Nathaniel Kinderman

QA Automation Engineer • C# • .NET • SQL • Open to SDET & Dev Roles

Greater Milwaukee

About

I offer a strong foundation in software engineering and programming principles across multiple platforms. I am experienced in object-oriented programming; developing, testing and debugging code. I have the ability to learn quickly and master new technologies. Contact me here on LinkedIn or at my email for further questions. You clicked "See more", so here are other non-work topics we can discuss: NBA, Mixed Martial Arts, break dancing, Comedy Stand-Up, being Asian in America, exploring new cuisine, video games and having a new born son while changing professional careers.

Experience

  • Contract Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst | Website Redesign & Data Migration at Ascedia
    Jun 2025 - Nov 2025 · 6 mos

    Owned end-to-end quality assurance for a high-traffic state tourism website redesign, executing comprehensive manual, exploratory, and user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate all features and data flows against business requirements. Spearheaded critical data migration validation by designing test strategies to verify the accurate transfer and transformation of legacy user data and reports, comparing UI outputs and CSVs against source systems to ensure 100% data integrity at launch. Acted as the primary QA liaison in Agile sprints, leading weekly alignment meetings with the Product Owner to triage, prioritize, and resolve discrepancies between requirements, development, and test results, directly reducing launch risks. Authored detailed bug reports and test documentation, utilizing Teamwork software to track defects and using project documentation as the source of truth, enabling clear developer communication and efficient resolution.

  • Software Quality Assurance Analyst at SPS Health
    May 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Conducted manual testing for in house applications. Executed test cases and identified defects to improve the systems reliability. • Served as the lead administrator for an in-house project, managing user access and entitlements. • Provided additional testing support for in-house projects outside of my primary duties. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define business needs and security standards.

  • Jr QA Analyst at GalaxE.Solutions
    Sep 2020 - Nov 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Collaborated with clients and delivered testing and automation needs across projects. • Participated with QA leads to research and develop new software technologies and skills in Quality Assurance and Automation. • Coordinated with other junior developers to learn new software languages and frameworks. Lead coding sessions and discussions to answers questions and solidify best practices skills.

  • Junior Test Engineer at Northwestern Mutual
    May 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Responsible for creating and executing test case suites across multiple teams at once. • Conducted and reported functional testing across different browsers and devices. • Supported the team by automating smoke and regression tests. • Maintained the teams Confluence page with needed Curls, Test Users and Test Closure Reports.

  • Software Engineer Intern at J.P. Morgan Private Bank
    Aug 2020 - Sep 2020 · 2 mos

    • Researched and developed Backend Logic using Python to handle logic from API sources • Participated with Lead Devs to write React Programs to create UI to reflect backend data. • Managed data visualization software to combine front end and back-end logic to show stocks value and performances.