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Paun Nicolae-Vlad

Software Tester
Bucharest

Summary

Started off as a game tester for Electronic Arts working with several game titles utilizing Jira and TestRail. Transitioned to the Senior Tester role after 5 months as a QV Tester II and afterwards would take a year off during which I further enhanced both my manual and automated software testing techniques, now returning to EA as a QV Analyst I within Battlefield's Engine development team.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

QV Analyst I

Electronic Arts
01.2024 - Current
  • Working with the Frostbite Development Team in the Keepgreen initiative for Battlefield
  • Performing smoke tests on builds to ensure stability before deployment to developers via Jenkins
  • Monitoring CI pipelines and automated test results to promptly detect and communicate issues to developers
  • Utilizing Perforce (P4V) and Swarm to inspect changelists, review code submissions, and track integration status
  • Actively tracked and reported software defects using Jira

Senior Tester

Electronic Arts
10.2021 - 01.2023
  • Coordinated a team of 5 junior testers, ensuring efficient task delegation and workload balance
  • Assigned and monitored daily and weekly testing tasks to align with project goals and deadlines
  • Reviewed and validated test cases for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with product requirements
  • Created and maintained comprehensive documentation and testing guides in Confluence
  • Delivered performance feedback and conducted regular 1:1 mentoring sessions focused on QA best practices and bug tracking
  • Managed team schedules, including vacation planning and organization of overtime to meet key milestones
  • Executed a variety of test types including exploratory testing, scripted, and regression testing
  • Actively tracked and reported software defects using Jira

QV Tester II

Electronic Arts
05.2021 - 10.2021
  • Specialized in black-box testing
  • Proficiently utilized Jira for bug tracking and task management, and TestRail for organizing and executing test cases on a daily basis

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Mathematical Informatics

Liceul Teoretic Decebal
Bucharest
09.2015 - 06.2019

Skills

Postman API testing

JMeter performance testing

Manual testing techniques covered in the ISTQB syllabus

Mobile application testing

Test case design

Information gathering

Attention to detail

SQL queries

Problem-solving

Defect tracking

Automated testing using Selenium Java

Proficient in agile methodologies

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 09/09/02
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Romanian


I love laughing a lot, you will always catch me making jokes unless the mood does not call for it. Walking around the block is enough for me to have a good day, no need to spend money to feel better or to go on extravagant holidays, just give me a bench to sit on and I'll sit there telling  jokes about whatever catches my eye

Accomplishments

  • Achieved 501 tracked defects for one game title in the PROD environment during my first year at Electronic Arts.
  • Received a special Battlefield 2042 trophy for my dedication to the title.
  • Documented and resolved a game breaking defect on Battlefield 2042 which led to my name appearing in a weekly newsletter within the company for the most impactful defects found in the past month
  • Supervised team of 5 junior testers.

Certification

Manual Software Testing Course - Powered by Key Talents

Timeline

QV Analyst I

Electronic Arts
01.2024 - Current

Manual Software Testing Course - Powered by Key Talents

11-2023

Senior Tester

Electronic Arts
10.2021 - 01.2023

QV Tester II

Electronic Arts
05.2021 - 10.2021

Bachelor's Degree - Mathematical Informatics

Liceul Teoretic Decebal
09.2015 - 06.2019
Paun Nicolae-VladSoftware Tester