
Esteban Salazar
@estebansalazar
I lead manual QA for digital products, coordinating teams and ensuring client-ready delivery.
What I'm looking for
I'm currently supporting quality standards across multiple initiatives at Critical Mass, leading and coordinating projects while serving as the main communication link between the Canada and Costa Rica QC teams.
I create project-specific QC checklists, assign and track work, report progress, onboard team members, and remain hands-on in reviewing deliverables for accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
Previously, I led an offshore QA team at 9North that grew from two to seven people across three countries. At CreativeDrive, I managed four QA Analysts and coordinated manual test plans for web banners, emails, and landing pages across browsers and operating systems.
I've spent 14 years in manual QA and 17 years in digital production, including work with Accenture, Prodigious Latin America, Pernix-Solutions, and avVenta Worldwide. My graphic design background helps me bring a strong visual and process-focused perspective to digital quality, from test cases and bug tracking to functional, regression, smoke, acceptance, and cross-browser testing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Supporting project needs and ensuring quality standards across multiple initiatives. I was responsible for leading and coordinating several projects simultaneously, assigning and tracking tasks, and serving as the main point of communication between the Canada and Costa Rica QC teams.
My role included preparing and delivering task and progress reports, creating project-specific QC checklists, and
Worked in conjunction with a digital marketing agency in the United States, serving as the QA Lead of an excellent offshore team that started with 2 people and constantly grew to 7 members in 3 countries during my direction.
All the test cases created and used by the team were very unique in order to solve the high volume of projects and adapted to the type of product.
We used the Agile methodol
Worked as Test Engineering Senior Analyst at Accenture.
Manage a team of 4 QA Analysts. I prioritize and assign the tasks based on the client’s requirements, capabilities and deadlines. Develop team members and promote the culture of continuous improvement while fostering teamwork and operational excellence.
• Coordinate, manage, create and execute test plans for web banners, emails and landing pages through manual and creative testing on different sce
Worked as a part of telecommunication account, responsible for testing media content.
Development of creative and visual testing for assets and compositions according to digital brand and requirements to accomplish web/client standards.
Onshore and offshore bug reporting and tracking.
Functional testing for deployment and live production ambiences.
Performed system, unit, acceptance, regression, s
Responsible of web application testing for medical services.
Conceptualize client’s ideas or provide a new corporate image based on web standards and brand guidelines.
• Bug reporting and tracking.
• Coordinated, create and execute test plans for visual and functional testing.
• Conducted regression, acceptance, functional, smoke and black testing to websites and applications.
• Responsive and c
As a QA analyst I worked in a temporary project for Possible Digital Agency during 4 months and as a Graphic Designer I worked for several clients developing advertising graphic and web solutions
-Application of Regression Testing, according to specifications and test plans.
-Maintenance and execution of test cases and test plans.
-Testing content and functionality across multiple platforms, da
First contact with onshore team in US, working directly with analysts, developers and managers on both countries.
-Experienced in Web Design, Management of digital assets and Quality Assurance
for digital units and digital campaigns.
-Single point of contact for all QA requests in the account.
-Close communication with the team in Chicago.
-Manage all types of content across multiple platforms, d
I started working as a Creative Producer at General Motors creative team; this is my first contact with digital agency process and Agile methodologies. Some years later, I took the opportunity to change my career path to QA area in order to be more involved on the process and magnify my possibilities in this industry.
-Manual testing for digital products as Banners, Emails, Sites, and Flash Units
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universidad Creativa
Certificación Profesional en diseño e impresión 3D
Issued Dec 2023
Universidad Fidelitas
Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design
2005 - 2008
Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano
Intemediate Level - English Now Program
2006 - 2008
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Technical Degree on Web Site Design
2005 - 2006
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