Esther Bruce-Cobbold
@estherbruce-cobbold
Quality Assurance Engineer and Data Analyst driving data-informed product reliability.
What I'm looking for
I am a detail-oriented Quality Assurance Engineer and Data Analyst with practical experience designing test strategies, executing API tests, and building dashboards to improve product reliability and business decisions.
I have identified and reported defects, collaborated with developers and product managers to streamline testing workflows, and documented QA processes to ensure traceability and collaboration across teams.
I analyze transactional and operational data using SQL, Power BI, and Excel, and I build and maintain dashboards in Metabase and Power BI to surface insights that reduce failures and improve efficiency.
My background includes administrative and coordination roles where I implemented classification and financial tracking systems, produced reporting that informed management decisions, and supported events and operations to drive measurable improvements.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Quality Assurance Engineer
Ogateway
Aug 2025 - Present (4 months)
Designed and executed test plans and API test cases, identifying 20+ defects to improve product reliability and streamlined testing workflows to increase deployment efficiency.
Administrative Assistant
Lithium Resources Ghana Limited
Oct 2023 - Mar 2025 (1 year 5 months)
Implemented a structured document classification and financial tracking system that reduced petty cash discrepancies by 25% and improved retrieval time by 15%.
Project Coordinator
Mentoring Women GH
Dec 2022 - Jan 2025 (2 years 1 month)
Prepared datasets and created Power BI reports and dashboards, coordinated program operations and events to ensure high participant satisfaction and seamless execution.
Field Officer
World Education
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 2 months)
Conducted data collection and analysis to support monitoring and evaluation activities, recorded meeting minutes and managed helpline support for beneficiaries.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Ghana
Bachelor of Arts, Social Work
Completed Bachelor of Arts in Social Work with coursework and projects analyzing course data using DAX, Power BI, and Excel to identify revenue opportunities and track performance.
Blossom Academy
Data Analytics Fellowship, Data Analytics
Completed a Data Analytics Fellowship covering Excel, Power BI, SQL, and Python and coursework in cohort analysis and customer segmentation for targeted marketing.
LinkedIn Learning
Professional Certificate, Machine Learning / Deep Learning
Completed multiple online courses including Machine Learning Programming Foundations, Deep Learning, and JavaScript language learning.
Udemy
Professional Course, Performance Testing
Completed a course on Performance Testing: Introduction to k6 focused on load and performance testing fundamentals.
ALX Africa
Professional Foundation Certificate, Professional Foundation Skills
Completed a Professional Foundation Skills program and a capstone project involving database record management and app-like SQL solutions.
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Software and tools used professionally
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