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Kristine Ruelan

@kristineruelan

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Experienced Quality Engineer specializing in test strategy, automation, and QA leadership.

Philippines

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What I'm looking for

I seek a QA role where I can lead testing strategy and automation, mentor teams, collaborate cross-functionally, and deliver high-quality software while growing in technical leadership.

I am a Quality Engineering professional with 9+ years delivering testing and QA leadership for web, mobile, and enterprise platforms, skilled in test strategy, execution, and defect management while ensuring projects meet milestones on time and within scope.

I lead and mentor QA teams, collaborate effectively with onshore/offshore stakeholders, and apply modern tools and frameworks such as Azure, Microfocus ALM, qTest in TOSCA, JIRA, TestRail, Katalon Studio, and SQL to drive quality and continuous improvement.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Quality Engineer

Accenture Philippines

Jan 2021 - Sep 2025 (4 years 8 months)

Led QA team activities including requirements review, knowledge transfer, and end-to-end test planning through reporting, ensuring timely delivery of testing phases and collaboration with offshore and onshore stakeholders.

Test Planning Azure qTest Jira TestRail Team Leadership

Software Tester

Multisys Technologies Corporation

Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 (1 year)

Led a testing team, created detailed test plans and test cases in TestRail, and coordinated daily scrum and triage meetings with internal teams and the client to ensure defect resolution and task handover.

TestRail Triage Team Leadership Functional Testing Regression Testing Client Communication

Test Analyst

GMA New Media

Jan 2017 - Jan 2020 (3 years)

Authored detailed test scripts, participated in requirements gathering and estimations, and performed functional, regression, exploratory, and API testing using Katalon Studio to improve release quality.

Katalon Studio API Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Exploratory testing Smoke Testing Test Estimation

Software Quality Assurance

GlobalPinoy Remittance and Services

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 (11 months)

Conducted pre- and post-analysis for project requests, constructed test scenarios and cases to validate requirements, and managed daily defect tracking and test reporting.

Test scenarios Test Reporting Requirements Management Sanity Testing Regression Testing

Data Analyst

Pointwest Innovations Corporation

Jan 2014 - Jan 2015 (1 year)

Performed pre- and post-analysis for request intents, verified and corrected data during validation, and supported testing activities to ensure data integrity for project deliveries.

Data Validation Pre Post Analysis Verification SQL Reporting