Test Automation
JavaSelenium WebDriverCucumber BDDTestNGJUnitREST Assured
Open to QA Automation, SDET & AI Quality opportunities
QA Automation Engineer · SDET · AI/LLM Quality
I build confidence into every release.
I'm Everest Laci, a QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience testing web applications, APIs, databases, and automated software workflows across insurance and healthcare environments. I'm currently expanding into AI/LLM quality engineering through hands-on personal project work.
Swampscott, Massachusetts everestslaci@gmail.com
Professional summary
Quality that connects technology with real users.
I combine thoughtful manual testing with practical automation across UI, API, and database layers. My experience includes Java-based test automation, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, REST API testing, SQL validation, regression testing, defect investigation, and close collaboration with developers and product teams.
I'm also expanding into AI/LLM quality engineering through a personal Medical Voice Agent project, where I test multi-turn conversations, response accuracy, context retention, hallucinations, fallback behavior, and escalation scenarios.
6+
Years in QA
50+
BDD scenarios
250+
Defects tracked
Technical toolkit
Tools I use to test the full product journey.
API & Data
PostmanREST APIsJDBCMySQLPostgreSQLSQL Validation
Quality Engineering
FunctionalRegressionSmokeAPIIntegrationDatabaseBDDData-Driven TestingDefect Investigation
Delivery & Tooling
JenkinsGitGitHubMavenJiraAgile / Scrum
AI / LLM Quality
Conversational AI TestingMulti-Turn TestingResponse AccuracyContext RetentionHallucination EvaluationFallback TestingEscalation Testing
Career
Professional experience
QA Automation Engineer
Allstate Identity Protection
November 2022 – Present
Northfield, IL · Remote
- Build and maintain Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD automation for web applications, API services, and database workflows.
- Created 50+ automated BDD scenarios and reusable Page Object Model components, expanding regression coverage and reducing repetitive manual testing.
- Integrated automated suites with Maven, GitHub, and Jenkins for scheduled execution and faster release feedback.
- Automated SQL and JDBC validation and identified 70+ front-end issues, improving data integrity and cross-browser reliability.
JavaSeleniumCucumberTestNGJDBCSQLJenkins
QA Engineer
K Health
March 2020 – November 2022
New York, NY · Remote
- Designed and executed functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing for healthcare web and API workflows.
- Logged and tracked 250+ defects in Jira with clear reproduction steps, evidence, severity, and business impact.
- Validated REST APIs with Postman and REST Assured and verified backend data with 100+ SQL queries in MySQL.
- Partnered with developers, product owners, and business stakeholders throughout Agile delivery and supported UAT and release validation.
PostmanREST AssuredMySQLJiraGitHubUATAgile
Selected work
Projects that show how I approach modern quality engineering.
Personal project
Medical Voice Agent
A hands-on personal project exploring how traditional software QA practices can be applied to conversational AI and LLM-powered applications.
- Multi-turn conversation testing
- Response accuracy and context retention
- Hallucination and fallback testing
- Escalation scenario testing
- FastAPI and Python used through AI-assisted development
Automation framework
Selenium Hybrid Framework
A reusable Java automation framework built around Page Object Model, data-driven execution, and CI feedback.
- Selenium + TestNG
- Maven dependency management
- Reusable page objects
- Jenkins-ready execution
API quality
REST API Test Suite
Automated service validation covering payloads, status codes, authorization, negative paths, and data integrity.
- REST Assured
- Schema and response validation
- Data-driven scenarios
- CI/CD integration
Education
A cross-disciplinary perspective
Master of Science in Archaeology
University of Tirana · Tirana, Albania
Bachelor of Arts in History
University of Tirana · Tirana, Albania
Let's build better software together.
I'm open to QA Automation Engineer, SDET, Software Quality Engineer, and AI Quality opportunities in the Boston area or remotely.
Email me