Test automationcore
Reliable browser and API regression flows with maintainable selectors, fixtures and assertions.
Release gate: green · accepting QA collaborations
Maya Chen / 2026
01 / quality is a system
Find the
edge cases.
Every feature is a point, every test is a connection, and every meaningful defect reveals a stronger path through the product.
ASSERT product_quality = user_confidence; // systematic testing, human curiosity, clean release signals.
01 / Signal
Quality you
can trace.
I work across the full quality loop: translating requirements into testable behavior, designing risk-based coverage, automating stable paths, exploring the weird paths and communicating defects so teams can act quickly.
38release cycles supported
96automated regression checks
41high-impact defects caught
99test evidence coverage
02 / Stack
The testing
lattice.
Skills shown as connected verification nodes rather than generic percentage bars, a visual system designed around how QA work actually compounds.
Exploratory testingcore
Session-based investigation that follows product risk, user behavior and the clues automated checks miss.
API verificationstrong
Contract, negative-path, authorization and data-integrity checks for service boundaries.
Defect intelligencestrong
Reproducible bug reports, severity framing, evidence capture and patterns that improve upstream quality.
Think in risk, not checklists.
Happy paths prove that a feature works. Boundary paths tell you whether it can be trusted.
Observe → isolate → verify → learn.
Every defect closes with evidence and feeds the next layer of prevention.
03 / Cases
Four bugs
worth catching.
Selected QA case studies presented as release scenarios: the risk, the investigation, the intervention and the measurable outcome.
Checkout that failed only after the third retry.
Mapped state transitions, isolated a session-token race and added deterministic regression coverage around retry behavior.
The 200 response hiding a broken payload.
Added schema assertions and negative-path checks to catch silent contract drift before UI failures appeared.
A gesture path no script would discover.
Session testing across interrupted navigation uncovered a data-loss edge case and clarified recovery requirements.
Turning a red build into a clean decision.
Grouped failures by root cause, separated signal from flaky noise and gave the release team an evidence-backed go/no-go view.
04 / Track
Built through
real releases.
Senior QA Engineer · Product Systems
Own quality strategy for multi-surface releases, pairing exploratory investigation with automation and release-risk reporting.
QA Engineer · Digital Commerce
Expanded browser and API coverage, introduced risk-based test planning and partnered with developers on earlier defect prevention.
Test Analyst · SaaS Operations
Built a strong foundation in requirements analysis, manual verification, defect triage and cross-functional release validation.
05 / Contact
Let's make
quality visible.
For QA engineering roles, testing strategy collaborations, product quality reviews or automation work, send a short brief.
✉ maya.qa@example.com
☎ +1 503 555 0164
◈ Portland, OR
Typical response: within 2 business days