Olga Israfilova

QA Test Automation Engineer / Test Automation Lead at Arc'teryx

Olga Israfilova, M.D. has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Olga began their career as an Intern Physician and Research Assistant at Vladivostok State Medical University in 2000. Olga then worked as a Lecturer and Research Assistant at the same university from 2003 to 2004. In 2004, Olga joined SMSDV, LTD. as a Software QA Tester and Research Analyst, where they stayed until 2011.

In 2013, Olga joined Finger Food Studios Inc. as a Software QA Tester and QA Point of Contact. During their time there, they collaborated with project managers, developers, and testers throughout the software development life-cycle. Olga was responsible for test planning, creation and execution of test cases, defect reporting, and defect verification. Olga also designed and developed specific test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for various types of testing. Olga performed different types of testing, including sanity testing, ad-hoc testing, test suite/platform verification, and regression testing. Olga also managed issues and technical tasks in JIRA and participated in formal design reviews. Olga successfully performed the role of QA Lead on several projects and received positive feedback for representing the company before clients on-site. Olga employed various technologies such as smartphones, tablets, and desktop platforms, as well as tools like JIRA, XCode, Eclipse for Android, and Jenkins.

From 2013 to 2016, Olga worked at McKesson Imaging and Workflow Solutions, where they held roles as a QA Analyst, Test Automation Lead, and Medical Subject Matter Expert. Olga contributed to the planning and verification of software releases and performed various testing activities.

In 2016, Olga joined STEMSOFT Software as a Software QA Engineer, focusing on test automation and test-driven development. Olga stayed with the company until 2017.

Olga then joined Momentus, A Softvision Studio, in 2017 as a Senior Software QA Engineer and QA Lead.

From 2019 to 2022, Olga worked at Groundswell Cloud Solutions, A GyanSys Company (Salesforce Partner) as a Senior QA Engineer.

Olga'smost recent role is with Arc'teryx Equipment as a QA Test Automation Engineer and Test Automation Lead, which they started in 2023.

Olga Israfilova, M.D. has a diverse education history. Olga obtained their Doctor of Medicine with High Honors degree in Medical Informatics from Vladivostok State Medical University in 2000. Additionally, they specialized in Neurology from the same institution.

In 2013, Olga attended Hitek Computer School, Vancouver, BC, where they focused on Software Quality Assurance and Software Testing. Olga also received training in HTML and JavaScript from W3Schools in the same year.

Olga furthered their education at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. In 2017, they completed a program in Network Security Administration, and in 2014, they studied Relational Database Design and SQL.

Olga sought additional certifications and completed courses in various fields. Olga obtained a Certificate in Effective Mobile Automation Using Appium from TechWell Corp. in 2016. In the same year, they participated in the Use Selenium to Test Mobile Web Apps in the Cloud course offered by TechWell Corp. Olga also gained expertise in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript through the IBM Academic Initiative program in 2015. Olga furthered their knowledge of administering Windows Server 2012 by attending a course offered by Microsoft. Moreover, they received training in Occupational First Aid Level 2 from St. John Ambulance in 2015.

Furthermore, Olga acquired certifications in different areas. In 2022, they completed the Devops Fundamentals - CI/CD with AWS + Docker + Ansible + Jenkins course offered by Udemy. Olga also obtained certifications in Mobile Automation with Appium and Microsoft Server Administration, although the specific details are not provided. Additionally, Olga is certified as a SalesForce Certified Administrator, SalesForce Certified Platform App Builder, and SalesForce Certified Service Cloud Consultant, but the dates of these certifications are not specified.

Finally, Olga has completed various first aid and health and safety training programs. Olga became a Red Cross First Aid Instructor in 2012 through the BC Health and Safety Training Institute. Olga also earned an Occupational First Aid Level 3 certificate from Metro Safety Training, New Westminster, BC in 2012. In 2011, they obtained a Supervisor Health and Safety certification from BCFed Heath and Safety Centre.

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  • QA Test Automation Engineer / Test Automation Lead

    January, 2023 - present