Daniel Obozuwa Samari

DANIEL SAMARI -|- | St. Louis, Missouri 63121 | https://www.linkedin.com/in/samaridaniel/ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Software Quality assurance Analysis with extensive experience in test planning and defect tracking. Demonstrated success in improving application performance through thorough testing and analytical skills. Proficient in user acceptance testing and cloud testing, contributing to quality enhancements and effective team collaboration in dynamic settings. Engaging Quality Control Analyst with excellent collaboration and troubleshooting skills. Highly effective in working with clients, peers and professionals. Experienced in inspections and mentoring others. SKILLS Test Planning and Case Creation Performance testing Communication and documentation Time Management Quality assurance methodologies UAT Testing Problem-solving and analytical skills Bug tracking and reporting Regression testing Languages: Java, Python, SQL Team Collaboration Cloud testing Adaptability Defect tracking and analysis Requirement analysis User acceptance testing Manual and automated testing Functional Testing WORK EXPERIENCE Software Quality Engineer. Natoli Engineering Company, St. Charlies, MO. • • • Oct. 2024 - Present • Conduct API testing and validate RESTful endpoints. Test Elasticsearch configurations, queries, and integrations for performance and accuracy. Develop and execute detailed test plans and test cases to ensure the quality and functionality of software products Performed UAT Testing on Electronic gaming machines. Conducted Regression tests to ensure no new bugs were introduced during upgrades and fixes. Identify, document, and track defects using JIRA and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues Collaborated with development teams to resolve issues and improve product quality. • • • • Attended stand up meetings, sprint planning meeting and retrospective meeting. Researched new tools and technologies that could be used by the quality assurance team. Reviewed project requirements to uncover bugs and resolve issues within a timely manner. Oversaw onsite testing for customers as required by the project specifications. • • • • Reviewed requirements, specifications documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback. • Member Test Evaluation team, charged with the responsibility for updating test cases. Quality Assurance Analyst. Nov. 2022 – Oct. 2024 ExcelMind Cyber Consulting, St. Louis, MO • Generates and maintain test data, test tools, test results analysis and test evaluation reports. • Performs functional and nonfunctional testing, unit testing, integration testing, system testing, user. • Performed regression testing and user acceptance testing (UAT). • acceptance test load testing, performance, stress testing and smoke test. • Exploratory testing when there are limited/no document for the application. • Defect tracking and well documented requirements traceability matrix. • Retesting, regression test and maintenance and defect density tracking. • Create tests scripts and writes SQL queries for data validation. • Execute test plans and cases, performing both manual and automated testing to identify defects and issues. Software Quality Assurance Specialist Jun. 2020 – Oct. 2022 Access Bank PLC, Lagos, NG • Perform various roles at review meetings, scribe, moderator. • Provides test estimation and time requirement for testing life cycle using burn-down charts • Poker planning meeting participation to validate and determine the weight of BA user stories on application. • Performs compliance testing on Banking Applications. • Release planning and project time analysis. • Worked closely with development teams to ensure quality standards. • • • COMPTIA (SECURITY+) HIPPA CERTIFIED CERTIFICATIONS CREADLY BY PEARSON EDUCATION Bachelor of Science (BSc.) Sociology, University of Jos, Nigeria. • • • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Familiar with Agile and Scrum methodologies Strong attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously REFERENCES Available upon request.