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Carles Santamaria

Carles Santamaria

Zurich,ZH

Summary

Professional QA specialist with solid background in ensuring software quality and reliability. Known for strong leadership in team collaboration and consistently delivering results. Skilled in test planning, automation, and defect tracking, adaptable to changing project needs. Respected for effective communication, problem-solving abilities, and passion for continuous improvement.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior QA Analyst

META
12.2023 - Current
  • Facilitated feature bring-up sessions with engineers and project managers.
  • Developed test strategies, plans, and comprehensive reports through more than 10 different projects.
  • Conducted QA kickoff for multiple projects to ensure alignment.
  • Performed root cause analysis to identify and resolve issues.
  • Coordinated with stakeholders to gather, prioritize, and clarify project requirements for accurate test planning and execution.

Senior Agile QA

XPERTAI
01.2022 - 06.2023
  • Served as main QA for Android platform, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
  • Conducted user story analysis to define testing requirements and scope.
  • Designed test cases using Cucumber to automate testing processes.
  • Tracked bugs systematically to facilitate timely resolutions.
  • Managed cross-team testing sessions to enhance collaboration and efficiency.
  • Delivered app successfully to over 20 million users, maintaining performance standards.

QA Specialist

ERICSSON
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Implemented Xray (Jira) to enhance project tracking and management on a pillar with more than 200 testers.
  • Designed test cases and test suites for comprehensive application coverage.
  • Conducted testing for mission-critical Android applications to ensure reliability.
  • Facilitated troubleshooting efforts and coordinated taskforce activities for issue resolution.

Functional & QA Consultant

ALVIC (alvic.net)
12.2019 - 01.2021
  • Defined requirements and delivered pre-sales services to ensure alignment with client needs.
  • Elaborated comprehensive test plans and generated detailed reports to track progress.
  • Executed test cases to validate functionality and performance of delivered solutions.
  • Drove adoption of new tools and methodologies to enhance quality assurance processes.

Quality Tester

ITTERIA GLOBAL SERVICES
01.2016 - 12.2018
  • Test case elaboration and execution
  • Test plans, testing reports, results reports and metrics
  • Requirements, business criticisms and bugs management
  • End user incidences management and documentation
  • Script creation to perform stress and performance tests

Education

ISTQB Agile Tester

ISTQB Certification
10-2023

ISTQB Foundation Level -

ISTQB Certification
01.2020

Java & SQL Skills Bootcamp -

Fundacion Esplai
01.2019
  • Web developing with HTML and CSS
  • Object-oriented developing with java. JavaScript.

Networking and Micro-Computing Tools Degree - undefined

Institut Cirvianum de Torelló
01.2014

Skills

  • Jira/Xray
  • Test Rail
  • Selenium
  • LoadRunner
  • Cypress
  • UI/UX testing
  • Gherkin
  • Postman
  • Agile methodologies
  • Android testing
  • IOS Testing
  • Software testing methodologies
  • Customer focus
  • Regression testing
  • Quick learner

LANGUAGES

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Catalan
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Senior QA Analyst - META
12.2023 - Current
Senior Agile QA - XPERTAI
01.2022 - 06.2023
QA Specialist - ERICSSON
01.2021 - 01.2022
Functional & QA Consultant - ALVIC (alvic.net)
12.2019 - 01.2021
Quality Tester - ITTERIA GLOBAL SERVICES
01.2016 - 12.2018
Institut Cirvianum de Torelló - Networking and Micro-Computing Tools Degree,
ISTQB Certification - , ISTQB Agile Tester
ISTQB Certification - ISTQB Foundation Level,
Fundacion Esplai - Java & SQL Skills Bootcamp,

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