test Management, Integration Testing, Test Design, Automated Testing, Automated UI Testing, Pipelines, Cucumber, Functional Testing, Non-functional Testing, Docker, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Behavior-driven Design, Software QA, REST, Manual Software Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Planning, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Manual Testing, Unit Testing, CI/CD Pipelines, DevOps, Jest, Regression Testing, E2E Testing, TypeScript, Testing Strategy, APIs, Test Automation Frameworks, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Agile Software Testing, Test Documentation, SDET, Cross-browser Testing, Exploratory Testing, Technical Writing, Software Testing, GitHub, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Acceptance Testing, Testing, Problem Solving, API Integration, Automation, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Quality Control (QC), Cross-platform Testing, Web App Testing, Cloud
QA Lead
2020 - 2020
CreditXpert
- Set up a Java test automation framework for API and web testing.
- Designed, coded, and maintained BDD tests for key scenarios.
- Conducted ongoing web accessibility or Section 508 testing.
- Set up cross-browser and multi-device testing with BrowserStack.
Technologies: IntelliJ IDEA, Cucumber, Behavior-driven Development (BDD), API Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Section 508 Compliance, Web Accessibility, Java, UI Testing, Selenium, C#.NET, SQL, Git, Frameworks, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Test Management, Integration Testing, Test Design, Automated UI Testing, Pipelines, C#, Functional Testing, Non-functional Testing, xUnit, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), .NET, Behavior-driven Design, Software QA, REST, Manual Software Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Planning, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Manual Testing, Unit Testing, Automated Testing, APIs, Test Automation Frameworks, Selenium WebDriver, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Agile Software Testing, REST Assured, Accessibility, SDET, Jackson, Mobile App Testing, Software Testing, GitHub, Accessibility Testing, Usability Testing, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, Testing, Automation, MySQL, Web App Testing
QA Lead
2019 - 2020
FHLB Chicago
- Created a custom framework in C# for unit, integration, and sanity testing for a collection of 20+ daily batch processes. I also set up a CI/CD pipeline for them.
- Built a custom framework in C# for unit, integration, and sanity testing for two web services that link a trading system to an e-banking application and set up a CI/CD pipeline for them.
- Developed a custom framework in C# for unit, integration, functional (Selenium), and sanity testing for an ASP.NET web app and set up a CI/CD pipeline.
- Performed extensive analysis and code reviews of 20+ mostly undocumented and orphaned legacy apps to determine their role and status. Documented them and determined which no longer needed to be supported by the team.
Technologies: Subversion (SVN), TeamCity, NUnit, Selenium, Control-M, C#, UI Testing, C#.NET, SQL, Git, Frameworks, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Test Management, Integration Testing, Test Design, Automated UI Testing, Pipelines, Functional Testing, Test Scripting, Windows PowerShell, .NET, Software QA, REST, Octopus Deploy, Manual Software Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Planning, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Unit Testing, CI/CD Pipelines, Automated Testing, Testing Strategy, Selenium WebDriver, Banking & Finance, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Agile Software Testing, Scrum, REST API Automation, SDET, Technical Writing, Software Testing, GitHub, Accessibility Testing, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, Testing, API Integration, Automation, MySQL, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Quality Control (QC), Cross-platform Testing, Web App Testing
Senior Test Automation Engineer
2018 - 2019
CSG International
- Acted as a QA on a product team that was developing a set of core APIs. Worked closely with developers on all phases of agile SDLC, including testing, story planning, and estimation.
- Expanded our integration test suite in C# and SpecFlow on an ongoing basis.
- Created a custom WPF application to automate some labor-intensive testing activities, which involved parsing JSON and integrating various APIs for notifications (e.g., Teams, HipChat).
- Created load tests in JMeter for our team's APIs, which were to be used by the whole organization.
- Performed extensive manual API testing using Postman, testing features before the UI was available.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Bitbucket, Jira, Kibana, Elasticsearch, Postman, SpecFlow, C#, Visual Studio, UI Testing, Selenium, C#.NET, SQL, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Root-cause Analysis (RCA), Test Management, Integration Testing, Test Design, Automated UI Testing, Pipelines, Functional Testing, Non-functional Testing, .NET, Software QA, REST, Manual Software Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Planning, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Manual Testing, Unit Testing, Regression Testing, E2E Testing, Automated Testing, APIs, Test Automation Frameworks, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Agile Software Testing, Scrum, REST API Automation, Test Documentation, Accessibility, SDET, Exploratory Testing, Technical Writing, GitHub, Load Testing, Accessibility Testing, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, Acceptance Testing, Testing, Web Technologies, Automation, Quality Control (QC), Cross-platform Testing, Web App Testing
Test Automation Engineer (Contract)
2017 - 2017
University of Chicago Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP)
- Designed and developed the core of an abstraction library in C#, which encapsulated complex business logic for integration tests of stock operations.
- Expanded test coverage using my framework, reducing time to create new tests.
- Refactored existing tests with the framework, making them easier to maintain.
