RICHMOND ADADZI
Kitchener,Canada
Summary
To secure a Software Design Verification QA Intern position at Evertz Microsystems for Winter 2026, where I can apply my 8 years of QA experience in test automation, API validation, system testing, and documentation while expanding my skills in Python-based automation, networking protocols, and hardware/firmware verification.
Professional QA Analyst with significant experience in ensuring software quality and performance. Skilled in test planning, automation, and defect tracking. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving high-quality results. Adaptable and reliable, with proven ability to meet changing needs and deliver impactful outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. QA Analyst
X–CellentSoft Solutions Corp.
USA
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Automated API and web testing with Python, Postman, and SoapUI, identifying defects in authentication and integration workflows that improved stability by 30%.
- Designed and executed functional and regression test cases, achieving 90% coverage of critical user journeys.
- Collaborated in Agile sprints with developers to triage defects and prioritize fixes, reducing bug turnaround by 20%.
- Authored test documentation in Confluence and TestRail, ensuring consistent knowledge sharing across QA and development teams.
- Remote
QA Analyst
Browngate Limited
GHANA
08.2020 - 04.2024
- Conducted system, integration, and UAT testing for enterprise solutions, reducing production issues by 25%.
- Performed SQL queries across MySQL/PostgreSQL to validate backend data integrity.
- Streamlined defect reporting in JIRA, cutting resolution cycle time by 15%.
- Assisted in creating load testing scripts with JMeter to evaluate system scalability.
- Hybrid
QA Analyst
GMIC
GHANA
05.2018 - 07.2020
- Led regression testing cycles for web and mobile systems, improving release quality by enforcing test reusability standards.
- Validated backend consistency through SQL queries, catching early-stage data integrity issues.
- Reported critical defects with detailed reproduction steps, expediting fixes by the dev team.
- In Person
Education
Graduate Certificate - Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering (Co-op)
Conestoga College
09.2025
Graduate Certificate - Project Management
Conestoga College
01.2024
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Ghana Communication Technology University
01.2020
Skills
- Testing Expertise: Functional, Regression, Integration, System, UAT, Load & Stress
- Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, RestAssured, JUnit
- API & Protocol Testing: REST APIs (Postman, SoapUI, Swagger), SSH, HTTP
- Performance & Security Tools: JMeter, BlazeMeter, OWASP ZAP, Axe, Lighthouse, WAVE
- CI/CD & Collaboration: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Docker, Git/GitHub
- Bug Tracking & Test Management: JIRA, Xray, Zephyr, TestRail, Confluence
- Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Programming & Scripting: Python, Java, C#, Bash
- Test automation expertise
- Usability testing expertise
- Test data management
- Test environment setup
Websites
Languages
French
Elementary
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Sr. QA Analyst
X–CellentSoft Solutions Corp.
06.2024 - 12.2024
QA Analyst
Browngate Limited
08.2020 - 04.2024
QA Analyst
GMIC
05.2018 - 07.2020
Graduate Certificate - Project Management
Conestoga College
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Ghana Communication Technology University
Graduate Certificate - Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering (Co-op)
Conestoga College