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          <h1>Don Welsh</h1>
          <p class="role">Principal QA Engineer | SDET | Test Automation Leader</p>
          <p class="headline">25+ years in software testing, 20+ years in automation, focused on trusted QA systems that balance delivery speed with real confidence.</p>
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        <div class="contact">
          <div>don@vbreview.com</div>
          <div>linkedin.com/in/d-welsh</div>
          <div>github.com/donwelsh</div>
          <div>Phoenix, Arizona, United States</div>
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      <section class="summary">
        <p>
          Results-oriented testing professional with 25+ years of hands-on experience across the software testing lifecycle and 20+ years of automation specialization. Deep expertise spans Selenium (since 2004), Cypress, Playwright, API and performance testing, CI quality integration, and AI-enhanced QA workflows that accelerate delivery while preserving rigorous engineering judgment.
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        <p>
          Leadership focus: building high-performing QA teams, defining quality governance and KPIs, and implementing automation strategies that improve release confidence at scale.
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          <span>25+ Years in Testing</span>
          <span>20+ Years in Automation</span>
          <span>Selenium Expert Since 2004</span>
          <span>AI-Enhanced QA</span>
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        <p class="tools-line">Selected Tools: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, JMeter, LoadRunner, k6, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor</p>
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            <h2>Education</h2>
            <h3>Academic background</h3>
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              <li>San Diego State University</li>
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          <section class="section">
            <h2>Licenses and Certifications</h2>
            <h3>Credentials</h3>
            <ul>
              <li>ISTQB Advanced Level Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE), Jun 2020</li>
              <li>ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester (CTFL-AT), Feb 2016</li>
              <li>ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation Level (CTFL), Jan 2016</li>
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            <h2>Skills</h2>
            <h3>Core skills</h3>
            <ul>
              <li>Quality engineering leadership</li>
              <li>Test automation architecture</li>
              <li>Selenium, Cypress, Playwright</li>
              <li>API and database testing</li>
              <li>Performance testing</li>
              <li>CI/CD quality gates</li>
              <li>AI-enhanced QA workflows</li>
              <li>Mentoring and enablement</li>
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            <h2>Honors and Awards</h2>
            <h3>Recognition</h3>
            <ul>
              <li>Exceptional Performance Award, KUBRA, Dec 2018</li>
              <li>"Above and Beyond the Call of Duty" award, Blackboard, Aug 2009</li>
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            <h2>Experience</h2>
            <h3>Professional summary</h3>
            <p>
              Current public profile listed at KUBRA, with work spanning quality engineering, automation, and delivery support.
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            <p>
              25+ years across functional testing, automation, performance testing, and quality leadership, with recommendations emphasizing adaptability,
              independent delivery, and strong engineering judgment.
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            <h2>Leadership and Strategic Impact</h2>
            <h3>Scope of leadership</h3>
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              <li>Built, led, and strengthened QA practices with strong product ownership and measurable quality outcomes</li>
              <li>Strategic leadership across the SDLC in Agile and DevOps environments</li>
              <li>Automation strategy that supports faster delivery without lowering quality standards</li>
              <li>Quality governance, metrics, KPIs, and executive-facing reporting</li>
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            <h2>Automation Expertise and Innovation</h2>
            <h3>Automation depth</h3>
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              <li>20+ years of automation specialization from Selenium frameworks to AI-enhanced testing workflows</li>
              <li>Selenium expertise since 2004, including framework development, Grid architecture, and web/API testing</li>
              <li>Modern automation delivery with Cypress and Playwright across browser and API-focused scenarios</li>
              <li>Practical AI use with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor while keeping judgment human-led</li>
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            <h2>Technical Architecture and Delivery</h2>
            <h3>Engineering systems</h3>
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              <li>End-to-end automation strategy, framework design, implementation, and reporting</li>
              <li>CI/CD integration across GitHub Actions, CircleCI, and Jenkins</li>
              <li>Full-stack testing across APIs, databases, and integrated application workflows</li>
              <li>Performance testing with LoadRunner, JMeter, and k6</li>
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            <h2>Recommendations</h2>
            <h3>What colleagues emphasize</h3>
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              <li>Adaptable across multiple UI, API, and performance frameworks</li>
              <li>Strong at building quality practices where little structure existed before</li>
              <li>Independent in delivery, responsive in execution, and effective as a mentor</li>
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            <h2>Courses</h2>
            <h3>Selected relevant coursework</h3>
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                <li>Cursor AI For Cypress Testing</li>
                <li>Cursor: Advanced Training</li>
                <li>Automated Web Testing with JavaScript and Playwright</li>
                <li>Write Cypress Tests Using GitHub Copilot</li>
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                <li>Integrating Automated Testing into DevOps</li>
                <li>Design Selenium Test Framework from Scratch - Architect Level</li>
                <li>Master JMeter (Performance, Load, and API Testing)</li>
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