Xu (Grace) Zhao

QA Engineer

Greater Chicago Area

About

•Solutions-focused software QA Engineer with programming and SQL work experience; high-level proficiency with Microsoft TFS/MTM and Jira; experience in Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, TestCafe, Java, JavaScript, basic knowledge of API testing and HTML/CSS •Excel in creating manual test plans and writing/running test cases to cover the business logic, pinpoint software functional defects, track bugs, and validate the functionality •Excel in data validation and data analysis; have a strong math background and basic finance knowledge •Solid automation script skill

Experience

  • QA Engineer at Basis Technologies
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • SPR (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Associate Software Development Engineer in Test
      Jan 2019 - Sep 2019 · 9 mos

      Asset Data Management Company Within an agile project team with 20+ team members tested an asset data managing system (LAMP). Created manual test cases to cover business rules, ran test cases and logged the bugs Created robust automation scripts using TestCafe and JavaScript, ran automation scripts for regression testing

    • QA Analyst
      Apr 2013 - Jan 2019 · 5 yrs 10 mos

      Leasing Agency Within an agile project team tested a commercial property online leasing site, wrote manual test cases based on requirements, executed functional, condensed workflow, and end-to-end regression tests in MTM/TFS Agile environment and reported defects Highlight of Accomplishment: ->With strong data validation and analysis skills, isolated deeply embedded software flaw, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars money lose from leasing spaces ->With strong logic and problem-solving skills, quickly understood the business logic of third party software and helped developers pinpoint the issues caused by the third party software -> Recognized for developing excellent test plans/cases and discovering defects other testers couldn’t find -> Improved the documentation of QA testing practices to enhance their repeatability and encourage knowledge transfer Converted some manual test cases to automation test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Java to fast regression testing Developed test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Java to validate data from different sources for proof of concept Developed automation test scripts to test Salesforce using Selenium and Java for internal project For the launch of a new Internet website built with SharePoint 2013, prepared and ran test cases across multiple browsers and devices. Reported defects and retested defects when fixed. Marketing Company For a global marketing firm tested various marketing sites, micro sites, and email campaigns across multiple desktop and mobile platforms. Reported defects in Jira while looking for similar defects across multiple devices. Media Agency For a leading provider of mobile marketing solutions performed testing of the web application for creating, managing, distributing, and measuring passes for the iPhone’s Passbook application.

  • software tester trainee at SPR Consulting
    Feb 2013 - Apr 2013 · 3 mos

    Learn software testing concepts, techniques and testing tools Practice case study using Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Test Manager and SQL server Involve several real world web application testing activities

  • data analyst/database Volunteer at Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
    Feb 2012 - Jan 2013 · 1 yr

    Helped the marketing people to make better decisions by summarizing and visualizing the fund raising data (Excel pivot tables and charts) Analyzed Online research data (Excel text formulas, Vlookup function, filters, sorting, subtotals etc.)

  • Software Engineer at Navigon Inc
    Mar 2007 - Nov 2008 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Created SQL queries for POI data analysis Enhanced “custom zoom” function in a navigation GUI application Processed xml files to generate extended POI (Point Of Interest) overmap with new brand icons Generated Zagat POI overmap with reduced duplicate POIs Packaged and tested fresh map Ported NavTools libraries as static windows libraries Ported NavTools libraries to QNX target platform for General Motors