Tech Coach Ralph

CAREER / EXPERIENCE

Ralph Gehy

Senior QA Engineer

Ralph Gehy

As the Lead QA Engineer, I ensure the highest standards of quality for a leading sports video streaming company by working closely with software engineers and setting up automated testing infrastructure. In 2019, I led my team to showcase our mobile communication software at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. I build testing environments with Selenium grids, AWS Device Farm, SauceLabs, BrowserStack, Docker and Terraform, keeping the end user in mind and catching issues early for quicker, more reliable software delivery.

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Professional experience

  1. 02/2023 – Present

    Senior QA Engineer

    Sports video streaming company

    Lincoln, NE

    • Developed a Python script to automate S3 video deletion jobs, reducing creation time from days to minutes and resulting in $1 million in AWS storage cost savings.
    • Enhanced video testing automation to cover multiple AWS regions through parameterized TeamCity configurations.
    • Protected 45 million media segments from deletion, preventing broken customer videos with a custom script integrated into the automated deletion system.
    • Integrated automated tests into CI/CD for swift feedback, failure notifications, rapid issue resolution and real-time project health insights.
    • Reused a single Docker image to create containers for each test run, with AWS ECR storage improving test speed, consistency and resource use.
    • Implemented infrastructure as code with Terraform, AWS CLI and Python (Boto3) to automate AWS provisioning.
    • Ensured seamless delivery of live and on-demand video presentations for an internal work conference.
  2. 09/2019 – 12/2022

    Senior IT Quality Assurance Engineer

    Healthcare company

    Boca Raton, FL

    • Validated triannual Veeva Vault releases with over 100 automated API and Selenium tests, producing step-by-step reports and screenshots for GxP validation compliance.
    • Designed an automation framework using Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Rest-Assured, TestNG, Appium, SauceLabs and Extent Reports for reusable, consistent automation across projects.
    • Reduced business analysts’ manual testing and day-to-day efforts by 40% through automation of repetitive testing and functions.
    • Set up AWS Linux and Docker to host Selenium Grid, Jenkins CI/CD and Nexus, reducing execution time and dependence on local machines.
  3. 08/2016 – 09/2019

    Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

    3C Interactive

    Boca Raton, FL

    • Created the FC Barcelona business-to-customer demo featured at Mobile World Congress in March 2019 to introduce RCS chatbot technology.
    • Led QA for the Rich Communication Services API with over 1,000 API tests for every developer deployment.
    • Led QA for a SaaS business-to-customer messaging workflow platform, building over 50 automated tests with screenshots and results for clients including Express and FC Barcelona.
    • Introduced feature-branch deployments in AWS development environments to run regression suites on new commits.
    • Led QA, deployment and installation of the productized RCS API and GUI for Japanese telecommunications companies DoCoMo, KDDI and SoftBank Mobile in their AWS environments.
    • Managed and mentored offshore QA analysts in testing strategies, DevOps, CI/CD, automation and staging environments using Rancher and AWS Kubernetes.
  4. 02/2011 – 07/2016

    Lead Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

    Motionpoint Corporation

    Coconut Creek, FL

    • Worked with the CTO and QA Manager to monitor over 1,200 automated tests daily for compliance with a lawsuit ruling on the company’s technology.
    • Led and mentored four QA automation engineers using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG, writing over 600 end-to-end tests across 30 translated languages.
    • Eliminated $15,000 in expenses by switching from HP Unified Functional Testing to Selenium WebDriver.
    • Introduced mobile web testing through Selenium browser profiles and user-agent changes as clients transitioned to mobile websites in 2013.
    • Developed over 150 daily automated mobile tests for translated sites including ASOS, Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie Kids, HollisterCo, JetBlue and Victoria’s Secret, covering login, signup, browsing and checkout.
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Skills & tools

QA & engineering expertise

15 years of testing and QA implementation for web and mobile applications (as stated in the uploaded resume).

10 years of SOAP and REST API testing experience (as stated in the uploaded resume).

Video encoding pipeline validation from upload or streaming through playback quality.

AWS cloud testing environments; Terraform provisioning with EC2, Route 53, Elastic Beanstalk and CodePipeline.

Maven automation frameworks; Python APIs, data engineering, databases and backend development; Docker environments; MySQL and MSSQL setup and testing.

Testing & automation

Playwright, Cypress, Selenium WebDriver, Rest-Assured, Behave, Karate, HP UFT/QTP, Inflectra SpiraTeam, Bugzilla, Postman, SOAP UI, TestNG, JUnit

Languages & frameworks

Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, Node.js

React, Express, Flask

HTML, XML, CSS, JSON, AJAX, RESTful APIs

Cloud & delivery

Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure

Docker, Rancher, Jenkins, Nexus, JIRA

Databases

MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server (including 2016), Cassandra, SQLite, Atlas MongoDB

Operating systems & browsers

Windows XP/8.1/10, Linux, OSX

Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera

Software & enterprise platforms

Microsoft Office, Eclipse, Android SDK, IntelliJ, Microsoft Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio

Emburse ChromeRiver, Cornerstone LMS (SabaCloud), Veeva Vault, Veeva CRM, Salesforce, Agiloft Contract Management

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Education & continued learning

  1. 2022–2023

    100 Days of Code: Complete Python Pro Bootcamp for 2023

    Udemy

    Online

    • 90% completed, as recorded in the uploaded resume.
    • 60+ hours led by Angela Yu: Python 3, PyCharm, scripting, automation, games, web scraping, desktop GUI, frontend and backend development.
  2. 2022

    Complete 2023 Web Development Bootcamp

    Udemy

    Online

    • Completed a 65+ hour course led by Angela Yu covering HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Node.js, MongoDB, React and authentication, with games, resume sites and full React projects.
  3. 2004–2005

    Occupational Associates Degree — Computer Network Engineering

    Florida Career College

    Pembroke Pines, FL

    • 2000–2002

      College coursework

      Miami–Dade College

      Miami, FL

      • Completed 59 college credits while completing the last two years of high school.