David Patrick
USMC Veteran | Software Developer in Test
- Role
- Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Astridnexus
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Patrick
I help teams ship with confidence.Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer focused on automation-first testing for API-driven SaaS platforms. I reduce release risk, increase coverage, and surface issues early through strong API automation, CI pipelines, and end-to-end testing.I believe quality isn’t a phase, it’s a mindset. My role is to bring clarity, confidence, and reliable execution to fast-moving engineering teams.
Experience
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Oct 2023 — Present
Designed, developed, and maintained Python-based API automation frameworks with reporting to validate SaaS platformsExecuted functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing across web and API layersPartnered with Product and Engineering teams to analyze requirements, identify gaps early, and improve acceptance criteriaInvestigated, documented, and escalated defects with detailed root cause analysisExpanded automated test coverage from 20% to 80% within CI pipelines, improving release confidence and reducing production defects by 70%Acted as a quality advocate across teams, promoting testing best practices and continuous improvement
Education
California State University, Fullerton
Masters of Science in Software Engineering, Software Engineering
2012 — 2014
American InterContinental University
Associate of Arts (AA), Business Administration
2005
Ashford University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Organizational Management
2007
Skills
- Military
- Cisco Systems Products
- Dod
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Cabling
- Security Clearance
- Networking
- Software Engineering Practices
- Management
- Html
- Integration
- Cisco Routers
- Troubleshooting
- C#
- Cloud Computing
- Network Administration
- Active Directory
- Sdlc
- Security
- Cisco Technologies
- Security+
- Leadership
- Css
- C# 4.0
- Testing
- System Administration
- Selenium
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