I am a QA Engineer with 5+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across web applications. I specialize in building robust test automation frameworks from scratch using TypeScript, Cypress, and Playwright, and leveraging AI tools (Claude Code, Gemini, ChatGPT, Codex) to speed up testing workflows and shift testing left.

• 🛠️ Current Role: QA Engineer II at HopSkipDrive
• 📍 Based in: Dallas, TX
• 📜 Certifications: ISTQB CT-TAE (Test Automation Engineering) & ISTQB CTFL (Foundation Level)
• 💡 Core Focus: Building CI/CD-integrated test suites in Cypress and Playwright.

• 🎯 High-Coverage Frameworks: Built custom test automation frameworks in TypeScript (Cypress/Playwright) integrated directly into CI/CD pipelines, achieving 85% test coverage with 500+ automated tests.
• 🛡️ Defect Prevention: Tested 176+ tickets and caught 25+ critical defects before production, maintaining a track record of zero critical-bug escapes over 6 months.
• 🤖 AI-Driven QA: Leveraged Calude code skills for test case generation, code explanation, and custom lightweight QA plugin tooling to streamline repetitive tasks and shift testing left.

• 🏅 ISTQB Certified Tester - Test Automation Engineering (CT-TAE) (Nov 2024)
  Focus: Practical design, implementation, and maintenance of test automation suites.
• 🏅 ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) (Feb 2023)
  Focus: Core testing principles, techniques, and test lifecycle execution.

• QA Engineer II @ HopSkipDrive (Fulltime, Mar 2026 – Present)
• QA Engineer I @ HopSkipDrive (Fulltime, Apr 2025 – Feb 2026)
• Software Engineer, Test @ Kindred Group (Fulltime, Jan 2023 – Sep 2024)
• QA Analyst @ Ampla (Contract, Aug 2022 - Jan 2023)
• QA Tester @ Studio Lutalica (Contract, Nov 2021 - Apr 2025)

• 📧 Email: gloriasekyere15@gmail.com
• 📍 Location: Dallas, TX