Nick Allee

Objective

Results-driven Test Automation Engineer with over 4 years of experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks, enhancing product quality and accelerating release cycles. Proven track record in leading projects, optimizing test coverage, and reducing bugs by up to 50% through innovative testing strategies and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Experience

Test Automation Engineer - Americo Life Insurance (Jan 2024 - Present)

• Framework Development: Designed and maintained a .NET-based test automation framework (OINB service layer) using Selenium, Rest Assured, and SQL, implementing a modular page object model that improved maintainability by 40%.
• Project Leadership: Led automation efforts for high-priority projects delivering 2 of 3 technical components on time, ensuring seamless multi-page and API validation via Postman.
• Regression & Optimization: Increased API test coverage by 30% through data-driven Postman tests and optimized bi-weekly regression reviews to identify and close coverage gaps.
• Pipeline Management: Built and managed Azure DevOps pipelines, reducing deployment time by 20% and enabling efficient automated build/release processes.
• Collaboration: Partnered closely with manual testers to review, refine, and enhance automated tests, improving test accuracy and understanding, while automating repetitive tasks to reduce testing time by 25%. Additionally, conducted cross-team training sessions to boost domain knowledge and foster collaboration between automated and manual testing teams.

Software Test Engineer - General Motors (Nov 2020 – Nov 2023)

• Pipeline Automation: Developed and deployed automated pipelines that accelerated release cycles by 75%, enabling continuous delivery for enterprise applications.
• Test Coverage: Expanded test coverage from 0% to 90%+ using hybrid automation frameworks for system integration and regression testing.
• Quality Impact: Reduced bug rates by more than 50% by establishing and enforcing best practice documentation and testing methodologies.
• Innovation: Researched and implemented cutting-edge testing strategies for a business intelligence application, improving reliability and performance by 35%.