Kerry M.

About Kerry M.

I’m a Test Automation Architect and Quality Engineering leader focused on building systems that allow engineering teams to move quickly while maintaining confidence in the software they ship.Over the past 13+ years I’ve designed quality strategies and automation architectures across web, mobile, API, and distributed systems in industries including life sciences, HR technology, e-commerce, and B2B platforms. My work centers on embedding quality into the development lifecycle—from early design through production—so that reliability is engineered into the system rather than verified at the end.Automation is a core part of this approach. I’ve built large-scale automation frameworks from the ground up, designed multi-layer testing strategies spanning unit, API, contract, E2E, performance, and data validation, and scaled automation coverage from hundreds of tests to tens of thousands across complex distributed systems.I focus heavily on developer enablement and quality advocacy, including working closely with engineering teams to improve testability, design reliable test data systems, establish CI-driven quality gates, and create tooling that enables developers to ship changes faster with confidence.I design and implement AI-assisted engineering workflows powered by modern LLMs (Claude, Codex and related tooling), building agent-driven solutions and internal MCP integrations that accelerate test generation, debugging, coverage expansion, and developer productivity across the development lifecycle.Areas I focus on most:• Automation architecture and scalable test systems• Quality strategy across the full SDLC• CI/CD quality gates and developer workflow integration• Test data engineering and deterministic environments• API, contract, and distributed system testing• Performance and reliability engineering• Developer enablement and automation DevRel• AI-assisted quality workflows and engineering agentsAt the core, my work is about helping teams build software that is reliable by design and enabling engineers to deliver faster without sacrificing quality.

Experience

1. Engineering Manager, Automation

   Apprentice.Io

   Mar 2022 — Present · Jersey City, NJ, US

   Led automation engineering and quality strategy for a complex monorepo supporting 8 interconnected applications across web, backend services, and mobile platforms in a regulated life sciences environment.• Built and led the Test Automation team (8 engineers), establishing engineering standards, mentoring contributors, and scaling automation practices across the organization• Architected a multi-layer testing ecosystem spanning unit, API, contract, E2E, performance, and deep data validation testing• Scaled automation coverage from a few hundred tests to automated tests, dramatically increasing release confidence• Eliminated manual test scenarios, saving thousands of engineering hours annually• Implemented CI/CD quality gates catching ~20+ defects weekly before merge• Reduced pipeline execution time 40–50%(60 min → ~20 min) through runner optimization and test architecture improvements• Designed and implemented Golden Data test system enabling deterministic multi-tenant test environments• Introduced performance testing integrated into CI to monitor regressions and performance degradation• Implemented observability-driven quality dashboards using DataDog to monitor pipeline health, test stability, and performance trends• Established developer enablement initiatives including automation documentation, developer syncs, and tooling improvementsTech: Cypress, WebDriverIO, Appium, Pact, K6, TypeScript, NodeJS, GitHub Actions, AWS, DataDog

Education

• University of Central Florida

  Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy

Skills

• Mobile Applications
• Bug Tracking
• Relational Databases
• Agile Methodologies
• Html
• Windows Server
• Stlc
• Elementool
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Sql
• Junit
• Css
• Ant
• Databases
• Java
• Manual Testing
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Tfs
• Sdlc
• Test Automation Tools
• Ios
• Xml
• Selenium Testing
• Test Cases
• Functional Testing
• Usability Testing
• Regression Testing
• Data Driven Testing
• Python
• Scrum
• Visual Studio
• Mobile Testing
• Black Box Testing
• Eclipse
• Ranorex
• Gui Testing
• Agile Testing
• Test Automation
• Cucumber
• Bugzilla