Empowering Cooperatives Through Precision and Automation
The Capital Credits system plays a critical role in utility billing, helping cooperatives manage and allocate margins with ease and accuracy. By linking every consumer’s patronage to a unified Member Number, it eliminates redundant data entry, streamlines check creation, and handles complex scenarios like estate refunds and discounting — all with simplicity and precision.
This project wasn’t just about building software; it was about enabling financial transparency and operational excellence for utility providers across the U.S.
My Role: Senior Test Engineer (Automation Lead)
I led the QA automation efforts for this platform, focusing on scalability, performance, and reliability. My goal was to make regression testing effortless — and efficient — through smart frameworks and rigorous automation practices.
What I Delivered
- Led the Automation Team: Directed a dedicated QA team to build robust automation suites tailored for regression testing of critical financial workflows.
- Designed a Scalable Test Framework: Built a test automation framework from scratch that supports:
- Cross-browser testing via BrowserStack
- Parallel test execution
- Seamless Jenkins integration
- Support for Selenium Grid and multiple environments
- Scripted Functional Regression Tests: Automated test cases for the entire Capital Credits system to catch edge-case bugs, prevent regressions, and accelerate release cycles.
- Enhanced Test Coverage for Complex Business Logic: Focused on testing migration paths, report validation, and batch execution flows that required careful orchestration.
- Bridged the Gap Between QA and Dev Teams: Collaborated closely with developers to align on testing objectives and quickly resolve any quality bottlenecks.
- Mentored and Guided: Provided technical leadership to junior QA engineers, sharing best practices and reviewing test strategies.
Tech Stack & Tools
- Automation Framework: Selenium WebDriver (C#), Custom Utilities
- Cloud Testing Infrastructure: BrowserStack
- CI/CD Integration: Jenkins, Selenium Grid
- Version Control & Planning: Git, JIRA, Confluence (Atlassian Tools)
Measurable Impact
- Reduced manual regression testing time by over 70%
- Enabled faster feedback loops via parallel test execution and CI integration
- Created a future-proof test infrastructure that continues to support new feature rollouts and migrations
- Ensured high test accuracy for financial data critical to cooperative operations
Why It Mattered
Capital Credits may sound like a niche utility feature, but for local cooperatives and their members, it’s about trust and fairness. My work helped ensure that every refund, allocation, and report was tested with the highest accuracy — ensuring confidence in the numbers and the system behind them.