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David Adnitt

@davidadnitt

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Lead QA consultant specializing in automation, performance engineering, and DevOps-integrated testing.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior QA roles where I can lead automation, performance and DevOps-integrated testing, mentor teams, and improve release quality within Agile organizations.

I am a Lead QA consultant with 20+ years of hands-on experience in manual and automated testing, performance engineering, and CI/CD integration. I design and scale automation frameworks, establish test strategies, and embed QA into Agile and DevOps workflows to deliver enterprise releases on time.

I have led onshore/offshore teams, mentored testers, and partnered with leadership to meet aggressive release schedules while maintaining quality. My technical toolkit includes Playwright, Selenium, JMeter, LoadRunner, BrowserStack, SauceLabs, and API testing tools, combined with cloud-based QA and DevOps pipelines.

I drive cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement by introducing non-functional testing into sprints, automating deployments and test environments, and delivering executive reporting and risk analysis that increase release confidence.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead QA Consultant

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Rogers Communications

Sep 2023 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Led a QA team of 7 on major digital transformation projects, implemented Playwright-based automation and expanded mobile coverage with BrowserStack and SauceLabs to meet aggressive release schedules without sacrificing quality.

Playwright BrowserStack Sauce Labs Test Planning CI CD Cross Browser Testing Team Leadership Risk Assessment

Lead QA Consultant

Shaw Communications

Jan 2018 - Sep 2023 (5 years 8 months)

Directed QA for the Shaw Beta Website, implemented Selenium WebDriver automation and introduced non-functional testing into Agile sprints, improving release confidence and executive-level reporting.

Selenium Webdriver Performance Testing Security Testing Test Automation Risk Analysis

Senior QA Consultant

Schneider Electric

Apr 2017 - Dec 2017 (8 months)

Transitioned performance testing to DevOps enablement, automating deployment/configuration of a 20+ server enterprise system to reduce setup from weeks to under one hour and integrated smoke tests into CI/CD.

DevOps CI CD Automation)Performance Testing Configuration Management Smoke Testing Jenkins DevOps Automation Automation

Senior QA Consultant

Tervita

Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 (11 months)

Developed a JMeter performance suite for a new web application, trained client staff, maintained automation suites and led QA activities including executive sprint demos.

JMeter Performance Testing Test Automation Training Documentation Regression Testing

Senior QA Consultant

WestJet

Jan 2016 - Mar 2016 (2 months)

Enhanced performance testing using Silk Performer with realistic customer workflows, created third-party server mocks for isolated tests and provided automation framework recommendations.

Silk Performer Performance Testing Automation)Mocking Test Strategy Regression Testing Automation

Senior QA Consultant

Oildex

Aug 2015 - Dec 2015 (4 months)

Supported WebLogic to Tomcat transition with LoadRunner performance testing, ran Selenium automated tests to validate functionality and helped design and maintain CI/CD environments.

LoadRunner Selenium CI CD Tomcat Performance Testing Test Automation

Senior QA Consultant

ADP P2P

Oct 2013 - Aug 2015 (1 year 10 months)

Developed a mobile testing strategy and automation framework, upskilled QA staff through presentations and one-on-one training, and supported CI/CD implementation.

Mobile Testing Automation Framework Selenium Training CI CD Test Strategy Mentoring

Senior QA Consultant

Bridgewater Bank

Feb 2013 - Sep 2013 (7 months)

Developed automated functional and performance scripts, and trained manual testers on LoadRunner, Selenium, and Sikuli to improve regression testing capabilities.

LoadRunner Selenium Test Automation Performance Testing Training Regression Testing

Senior QA Consultant

ThoughtWorks

May 2009 - Jan 2013 (3 years 8 months)

Provided Agile consulting and QA assessment services for enterprise clients including GAP Inc., AT&T Mobility and Shaw Communications, driving QA improvements and automation adoption.

QA Automation)Test Strategy Client Engagement Continuous Delivery Automation