Andrey Kalashnikov

Andrey Kalashnikov has extensive work experience in software quality assurance and testing. Andrey started their career as a Siebel Configurator at Accenture, where they worked on various projects, including CRM solutions. Andrey then joined Tele2 Shared Service Center as a Siebel Specialist and Products and Pricing Configuration Technician.

Later, Andrey worked as a Test Analyst at Acutest, where they performed manual and automated functional testing for clients in the Financial, Media, and Public sectors. Andrey gained experience in API testing automation using tools like SOAP UI Pro and Selenium WebDriver.

At Smart Communications, Andrey worked as a QA Engineer, following agile methodologies and conducting manual and automated testing for customer engagement software. Andrey was responsible for automation script maintenance and defect management using JIRA.

Andrey then joined Portaltech Reply as an NFR Test Analyst, focusing on security testing for a digital transformation project in the airline industry. Andrey utilized Java and other technologies to perform their role effectively.

After that, Andrey worked as a Senior QA Specialist at Manao Software, where they had several key responsibilities, including functional testing, performance testing, and mentoring of other QA professionals. Andrey also had experience in automation testing using Java, Cucumber, and REST Assured.

Most recently, Andrey joined Brikl as a Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst/Automation Engineer. Andrey has been involved in functional automation testing using Playwright and Cypress frameworks. Andrey also conducted performance testing, GraphQL API testing, and created test cases and test plans. Andrey successfully migrated automated end-to-end tests from Cypress to Playwright, improving execution speed, stability, and reporting details. Andrey has also been responsible for onboarding new team members.

Overall, Andrey Kalashnikov has a diverse range of experience in software quality assurance, functional testing, automation testing, performance testing, and API testing. Andrey has worked with various tools and technologies and has demonstrated their ability to effectively manage and execute testing tasks.

Andrey Kalashnikov completed their education history as follows:

From 2016 to 2019, they attended the Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TSI) and obtained a Master's degree in Management of Information Systems. The field of study for this degree is not specified.

From 2005 to 2010, they also studied at the Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TSI) and earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a focus on Information Technology.

Prior to that, from 2001 to 2005, they attended the State Technical College of Riga, where they achieved a Third Professional Qualification Level in Computer Technician. The specific field of study for this qualification is not mentioned.

In addition to their formal education, Andrey has obtained various certifications. These include courses such as "Unity 3rd Person Combat & Traversal" from GameDev.tv, "Typescript: The Complete Developer's Guide," "Understanding TypeScript," and "TypeScript for Professionals - 2022 Edition" from Udemy. These certifications were obtained between November 2022 and June 2023.

Andrey has also completed language courses, including "Learn Thai for Beginners: The Ultimate 105-Lesson Course," "Speak Thai from Day One - A Complete Beginner's Course," and "Thai Language Course: learn to read and write Thai" from Udemy. These language courses were completed between June 2022 and August 2022.

Finally, Andrey holds the "LAO Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration (QCF)" from Vision2learn and the "ISTQB – BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level" certification from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. These certifications were obtained in July 2013 and March 2013, respectively.