Hi, I'm Kate

Software Tester | QA Automation Engineer (SDET)

ISTQB-Certified QA Professional

Manual & Automated Software Testing

UI · API · Database · Integration · Performance Testing

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ABOUT ME

Quality-Focused Software Tester

I am an ISTQB-certified Software Tester with professional experience in manual and automated testing of desktop and web applications.

At Standard BioTools, I tested complex scientific software systems, developed automated tests, and performed UI, API, integration, regression, and performance testing.

My background in quality control and technical problem-solving strengthens my approach to test design, defect investigation, and software reliability.

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

QA, Automation & Technical Skills

Test Automation

Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, axe-core, Jest, Ranorex, NUnit, and test framework development.

Programming & Web

C# / .NET, Java, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Express, HTML, and CSS.

API Testing

Postman, YARC, REST Assured, Playwright with Ajv, and schema-based API contract validation.

Database Testing

SQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and MySQL for backend and data validation.

Performance Testing

JMeter, smoke, baseline, load, and stress testing.

CI/CD & Version Control

GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, and SourceTree.

Testing Expertise

Functional Regression Integration End-to-End Exploratory API Performance Accessibility Backend Validation Database Validation

Professional Strengths

Analytical Thinking Attention to Detail Problem Solving Cross-Functional Collaboration Clear Documentation

FEATURED PROJECT

Full-Stack QA Automation Project

Web Application · Authentication · UI Automation · API Testing · Database Validation

A full-stack Application Under Test (AUT) combining a server-rendered portfolio, React authentication client, Node.js / Express backend, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, and server-side session management.

The project includes registration, login, logout, protected Account access, User / Admin role-based authorization, contact-form processing, and database persistence.

Application Flow

EJS Portfolio + React Auth
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Node.js / Express
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Sessions & RBAC
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PostgreSQL
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Testing Layers

  • Unit Testing
  • UI & End-to-End Testing
  • Authentication & Authorization Testing
  • API Testing
  • Backend Validation
  • Database Validation
  • Accessibility Testing
  • Performance Testing
  • Cross-Browser Testing

CONTACT

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