About Me
Hello! My name is Lynh Casidy and I will give you some insight on my experiences, skills, and overall background of who I am. I currently reside in Culpeper, Virginia with my husband and my two dogs, Orion the Golden Retriever and Atlas the German Shepherd. I have recently graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Software Development at Western Governors University(WGU). At WGU, I learned the basics of data management, project management, UI/UX design, and programming languages such as SQL, Java, C++, and HTML/CSS. Currently, I am teaching myself Python to add to my skill set. I am a hardworker, problem-solver, goal-oriented, and a fast learner. I enjoy learning new skills and always taking the initiative to add to my skill set.
RESUME PORTFOLIOCareer Background
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
My most recent position was as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for an animal-health services e-commerce company. I specialized in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of software applications through meticulous testing and process improvements. My role bridges development and end-users, guaranteeing that products meet business requirements and deliver a seamless experience. This was my first engineering position after my receiving my bachelor's degree in Software Development. I started as a manual tester, but set goals for myself to learn about creating automation tests with Playwright and to further my knowledge by working alongside other automation engineers. I created new testing documentation and implemented new ideas that would ease the current testing processes in place. I worked closesly with front-end and back-end developers, scrum masters, product owners and managers, and data engineers. Initially, I was a part of the integration team and progressed my way into the finance team where there were more services to tackle testing. I have mostly done black box testing which included: regression testing, integration testing, functional testing, smoke testing, component testing, E2E testing, and usability testing. I used Postman for API testing a large portion of my tests cases. I was driven to maintain quality of the domains I closely worked with, so I was chosen to bounce from team-to-team to assist other QAs with their sprint workload.
Internet Safety Evaluator/Quality Rater
While I was finishing bachelor's degree, I worked remotely as an Internet Safety Evaluator/Quality Rater for Telus International. With this job, I assist with the enhancement of AI-powered technology by improving search engine results and training digital assistants to understand more languages and dialects. This is my first step in the IT world and has introduced me to search engine optimization and quality control.
Medical Assistant/Nursing
Prior to going to WGU, I went to school to become a Medical Assistant and then further progressed myself in the medical field by going for my Bachelor's in Nursing.
I finished most of my nursing curriculum, but decided to leave the school after realizing my lack of enjoyment for the career.
I went into the medical field to help others, but I didn't feel like I got to help others as much as I wanted.
Due to a nursing shortage, nurses had less time to spend with patients because they had five or six others to care for.
I saw a lot of repeat patients in the hospital and it all could have been prevented if nurses were able to have the time to sit down and give proper patient education.
Veterinary Technician
After leaving nursing school, I went to work with animals as a Veterinary Technician. I only knew medicine, so I figured that I'd try it out to see if I liked the animal setting better.
In 2020, the pandemic hit and the medical field was booming, even in the animal field since owners were home to notice if their pets were sick.
I absolutely loved my job, but it was an emotionally taxing job. During the pandemic, we were short-staffed and with the large influx of patients,
we had to turn down a lot of clients and refer them to a different hospital.
I started losing enjoyment during this time because it felt like I was dismissing animals and people who truly needed help.
This made me realize that maybe the healthcare field as whole was not for me due to the similar feeling I had while in nursing school.
I needed a change, so I made the switch into Information Technology.
I have always been interested in tech, so I revisited the idea of becoming a software developer. Now, here I am today, studying software development!
Graphic Design and Freelance Artist/Baker
Before studying and working in the medical field, I was doing graphic designing. My highschool was focused on career and technical education. For four years, I studied graphic designing along with the general high school education. The graphic design curriculum taught me how to work in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. The curriculum also taught me television broadcasting skills and web communication. Along with my school curriculum, I would code in HTML to edit my personal profiles on social media as a hobby. I also learned how to use JASC Animation to create GIFs for Instant Messenger and would share my creations for others to use. After high school, I would do small projects for friends and family to continue having a creativity outlet. My commisioned work were mostly of household items or baked goods. I have even been commissioned to make dog treats for a dog park event and a doggie daycare. Currently, I spend some of my free time assisting small businesses with their social media accounts, content creation, graphic designs, and marketing plans. I still enjoy creating art whether it be graphic designing, creating a website, editing photos, painting, creating household projects, or decorating baked goods.
