Jim Galvan

Senior Software Engineer in Test

Experienced in automated and manual testing • Nearly 6 Years Experience

Skilled in automation frameworks with hands-on experience in Python, Java, C#, and JavaScript

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About Me

Experienced Senior Software Test Engineer with nearly 6 years of experience in automated and manual testing for web, mobile and API software applications.

Skilled in automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright and Appium, with hands-on experience developing in Python, Java, C#, and JavaScript. Experience building CI/CD pipelines for automated testing using Jenkins, Linux, Docker, and AWS.

Comfortable working in Agile environments and collaborating closely with developers and stakeholders.

Major Projects Led

300+

Automated Test Cases

50+

Issues Resolved

Years Experience

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python C# Java JavaScript SQL

Automation Frameworks

Selenium Pytest Playwright Appium JUnit

Testing Types

UI Automation API Automation Mobile Automation Regression Testing Integration Testing End-to-End Testing

QA Tools

Postman Charles Proxy Browser DevTools Katalon Jira

CI/CD & Cloud

Jenkins Docker Linux AWS GitHub

Practices

Agile/Scrum Shift-left QA Root cause analysis

Projects

Healthcare Cloud Platform Testing - Alphatec Spine

Built and scaled automation frameworks using Python/Pytest and C#/Playwright, covering 300+ test cases across UI and API layers for EOS Insight microservice healthcare platform.

Python Pytest C# Playwright SQL

CI/CD Pipeline Rebuild - Ace Parking

Rebuilt full CI/CD pipeline from scratch using Jenkins, Docker, and AWS, improving deployment times and system reliability for Ace Parking Space online platform.

Jenkins Docker AWS Selenium Java Katalon

Mobile Glucose Monitor Testing - Dexcom

Developed test automation for Dexcom G6 mobile iOS and Android applications using Java, JUnit and Appium. Performed functional testing of BLE and Wi-Fi–enabled glucose monitoring devices.

Java JUnit Appium BLE Testing Wi-Fi Testing

Work Experience

Nov 2023 - Present

Senior Software Test Engineer

Alphatec Spine - Carlsbad, California

Led testing efforts for three major product releases, ensuring high-quality, on-time delivery and minimal post-release defects
Built and scaled automation frameworks using Python/Pytest and C#/Playwright, covering 300+ test cases across UI and API layers
Mentored testers on automation, debugging and troubleshooting, database manipulation with SQL and QA best practices
Developed and executed test plans for a microservice healthcare (EOS Insight) cloud platform that serves multiple clients

Aug 2021 - Nov 2023

QA Automation Engineer | DevOps Engineer

Ace Parking - San Diego, California

Rebuilt full CI/CD pipeline from scratch using Jenkins, Docker, and AWS, improving deployment times and system reliability
Developed and maintained new UI test automation in Selenium, JUnit, Java and Katalon, and API automated testing with JavaScript and Postman for Ace Parking Space online platform
Resolved issues in 50+ existing outdated test cases across 4 major test suites from different products, enhancing test suite stability and ensuring accurate regression testing

Jan 2020 - Aug 2021

SW Test Development Engineer

Dexcom - San Diego, California

Performed functional testing of BLE and Wi-Fi–enabled glucose monitoring devices and Dexcom G6 companion mobile applications, using both real devices and simulators to validate functionality and performance
Developed and maintained test automation for mobile iOS and Android applications using Java, JUnit and Appium
Worked closely with developers and PMs in Scrum ceremonies to ensure aligned and timely deliverables

Education & Certifications

Education

Java Programming

UC San Diego (2019-2020)

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Data Structures & Algorithms

Certifications

JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures

FreeCodeCamp

Comprehensive course covering ES6+, data structures, algorithms, recursion, regex, and functional programming.

AWS Cloud Technical Essentials

Coursera and AWS

26-hour course covering AWS services like EC2, Lambda, ECS, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and IAM, along with security fundamentals.