Dan Ferkovich

Dan Ferkovich has over 10 years of experience in quality assurance and software development engineering in test. Dan is currently working as a Software Development Engineer in Test at DroneUp, where they collaborate with developers to ensure a high-quality product. Dan has specialized in software quality assurance, test automation, and Agile development principles. Dan is proficient in technologies such as Git, Visual Studio, TeamCity, Jira, Unity, VMWare, IOS, Windows, Android, and Chrome OS.

Prior to their current role, Dan worked as a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test at Rent. from October 2021 to November 2022. Before that, they served in various roles at Imagine Learning from 2014 to 2021, including Senior Software Engineer in Test, Senior QA Automation Engineer, and QA Automation Engineer. At Imagine Learning, Dan helped build and maintain the company's automation framework, performed API testing for the software backend, wrote and maintained automation scripts, and mentored junior-level QA engineers and testers. Dan also worked with developers and manual testers as part of a scrum team, ran automation tests, and managed automation lab devices.

Dan's earlier experience includes working as a QA Engineer at Verisk Health from October 2012 to June 2014 and as a QA Engineer at Xactware from June 2012 to October 2012. At Xactware, they implemented automated QA for new projects and collaborated with development teams to streamline automation processes and minimize software errors.

From 2008 to 2012, Dan served as a QA Team Lead at Xactware, where they led a team of nine testers and played a key role in growing the team from two testers to nine. Dan was responsible for assigning test cases to team members and ensuring project completion.

Overall, Dan Ferkovich has a strong background in software quality assurance, test automation, and team leadership, with experience in multiple industries and a variety of roles within QA and software development engineering in test.

Dan Ferkovich attended Stevens Henager College from 2006 to 2008, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. During the same period, they also pursued an Associate's degree in Computer Programming at Provo College-Provo. In 2022, they obtained a certification in Learning GitHub Actions from LinkedIn.