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Cristina Dumitrescu

@cristinadumitrescu

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Senior QA engineer specializing in hands-on manual testing and delivery confidence.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a manual QA role that focuses on quality and delivery—staying hands-on with exploratory testing, regression, and production validation—while collaborating closely with product and engineering. I prefer quality outcomes over ongoing management.

I have been a QA Engineer for over six years, focusing mostly on manual testing across web and mobile. I really enjoy figuring out how products work and catching bugs early so teams can release updates with confidence.

I’m very hands-on with exploratory testing, writing test cases, and managing regression and production checks. I own feature-level testing from refinement to production, ensuring release quality through regression, UAT, and production validation.

In my QA Strategy & Delivery work, I plan risk-based testing and test journeys, identify risks early, and collaborate with product and engineering to resolve readiness issues. I also lead testing activities across multiple projects and releases, including coordinated regression cycles.

While I have taken on leadership responsibilities, I realized I prefer the actual manual QA focus—quality and delivery rather than management. I’m also building automation skills through learning Playwright and TypeScript, alongside ISTQB and OWASP Security Testing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Crowd Tester

uTest

Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)

Worked as a Crowd Tester for uTest from 2018 to 2020.

Senior Warehouse Operative

Phoenix Healthcare

Jan 2016 - Jan 2020 (4 years)

Worked as a Senior Warehouse Operative for Phoenix Healthcare from 2016 to 2020.

Team Leading

TQUK

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Team Leading experience at TQUK (2025).

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

TQUK (Team Leading)

TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Principles, Team Leadership

Completed TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Principles focused on team leading (year indicated as 2025).

Spiru Haret University

Bachelor of Science, Financial Management

2006 - 2009

Earned a BSc in Financial Management at Spiru Haret University in Bucharest from 2006 to 2009.

Wiltshire College

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Principles, Cyber Security

2024 -

Started an NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Principles in 2024 at Wiltshire College to strengthen skills alongside a manual testing background, including learning Playwright and TypeScript.