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Pao Sanchez

@paosanchez

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Agile Project Manager and QA Engineer focused on delivering quality software.

Venezuela

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters collaboration, values quality, and offers opportunities for growth.

I am a highly motivated and results-oriented Agile Project Manager and QA Engineer with a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and delivering high-quality software products on time. My expertise lies in applying Agile principles, proactively managing risks, and fostering collaborative environments to ensure project success. I am dedicated to integrating quality throughout the software development lifecycle, designing and executing comprehensive test strategies that prevent critical bugs and enhance user satisfaction.

Throughout my career, I have achieved significant milestones, such as reducing customer sign-up time from 20 minutes to 10 and preventing at least 15 critical bugs from reaching production in the invoicing module. My role as a Project Manager has allowed me to improve team productivity by 15% through a culture of shared responsibility and collaboration. I am passionate about creating seamless user experiences and contributing to successful product launches, ensuring that customer satisfaction remains a top priority.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Agile Project Manager

SmartHop

Nov 2022 - Jan 2025 (2 years 2 months)

Led a cross-functional team through the Agile development lifecycle, managing sprint cycles and facilitating collaboration. Improved team productivity and customer satisfaction through effective feature prioritization and risk management.

Agile Methodologies Sprint Planning Jira Team Leadership Risk Management Planning Poker Communication Time Management Problem Solving

QA Engineer

SmartHop

Apr 2022 - Jan 2025 (2 years 9 months)

Responsible for ensuring the quality of the Sign Up, Payroll, Invoicing, and SmartPay modules. Designed and executed comprehensive test cases, reported bugs, and proposed improvements, resulting in significant increases in user satisfaction and reductions in production bugs.

QA Engineering Functional Testing Regression Testing Jira Zephyr Bug Reporting Mobile Testing Web Testing Collaboration

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Udemy

QA Engineering

2024 - 2024

Completed a course on JavaScript and Playwright, focusing on installation, test execution, debugging, and report analysis. Gained skills in automating interactions with diverse UI elements and familiarized with advanced Playwright features.

TripleTen

QA Engineering

2024 - 2024

Studied testing fundamentals, including test design, web application testing, API testing, mobile application testing, and database fundamentals. Gained knowledge in web apps automation.

Udemy

Scrum Master Certification, Agile Methodologies

2023 - 2023

Completed a Scrum Master Certification course, learning about the events, roles, rules, and artifacts used in Scrum, along with the history and terminology of Scrum.

Udemy

Software Testing Fundamentals, Software Testing

2022 - 2022

Participated in a course on Software Testing with Jira & Agile, focusing on managing software projects in agile environments and understanding software testing in the traditional software development lifecycle.

Platzi

Software Testing

2021 - 2021

Learned about software testing tools, bug reporting, and tracking in a course focused on Software Testing Fundamentals.

Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (UCAB)

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering

2016 - 2021

Qualified to design, manage, and improve productive processes and services, focusing on efficient resource use with a quality vision, productivity, and competitiveness.