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Ana C.

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QA Engineering Manager @ First Factory

Senior
Seniority
GMT-06:00, Heredia, Costa Rica
Location & Timezone
$95 - $125/hr
Average Hourly Rate
English
Languages

Top skills

Azure DevOps
TypeScript
Claude Code
Appium
Postman
Git

About

A highly skilled QA Engineering Manager with over 10 years of experience, Ana brings a strong technical foundation to the team. She has been successful in QA leadership roles, managing cross-functional teams and overseeing complex, multidisciplinary projects to ensure the highest quality outcomes. Ana is known for her ability to maintain a strategic, big-picture perspective while meticulously tracking details.

Top skills

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Top SkillsCurrent UsageSeniority
Azure DevOps
20%5 years
TypeScript
20%6 years
Claude Code
20%3 years
Appium
10%6 years
Postman
10%6 years
Git
20%10 years

All skills

Roles and tools, to bring ideas to life and create meaningful experiences

Enterprise Software
Banking & Trading Platforms
SaaS
HR Platforms
E-Commerce

Professional experience

Explore a curated selection of projects highlighting Ana C.'s expertise and experience. Each project aims to showcase challenges, solutions, and the final outcome, along with the tools and technologies used.

Carplugs project preview
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Caplugs
Carplugs — Project Manager
Managed end-to-end delivery of enterprise web apps, driving resource allocation, timelines, and Agile ceremonies. Acted as primary liaison between stakeholders, devs, and QA to align technical execution with business goals. Proactively mitigated risks and cleared team blockers to guarantee on-time, high-quality production releases.
E-Commerce
Web Apps
Enterprise Software
Architecture
Manufacturing & Materials
+6

RE Michael project preview
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RE Michael
RE Michael — Project Manager
Facilitated core sprint ceremonies—including daily standups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives—to establish clear task prioritization, drive developer velocity, and guarantee timely feature releases. Partnered directly with UX/UI designers, full-stack developers, and QA engineers to align technical output with product specifications, maintain code/design fidelity, and exceed client expectations. Proactively identified project risks, managed scope adjustments across multiple release cycles, and established mitigation
JavaScript
React Native
TypeScript
Business & Expert Solutions
Energy & Utilities
+6

WithLuv project preview
WithLuv
WithLuv — Project Manager
Defined and tracked critical project milestones, monitored sprint health, and allocated engineering resources to guarantee timely, efficient delivery across complex software initiatives. Fostered tight collaboration between Development, Product, and QA teams to refine project objectives, clarify technical requirements, and align multi-disciplinary backlogs with business goals. Facilitated core Agile ceremonies, providing executive stakeholders with regular status reports, risk mitigation strategies, and transparent milestone tracking to ensure predictable release cycles. Led business requirements gathering to build well-documented system specifications; supervised full-lifecycle QA, driving smoke, regression, and UAT testing to guarantee complete release readiness.
Next.js
Twilio
Supabase
Business & Expert Solutions
Creative Media
+9

Preferred tools

View the preferred tools and apps used by Ana C. to assess compatibility and alignment.

Azure
Azure
Confluence
Confluence
G Suite
G Suite
Git
Git
Github
Github
Google Drive
Google Drive
Jira
Jira
Slack
Slack

Career highlights

Discover Ana C.’s professional journey, including employment history, certifications, and educational background.

QA Engineering Manager
QA Engineering Manager
First Factory2020 - pressent
The QA Engineering Manager leads the QA team in developing manual/automated testing solutions, integrating CI/CD pipelines, and estabquality standards. Responsible for sprint estimation, risk assessment, and stakeholder reporting. Leads Agile/Scrum, has hands-on automation expertise, and a drive to recruit, mentor, and upskill engineers.
Senior QA Engineer
Senior QA Engineer
Johnson Controls2020 - 2020
QA Engineer bridging quality assurance and software development through automated and manual test case design. Analyzes change request impacts on core test metrics, conducts peer code reviews, and partners directly with developers to troubleshoot and debug defects. Researches data insights to support informed stakeholder decision-making.
QA Engineer
QA Engineer
Novacomp2019 - 2020
Senior QA Manager governing multi-project quality efforts, test case creation, and hands-on execution. Drives functional/non-functional testing, establishes best-practice QA frameworks, and collaborates with upper management on process strategy. Tracks team utilization and defect metrics to ensure consistent, high-quality software releases.
Test Manager
Test Manager
Consulting Group Corporación2016 - 2019
Senior QA Analyst leading multi-platform test execution across Android, iOS, and Web. Combines hands-on functional, non-functional, and API testing with effort estimations, test environment setup, and requirement tracking. Provides team mentorship, workload analytics, and hiring recommendations to elevate QA processes in Azure DevOps.
QA Engineer
Servicios de Informática de Lexington S.A.2012 - 2016
Full-Stack Engineer leading the analysis, custom development, and deployment of web and desktop software. Experienced in designing relational database schemas and optimizing data models. Delivered continuous technical support, system optimizations, and rapid hotfixes for enterprise, in-production applications to ensure operational stability.

Testimonials

Eli F.

WithLuv

Verified Testimonial

I've been very happy with the team and the work so far. It's exciting to see WithLuv come to life! Johnn, Ale and Ana have been great and it's been a pleasure working with them.

Shane B.

Caplugs

Verified Testimonial

First Factory has been an amazing company to work with. It really feels like we're on the same page and you're always willing to go out of our way to make the client happy. The team has been excellent - polite and hardworking. The ability to flex up and down as needed has been great. Everyone has been so nice. I can't say enough good things. I'm proud to be working with such an amazing partner.

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