Principal Software QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer — Autodesk (2006–2026)
Impact & recognition highlights
- Supported thousands of beta users across continuous two-week sprint release cycles, ensuring stability, feedback integration, and production readiness.
- Core QA contributor for Autodesk AI MotionMaker and ML Toolkit from initial development through production release of AI-driven animation workflows.
- Supported executive demo readiness for Autodesk AI MotionMaker showcased at TechX 2025, presented by Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost.
- Contributed to Autodesk AI MotionMaker earning the Customer Experience Award at TechX 2026 through end-to-end QA validation and release stability.
- Led QA strategy and execution for flagship Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max platforms.
- Built automation and API testing tools using Python, PHP, PowerShell, and AI-assisted workflows (Cursor, GitHub, Copilot).
- Integrated automated testing into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines with Artifactory artifact management.
- Authored test plans, regression strategies, and validation matrices.
- Extensive experience working in an Agile, highly collaborative, team-based environment, partnering with engineering, product, UX, and release teams across continuous two-week sprint cycles.
- Corporate-level Centercode Administrator for Autodesk, owning enterprise beta infrastructure and serving as Beta Program Manager for Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya.