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Thomas Wittek

Test Automation Specialist

Thomas Wittek
Harrislee, Germany

Experience

Jul 2019 - Present
6 years 7 months

Test Automation Specialist

diamondcode GmbH

  • Implementing automated test strategies led to an average test duration reduction of 40%
  • Improved defect detection rate by 20%
May 2019 - Present
6 years 9 months

Volunteer Senior IT Consultant

Swiss Judo and Ju-Jitsu Association

  • Implementing the association software resulted in average time savings of 40% in administration
  • Migration to Microsoft 365 achieved time savings of approx. 10 hours per week
Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
1 year 6 months

Solution Engineer

Valtech

  • Reduced website load time by 30%
  • Improved conversion rate by 20%
  • Implementing a personalized recommendation engine increased revenue by 15%
Oct 2011 - Dec 2017
6 years 3 months

Consultant

Valtech

  • Increased average session duration by 25%
  • Reduced page load time by 40%
Jan 2011 - Dec 2021
11 years

Judo Trainer / Coach (J and S)

Judo Club Baden-Wettingen

  • Significantly increased self-confidence and physical abilities of children and adolescents with physical disabilities
  • Improved motor skills by 10%
Feb 2007 - Oct 2011
4 years 9 months

Web Developer Java & PHP

Fr. Sauter AG

  • Automated, improved, and extended the product import process to increase efficiency and reduce errors
  • Accelerated the product import process by 20%”
Sep 2005 - Feb 2007
1 year 6 months

ERP Developer with COBOL

Straub-Verpackungen GmbH

  • Requirements engineering increased the efficiency of business processes by 25%
  • Implemented a backup management solution for the corporate and trainee homepage, enabling a recovery time of under 1 hour
  • Optimized COBOL code to improve execution speed by 30%
  • Managed Windows system administration to boost system stability and reduce downtime by 15%
Feb 2004 - Aug 2004
7 months

Java Development Trainee

DIG GmbH

  • Optimized the ad management software, reducing processing time by an average of 5%
  • Reduced the error rate in ad placement by an average of 5%
Feb 2003 - May 2003
4 months

Information Technology Trainee

TÜV Rheinland Europe

  • Contributed to the DLS Distance Learning System, increasing user satisfaction by 20%
  • Created extensive documentation with DocBook-XML, reducing training times by 30%
  • Optimized and automated test processes, lowering the error rate by 15%
Jun 2002 - Sep 2002
4 months

Information Technology Trainee

TÜV Rheinland Europe

  • Executed a smooth data migration of the DLS Internet Portal, reducing downtime by 10%
  • Developed effective test strategies and automation, cutting the error rate by 15%
  • Made linguistic and cultural adjustments, resulting in a 15% increase in user adoption
Sep 2001 - Mar 2002
7 months

Military Service, Armored Engineer Company 550

Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)

  • Efficient planning and organization sped up administrative tasks by 20 %
  • Optimizing vehicle maintenance reduced downtime by 5 %
Jun 2001 - Aug 2001
3 months

Military Service, Engineer Battalion 1

Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)

  • Successfully completed basic training with honors in fitness tests and theoretical exams
  • Continually improved shooting skills through regular drills, leading to a significant increase in accuracy
  • Actively took part in engineering projects to improve infrastructure, increasing the efficiency and functionality of operational areas
Jan 1998 - Dec 2011
14 years

Judo Referee (District Referee)

German Judo Federation

  • Improved scoring accuracy in judo matches by an average of 20 %
  • Increased fairness and transparency in judging for children, teenagers, and adults

Summary

Experienced Test Automation Specialist with extensive experience executing 20+ projects. Expert in developing and implementing automated test strategies and frameworks to improve the efficiency and quality of software products. Proficient in various testing tools and technologies, including C#, Selenium, REST, Accessibility (A11Y), SAP, and Cypress.

Skills

  • Testing: Ui Testing, Mobile Testing, Api Testing, Selenium, Robot Framework, Cypress, Ui Vision, Nunit, Junit, Unit Tests, Integration Tests, End-to-end Test Automation, Accessibility (A11y), Apache Jmeter, Xss, Kali Linux, Port Scanning, Jira, Xray, Tosca

  • Soft Skills: Team Player, Problem Solving, Communication, Nonviolent Communication (Gfk), Flexibility, Analysis, Time Management

  • Frontend: Html, Scss / Css, Javascript / Typescript, React / Angular / Vue.js, Headless, Json

  • Backend: C#, Java, Php, .Net, Python, Cobol, Mssql, Mysql, Mongodb, Access, Kafka

  • Tools: Atlassian Stack: Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Microsoft Stack, Eclipse, Intellij, Splunk, Jenkins

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
Polish
Elementary

Education

Mar 2005 - Apr 2008

IHK Konstanz

Bachelor · Business Informatics · Konstanz, Germany

Dec 2003 - Dec 2005

Kaufmännische und Hauswirtschaftliche Schule Donaueschingen

Vocational Training · IT management clerk & IT systems management clerk · Donaueschingen, Germany

Feb 2002 - Apr 2004

Hochschule Furtwangen

Online Media · Furtwangen, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Become A Test Automation Engineer

Linkedin Learning Inc.

Istqb Foundation Certification

Mindluster

Robot Framework Test Automation: Level 1 (Selenium)

Linkedin Learning Inc.

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