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Kyle Tice

@kyletice

Staff Automation Engineer at Midwest Tape / Hoopla, building AI-assisted test automation that self-heals locators and cut regression time by 87%.

United States

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At Midwest Tape / Hoopla, I architected a Playwright TypeScript framework and created Claude Code Skills that generate tests, self-heal locators, and help triage failures. I also delivered 1,500+ automated mobile tests across iOS and Android and cut regression execution time by 87% through parallel execution.

At Janus Henderson Investors, I built a Playwright end-to-end framework spanning UI, API middleware, and data layers, lifting automated regression coverage from roughly 30% to over 80%. Across my work, I’ve developed automation and performance testing frameworks, integrated them into CI/CD pipelines, and mentored SDETs on test architecture and AI-assisted workflows.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Staff Automation Engineer

Current

Midwest Tape / Hoopla

Jan 2026 - Present (8 months)

Architected a Playwright TypeScript automation framework and custom Claude Code Skills for AI-assisted test generation and self-healing. Automated API, Kafka, and performance testing, reducing regression runtime by 87%.

Playwright TypeScript Python Claude Code AI Agents REST GraphQL Hypothesis Syrupy Kafka K6 Appium Maestro Kobiton AWS GitHub Actions Grafana Datadog DevLake

Test Automation Architect

Aircraft Performance Group

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 11 months)

Architected a mobile automation framework for an iOS flight-planning app using XCUITest and AI-assisted development. Developed 500+ automated tests and implemented performance testing with Locust, cutting regression time from 4 hours to 1 hour.

XCUITest iOS AI assisted Development ChatGpt Windsurf Jenkins Locust Marathon Performance Testing

Test Automation Architect

Janus Henderson Investors

Jan 2019 - Dec 2024 (5 years 11 months)

Architected and scaled a Playwright TypeScript end-to-end framework, lifting regression coverage from 30% to over 80%. Implemented K6 performance testing and a Python data-layer testing platform, integrating all suites into Azure DevOps CI/CD.

Playwright TypeScript Python Pandas Polars Great Expectations Azure DevOps CI CD Data Testing Performance Testing

Technical QA Manager

Vertafore

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 11 months)

Engineered a UI/API automation framework using SerenityBDD in Java and delivered RESTful API performance testing with Locust on Docker/Kubernetes. Led a 22-person SDET organization and drove automation standards.

Serenity BDD Framework Java Cucumber Selenium Rest Assured AssertJ Gradle Locust Docker Kubernetes ReportPortal

Test Automation Architect

TransUnion

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Engineered a SpecFlow C#/Selenium/RESTSharp framework automating UI and API layers, plus JMeter performance suites, and established Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. Introduced chaos/resiliency testing and led a weekly Test Automation Best Practices meetup.

SpecFlow C#Selenium Rest Sharp JMeter Jenkins Chaos Testing System Resilience Testing

Lead SDET

DHI Group, Inc. (Dice.com)

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 11 months)

Delivered a C#/SpecFlow BDD automation suite covering UI and API test layers for the Dice.com job platform. Extended coverage to native mobile with Appium and Applitools for cross-device visual validation.

C#SpecFlow BDD Selenium Appium Applitools Visual Testing Mobile Testing

Technical QA Manager

World Fuel Services

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year 11 months)

Developed a BDD/SpecFlow API automation framework for back-end SOAP services in C#, plus a Selenium/SpecFlow/SpecRun UI framework using the Page Object Model. Managed 4 SDETs and coached the team on embedding automation throughout the SDLC.

C#SpecFlow BDD Selenium SpecRun Page Object Model SOAP API Testing

Principal Automation Engineer

Nordstrom

Jan 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 11 months)

Engineered an extensive SOAP API automation framework validating the back-end payment system for all Canadian Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores. Authored JMeter performance tests and built a Selenium/SpecFlow/RESTSharp C# framework automating NordstromCard.com.

SOAP API Testing JMeter Selenium SpecFlow Rest Sharp C#Performance Testing