Technologies: Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, TeamCity, C#, UI Testing, Selenium, C#.NET, SQL, Git, Frameworks, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Root-cause Analysis (RCA), Integration Testing, Test Design, Automated UI Testing, Trading, Trading Systems, .NET, Software QA, System Integration Testing (SIT), Manual Software Testing, Continuous Integration (CI), QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Planning, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Test Automation, Automated Testing, Banking & Finance, Agile Software Testing, Software Testing, GitHub, Test Case Execution, Automation
Senior Testing Engineer
2014 - 2017
Amdocs
- Developed and maintained automated sanity tests using UFT/QTP and Selenium for web and desktop apps.
- Performed custom app development in .NET in C# using MVC and WPF. Was a contributor on the team that developed the Ginger open-source automation framework.
- Worked closely with several offshore teams on defect triage and resolution.
- Authored two patents related to automated software testing.
- Performed mobile testing (Android) of native apps using Appium and C#.
Technologies: Selenium, Appium, C#, Model View Controller (MVC), ASP.NET, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), UFT, QTP, HP Quality Center (QC), UI Testing, C#.NET, SQL, Git, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Root-cause Analysis (RCA), Integration Testing, Test Design, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), Apache JMeter, Automated UI Testing, Functional Testing, Non-functional Testing, Test Scripting, .NET, Writing & Editing, Software QA, System Integration Testing (SIT), REST, HP UFT, Manual Software Testing, Performance Testing, Mobile App Testing, QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Planning, Test Automation, Manual Testing, Regression Testing, E2E Testing, Automated Testing, Testing Strategy, Android Testing, Mobile Device QA Automation, Selenium WebDriver, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Android, XCUITest, iOS, Accessibility, SDET, Python, Pytest, Cross-browser Testing, Exploratory Testing, Technical Writing, Software Testing, XCUnit, Espresso, Accessibility Testing, Usability Testing, Database Testing, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Acceptance Testing, Testing, Problem Solving, Automation Tools, Quality Control (QC), Web App Testing
Data Analyst (Contract)
2013 - 2015
Amdocs
- Maintained reference data (e.g., price plans, offers) in a cell phone billing system, monitoring the system.
- Managed data validation test suite to ensure data integrity after daily updates.
- Performed regular data migrations using Oracle SQL*Loader on Unix.
- Tracked change requests and support tickets in BMC Remedy and HP Quality Center.
- Automated some of the manual office processes with VBA.
Technologies: Unix, HP Quality Center (QC), BMC Remedy, Oracle, Redgate SQL Toolbelt, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Microsoft Excel, Toad, SQL, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Root-cause Analysis (RCA), Functional Testing, Test Scripting, Manual Software Testing, QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Automation, Data Analysis, Manual Testing, Software Testing, Test Case Execution, Troubleshooting
Senior Business Systems Analyst
2011 - 2012
Koch
- Maintained back-office accounting systems, specifically BlackLine and GERS.
- Troubleshot server issues, like WebSphere, IIS, and Tomcat, for apps maintained by our team.
- Tracked and assigned trouble tickets inside BMC Remedy ITSM.
- Liaised with ITIL change review board for change management.
- Performed some custom app development in Visual Studio and Access.
Technologies: ITIL, Expense Management, Apache Tomcat, IIS, WebSphere, C#.NET, SQL, Quality Assurance (QA), Root-cause Analysis (RCA), Functional Testing, .NET, Manual Software Testing, QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Automation, Software Testing, Test Case Execution, Testing
Senior QA Analyst
2011 - 2011
Agio Technology
- Performed QA testing on enhancements to the fund the accounting system used by a major hedge fund.
- Worked closely with hedge fund developers to test enhancements to the system and did complex queries of large datasets.
- Created, maintained, and ran test plans in HP Quality Center.
Technologies: HP Quality Center (QC), Redgate, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Root-cause Analysis (RCA), Functional Testing, Linux, Software QA, Manual Software Testing, QA Automation, Test Cases, Data Analysis, Automated Testing, Software Testing, Database Testing, Test Case Execution
Data Quality Analyst
2009 - 2011
Oklahoma State Department of Health
- Maintained and expanded web-based data query system for healthcare statistics, OK2Share.
- Reduced development time by refactoring SAS 9.1 Macro reports into reusable SAS functions.
- Liaised with internal clients on the development of new modules on Ok2share.
- Geocoded healthcare data and produced maps with ESRI ArcGIS.
Technologies: ArcGIS, Esri, SQL, Quality Assurance (QA), Functional Testing, Writing & Editing, Software QA, Manual Software Testing, Test Cases, Data Analysis, Testing Strategy, SAS, HIPAA Compliance, Software Testing, Database Testing, Acceptance Testing
Project History
Uptake Fleet
https://www.uptake.com/fleetA Vue 3 app used by organizations to monitor the health of their fleets of vehicles and industrial assets using predictive maintenance and analytics. I was the QA lead, setting up automated test coverage from scratch in Cypress.
