Songezo Mkumatela

Songezo Mkumatela Phone:-- Date of Birth 25 November 1989 Background: In my short work history I have had the privilege to work in environments where I had the opportunity to build amazing knowledge and skillsets. I enjoy working in a team and solving business problems. Some of the environments have provided me with upskilling in problem-solving and business etiquette. I am deadline Orientated in a manual testing environment with recent Automation experience. I love discovering errors, resolving defects and ensuring client expectations are met with focus on Quality I can collaborate with developers and Project manager/ Scrum master with ease. My Skills as a tester is enhanced by my experience in a programming. I have moved to a testing role as that is where my passion lies  I have attended the International Summer School Innovation and Creativity for Life, where we were solving business problems.  I have worked as a Software Quality Assurance Tester, manually and automatically testing software . Education School: Msobomvu SSS ( 2007 ) Subjects: Isixhosa, English, Mathematics, Physical Science, Geography, Biology Tertiary Education 1. Walter Sisulu University of Technology a. ND Information Technology (Software Development) Subjects: Development Software, Systems Software, Information Systems, Technical Programing 2. Cape Peninsula University of Technology ( 2013 – 2016) a. ND Information Technology (Software Development) Subjects: Development Software, Systems Software, Information Systems, Technical Programing 3. Impimpi Technologies (2017) a. International Software Testing Board (ISTQB) 4. PXL Collage (Belgium) International Summer School a. Innovation and creativity for Life employment history Woolworths, 2014 Replenisher Holiday job while I was still busy with my studies Replenishing food and assisting customers Khujali Living Lab, 2015 - 2016 Desktop application developer Plan, write, and maintain, test and document code. Function as an integral part of the development team. Active participation in scoping, design, Diagnose and repair software problems or bugs Work with Senior Development staff and Program Manager to ensure utilization Work with Senior Development staff to ensure code is managed and controlled according to the source control strategy for the project in question targets are met Java, SQL, Java, SQL, JavaSript, HTML, C# and C++ Achievement Awards Group ( Sanlam ) Current Morning Scrum meetings Client feedback via mail on analysis of bugs Started implementation of Automation with the Test Manager Reviewing and analyzing system specifications Executing test scripts and reviewing results Reporting and documenting technical issues Collaborate with QA Engineers to develop effective strategies and test plans Execute test cases (manual or automated) and analyze results Evaluate product code according to specifications ( Userstories ) Create logs to document testing phases and defects Report bugs and errors to development teams Help troubleshoot issues Conduct post-release/ post-implementation testing Using SoupUI, Robot Framework using Selenium testing both web applications and desktop applications, Using SQL queries for data extraction and Java for creating scripts for web application automation testing References Achievement Awards ( Sanlam) Tessa Gouws Cell:- Programme Manager Please communicate if more reference are needed