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David Huertas Mendez

Verified Expert in Engineering

Manual QA Engineer | Developer

Location

Hanover, Germany

Toptal Member Since

August 8, 2022

David is a quality assurance developer and a highly analytical professional with a keen eye and a passion for resource optimization. He has over eight years of experience in IT across different industry domains such as finance, banking, eCommerce, and telecommunications. Currently working on a software testing project for Germany's largest savings bank, David is willing to leverage his experience in new projects and start delivering value and results.

Quality Assurance (QA)Android MacOS iOS Regression Testing Jira Confluence Scrum Firefox User Experience (UX)Agile UX SQL R Python 3 IBM Db2 Rocket.Chat Gephi

Portfolio

Finanz Informatik (Sparkasse)

Jira, Confluence, Oracle Database, HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)...

Deutsche Telekom

Jira, Confluence, iOS, Android, Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)...

ABOUT YOU

Jira, Cassandra, Chrome, MacOS, Safari, Firefox, iOS, Android, GitLab, Bamboo...

Experience

Quality Assurance (QA) - 10 years Mobile Apps - 8 years iOS - 7 years Scrum - 5 years ISTQB - 5 years HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) - 5 years Testpad - 3 years Management - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Rocket.Chat, MacOS, iOS

The most amazing...

...project I've run brought the QA process from an eCommerce company present in over 20 countries, from startup to unicorn company standards.

Work Experience

Senior Software Tester

2021 - PRESENT

Finanz Informatik (Sparkasse)

Planned and executed automatic test cases on HP ALM.
Created test documentation using the collaborative tool Confluence.
Took responsibility for bug creation and retesting using Jira.
Handled database testing with SQL queries as part of my role.

Technologies: Jira, Confluence, Oracle Database, HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), IBM Db2, jEdit, QA Testing, QA Automation, Manual QA, Manual Testing, Manual Software Testing, Regression Testing

Senior Software Tester

2020 - 2020

Deutsche Telekom

Took responsibility for the test matrix design for mobile devices.
Handled regression tests on the customer's mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Reported the results of the story test to the stakeholders and product owners.
Managed the test effort estimation based on the Fibonacci numbers.
Performed tests in simulators as well as in real devices.

Technologies: Jira, Confluence, iOS, Android, Scrum, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Mobile Apps, User Experience (UX), Agile UX, Regression Testing

Quality Assurance Manager

2019 - 2020

ABOUT YOU

Controlled the test activities of the migration of the app from React Native to Flutter and of the further development of a mobile website.
Transformed all testing activities from startup behavior to a unicorn mentality.
Achieved a hotfix reduction of over 75% and overall quality improvement.
Created test conception and documentation for independent implementation of country-specific test measures for 15 countries.

Technologies: Jira, Cassandra, Chrome, MacOS, Safari, Firefox, iOS, Android, GitLab, Bamboo, Jenkins, GitKraken, Testpad, Google Analytics, Localytics, New Relic, Extreme Programming, User Experience (UX), Graphical User Interface (GUI), Regression Testing

Test Manager

2018 - 2019

Daimler Financial Services

Implemented functionality, usability, integration, and system tests for the Mercedes-Benz site's credit calculation and credit submission for new cars on stock.
Implemented country-specific test measures for five countries.
Created test conception and documentation for the project.
Took responsibility for defect management on the part of the financial services.

Technologies: HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Jira, Confluence, Windows, MacOS, Safari, Firefox, iOS, Android, V-Model, Regression Testing

Software Tester

2016 - 2017

Amazon

Planned and implemented function, usability, acceptance, and regression tests for Amazon Echo for the German market.
Managed English and German recognition tests with the device.
Made compatibility tests with different device types and apps.
Executed technical connectivity tests, for example, different router connections.

Technologies: iOS, Android, Amazon Echo, Amazon Alexa, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual QA, Regression Testing

Experience

About You | Mobile Website

http://m.aboutyou.de

Took part in the creation of a fashion eCommerce website for a company present in over 20 countries. I was the quality assurance manager for the mobile website development project and for the migration of the app from React Native to Flutter. I led a team of 6 people in successfully rolling out the project in 6 new countries and implementing country-specific test measures for 15 countries.

Skills

Tools

HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Jira, Confluence, GitLab, Bamboo, Jenkins, Google Analytics

Paradigms

Manual Testing, Scrum, Management, Extreme Programming, Agile UX

Platforms

MacOS, iOS, Android, Safari, Firefox, Rocket.Chat, CARTO, Gephi, Oracle Database, New Relic, Windows, Amazon Alexa

Other

Professionalism, Testpad, Quality Assurance (QA), Mobile Apps, Manual QA, Economics, Statistics, ISTQB, Localization Testing, User Experience (UX), Graphical User Interface (GUI), Regression Testing, Econometrics, Predictive Analytics, Supervised Machine Learning, Data Governance, IT Business Analysis, Deep Learning, Big Data, Text Mining, Open Data, Data Protection, jEdit, GitKraken, Localytics, V-Model, SAP FI, Amazon Echo, QA Testing, QA Automation, Manual Software Testing

Frameworks

Chrome, Hadoop, Spark, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Languages

SQL, R, Python 3

Storage

Cassandra, IBM Db2

Education

2021 - 2022

Master's Degree in Big Data and Business Analytics

National Distance Education University - Madrid, Spain

2010 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

National Distance Education University - Madrid, Spain

Certifications

AUGUST 2020 - PRESENT

ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM)

ISTQB

MARCH 2018 - PRESENT

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

ISTQB

MARCH 2017 - PRESENT

SAP FI Foundation Level

SAP

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