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Nick Relkov

Nick Relkov

Senior Quality Assurance Consultant

Chestermere, Canada

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I have been in QA for 14 years and have done everything from manual testing to automation testing to test data generation to leading testing teams, and DevOps. Worked on small start up projects, massive projects for oil and gas companies and some wild adventure projects at non profit organizations. And if you managed to make it that far without falling asleep, I am a strange individual in the world of QA. How strange? I am an Introvert but will talk for hours about almost anything and everything (yes, even work related on occasion), but I will need a nap eventually. I am known for turning Test Summaries into monologues that prove to all that insanity is part of what makes a great QA. I believe in no dumb questions, if we are not all in here helping each other out, what are we even doing. I am also a big mental health advocate, supporting the people you work with are more important than any job.

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • QA
  • Software testing
  • Test Automation
  • Playwright
  • Postman
  • DevOps

Test Data Generation using Postman

Postman is an API Testing Platform that has been expanding their capabilities and can be used to build Test Data Generation (along with many other things).
This session will include:
- Intro To Postman
- Setting up a collection
- Setting up Requests
- Setting up JSON Data File to Drive Collection
- Running Collection Runner
- Data Generation Results

Technical Knowledge: Requires basic knowledge of Postman, Javascript and JSON
First Public Delivery: Yes
Target Audience: Testers needing to simulate data in application that uses Rest APIs
Preferred Duration: 45 Minuts

QA Advocate Advocating QA To QA

Cover wide range of topics to support a QA's journey in the software development industry.
- Importance of Manual Testing
- Importance of Test Automation (and how you can introduce yourself to it)
- How different types of companies operate with QA (from Start Ups, to Small Businesses to Large Organizations)
- How to choose a paths within QA
- How to stand up for Quality
- How QA is not a Gatekeeper and why
- There are so many tools out there, what do I pick and how do I know if its the right one.

Playwright Test Automation

Playwright is one of the latest testing tools that has been impressing the community and introducing a powerful, organized and fast solution to the time heavy automation solutions currently available.
This session is to provide:
- Introduction to Playwright
- Installation
- Getting started
- My First Test
- Proof Of Concept Creation
- Page Object Model (POM)

Technical Requirements: Node, JavaScript or TypeScript, JSON
First Public Delivery: Yes
Target Audience: QA, Start Ups, Agile Projects, Web Projects
Duration: 45 Minutes

Is Software Developer in Test (SDT) the future of QA?

This is based on the observations I have had as a QA in different levels and types of businesses. Is the future of QA being replaced by developers and AI.
Session includes:
- What is a Software Developer in Test?
- Software Tester vs Software Developer in Test
- Is 100% Test Automation Achievable? or even logical?
- Creating Test Automation off Requirements?
- Agile vs Waterfall Projects
- Can you simulate crazy?

Technical Requirements: None
First Public Delivery: Yes
Target Audience: All QA, Agile Teams, Waterfall Teams
Preferred Session Duration: 45 Minutes

Emotional IQ and QA

As QA we are usually the quiet, methodical, logical individuals that organizations need to ensure the quality requirements are met for a product. But there is a growing need for personality to be included in the capabilities.
Session to include:
- Emotional IQ, what is it?
- How does this apply to QA?
- Interviewing for Job with EIQ in mind
- What I look for as an Interviewer?
- How you can stand out in an interview process
- How you can stand out better in a team

Technical Skills: None
First Public Delivery: Yes
Target Audience: QA
Preferred Session Duration: 45 Minutes

Agile: Where does QA belong?

In pure Agile, it is described as a high functioning team where everyone on the team can do any role. So, how does QA fit into an Agile Project?
Session includes:
- High Functioning Agile Teams
- Does QA belong in the process?
- How can QA fit into the process?
- What are some misconceptions about the role of QA in an Agile Project?
- How to inject yourself as a QA into a project

Technical Requirements: None
First Public Delivery: Yes
Target Audience: QA, Agile Teams
Preferred Session Duration: 45 Minutes

ADHD, the QA Superpower

As a QA that has been in the industry for 14 years and having ADHD has made for an interesting adventure of a career. My goal is to showcase how having ADHD can be used as a Super power when it comes to testing Quality of a product.
Session to include:
- Back Story
- Experiences (Positive and Negative)
- Learnings (Positive and Negative)
- What it means to have ADHD in QA?

Technical Requirements: None
First Public Delivery: Yes
Target Audience: All
Preferred Session Duration: 45 Minutes

Hands On Testing 2022 - Online Sessionize Event

September 2022

Nick Relkov

Senior Quality Assurance Consultant

Chestermere, Canada

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