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John Rick A. Galiza

QA Tester
Manual & UI Automation Scripting
Automation Enthusiast

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Education & Certifications

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

STI College Pasay-EDSA

2020 - 2024

Certifications

Currently seeking industry-relevant certifications to enhance professional qualifications.

Languages & Interests

Languages

English

Upper-Intermediate

Filipino

Native

Interests

  • Software Automation
  • Quality Assurance
  • Game Development (Unity)
  • Artificial Intelligence

About Me

Motivated IT graduate with a strong foundation in Quality Assurance Manual Testing and UI Automation. Skilled in Selenium, Postman, Playwright, and Python scripting. Known for a keen eye in debugging, identifying UI issues, and ensuring software quality.

Hands-on experience with QA tasks in team projects and capstone development. Actively learning and growing in the QA field while exploring game development and AI technologies.

Skills

Testing & QA
Manual Testing (UI, Regression, Functional) UI Automation Scripting (Selenium, Playwright) Basic API Automation / Monitoring using Postman Bug Tracking & Test Documentation (Trello) Chrome DevTools for Web Debugging Test Planning & Case Creation
Programming Languages
Python (Test Automation & Scripting) JavaScript, HTML/CSS, C# (Basic Knowledge)
Tools & Technologies
Docker (Environment Setup) pgAdmin (Database Testing) Unity Engine (Game Development Basics)

Experience

OJT - Quality Assurance Manual Tester & UI Automation Scripting

Golden Arrow Digital Solution | March 2024 – June 2024

Manual Testing
  • Performed UI testing on local and live websites.
  • Validated functionality of buttons, input fields, modals, navigation, etc.
  • Reported bugs and documented findings in Trello.
UI Automation Scripting (Selenium & Python)
  • Developed Selenium test scripts for web workflows.
  • Used XPath and CSS selectors for consistent element targeting.
  • Streamlined test cases using Python automation.
API Testing (Postman)
  • Manually tested REST API endpoints (status codes, response data).
  • Built Postman test collections for schema and content validation.
  • Wrote assertions for response structure and performance metrics.

Capstone Project

LiteBro – Secure Classroom Browser

STI College Pasay-EDSA | 2023 – 2024

A local classroom-focused browser that helps prevent academic dishonesty by restricting user behavior during class activities.

Key Features

  • Blocks unauthorized and non-educational websites.
  • Prevents minimizing, closing, or alt-tabbing away from the browser.
  • Includes dual-tab viewing for educational sites only.

My Role – QA Tester

  • Tested website-blocking functions, UI behavior, and tab restrictions.
  • Verified correct responses to user actions and edge cases.
  • Reported bugs and worked with developers to refine functionality.

Projects

OJT Projects

Web Change Detection Tool

Developed using Selenium and Python to track UI changes on websites and alert the QA team of any unintended updates.

API Response Validation Suite

Built Postman test collections to validate response structures, status codes, and schema integrity for backend endpoints.

Personal & Practice Projects

MonkeyType Automation

Created a Playwright script to simulate user input and analyze typing performance on the MonkeyType platform.

YouTube Auto-Subscribe Script

Built a Playwright automation tool for subscribing to favorite VTuber channels. Made for personal use and automation practice.