I also created a custom testing framework in JavaScript. I then set up a comprehensive test plan in Testrail and integrated it into Cypress using Testrail APIs. I performed ongoing API testing and ensured that web accessibility standards were met. I also complied with FedRAMP security standards for sensitive government data. I then managed offshore testing resources.
I also created a custom testing framework in JavaScript. I then set up a comprehensive test plan in Testrail and integrated it into Cypress using Testrail APIs. I performed ongoing API testing and ensured that web accessibility standards were met. I also complied with FedRAMP security standards for sensitive government data. I then managed offshore testing resources.
CreditXpert Wayfinder
http://www.creditxpert.com/A greenfield project for a web-based platform for collaboration between mortgage lenders and borrowers—streamlining the process of working with borderline applicants to quickly improve their credit. I established Selenium test coverage in C# and Java, allowed automated end-to-end BDD tests in SpecFlow and Cucumber, and created automated API tests in REST Assured.
OK2SHARE Online Healthcare Database
https://www.health.state.ok.us/Maintained web-based data query system for healthcare statistics in SAS. During this period, I refactored its hardcoded reports into reusable functions using SAS Macro. I also added multiple additional reports and updated its look and feel with more modern CSS.
Ginger Automation Tool
https://github.com/Ginger-Automation/GingerAn open-source automation framework that can test various applications, from browser-based applications and desktop applications to APIs or mainframes.
When I was at Amdocs, I was a member of the team that developed the alpha version. I mostly worked on its Selenium wrapper and related web testing functionality.
When I was at Amdocs, I was a member of the team that developed the alpha version. I mostly worked on its Selenium wrapper and related web testing functionality.
Education
2006 - 2008
Master's Degree in Religious Studies
University of Georgia - Athens, GA
1990 - 1994
Bachelor's Degree in French
Goucher College - Baltimore, MD
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, REST APIs, ArcGIS, Vue 3, Jenkins Pipeline, Puppeteer, Jackson
Tools
Postman, Jira, Jira Xray, Git, TestRail, GitHub, Apache JMeter, TeamCity, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), Docker Compose, QTP, Control-M, Subversion (SVN), Visual Studio, Kibana, Bitbucket, Confluence, HP Quality Center (QC), Toad, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, BMC Remedy, Apache Tomcat, Redgate, Esri, Cucumber, IntelliJ IDEA, xUnit, Jenkins, SAS 9.3, LoadRunner, Amazon CloudWatch, REST Assured, Pytest, XCUnit, Primavera Unifier
Languages
C#.NET, C#, SQL, TypeScript, Python, SAS, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Visual Basic 6 (VB6), JavaScript, Java
Frameworks
.NET, Selenium, Appium, SpecFlow, Cypress, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows PowerShell, ASP.NET, NUnit, .NET Core, Jest, Swagger, JUnit, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), XCUITest, Espresso
Paradigms
Automated Testing, Manual Testing, Test Automation, Functional Testing, Automation, E2E Testing, Software Testing, Scrum, Acceptance Testing, Testing, Agile, Behavior-driven Development (BDD), Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Continuous Integration (CI), REST, Unit Testing, Usability Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Model View Controller (MVC), ITIL, Non-functional Testing, DevOps, HIPAA Compliance, Load Testing, Azure DevOps, Continuous Delivery (CD)
Storage
Database Testing, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Elasticsearch, Redgate SQL Toolbelt, Microsoft SQL Server, SAS SQL, Datadog
Platforms
Unix, Linux, Docker, Oracle, WebSphere, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MacOS, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Android, iOS, Azure
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance, Trading Systems
Other
Automated UI Testing, Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Test Management, QA Automation, Test Cases, Test Planning, Test Case Creation, Regression Testing, End-to-end Implementation (E2E), Agile Software Testing, Exploratory Testing, Website Testing, Test Case Execution, Problem Solving, Troubleshooting, Web Technologies, Smoke Testing, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Quality Control (QC), Web App Testing, Frameworks, Behavior-driven Design, Software QA, Root-cause Analysis (RCA), Integration Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), UI Testing, APIs, Writing & Editing, Test Design, Mobile App Testing, API Testing, Test Automation Frameworks, Data Analysis, Accessibility Testing, RESTFul APIs, Testing Strategy, REST API Automation, Accessibility, SDET, Technical Writing, API Integration, Cross-platform Testing, AI Tools, HP UFT, Octopus Deploy, Manual Software Testing, QA Testing, Trading, Performance Testing, Pipelines, UFT, Cross-browser Testing, IIS, Expense Management, Web Accessibility, Section 508 Compliance, FedRAMP, French-English Translation, University Teaching, Test Scripting, CAPTCHA, CI/CD Pipelines, IT Security, Argo CD, GitHub Actions, Mobile Device QA Automation, Android Testing, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Test Documentation, Portfolio Management, Primavera P6 Professional Project Management, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Automation Tools, OpenTelemetry, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud
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