Known for his passion and innovation, Patrick is a QA Engineer with over six years of industry experience. He has worked on mobile and VR applications for many Silicon Valley companies, including Facebook and Intel. Patrick likes to uncover creative solutions in his work and believes that the best projects place a client’s needs first. Patrick enjoys combining his tech background with his love for art and creates CGI and 3D renderings in his spare time. Patrick is a compassionate instructor who feels most fulfilled when he can assist his students in achieving their goals.

Maria is a QA Lead with 14 years of experience working with various multinational companies based in the US and Europe. While in the US, she also completed a master's degree in business. Maria started her career as a Manual QA intern and then worked her way up to senior and lead roles. She is passionate about providing quality software to clients as well as sharing her QA knowledge and experiences with aspiring QA professionals.

A Sr. Software Developer in Testing, Lana has been working in QA for over eight years. Her work has been very colorful, and she has a great deal of experience in building and leading front end and back end automation at many large organizations. Throughout her years in QA, Svetlana has taught and mentored many QA professionals who now work at top Silicon Valley companies.

Before getting into the tech industry, Brandon worked in sales, fitness, and property management. Now, with the help of Careerist, he has found success as a QA engineer and is currently working in LA, helping to maintain a complex tech stack. He's a vocal advocate for students of our program and encourages everyone to reach their fullest potential.

Ignacio began his career in 2007, working on various projects from manual and automated quality assurance. Eventually, he transitioned into Software Testing management, where he has been responsible for leading several high-performing teams at companies including Intel, Globant, Eventbrite, McAfee, and CambridgeSoft. With over 14 years of experience, Ignacio is an accomplished tech professional, ready to share his expert knowledge with aspiring Careerists.

Expert team lead Alex is a QA manager with over eight years of experience in the industry. He has worked for a variety of tech startups from all over the world. Alex is skilled in testing and works hard to prioritize effectiveness. He is also trained in agile and scrum methodologies. Alex is excited for the opportunity to inspire future tech professionals to become top-rated QA engineers.

With over 12 years of experience, Vitaly is an expert QA automation engineer. He has a Master’s degree in computer engineering and has held positions at a variety of companies across Silicon Valley. Throughout his career, Vitaly has developed expert skills in building test automation frameworks for back-end and front-end services. Vitaly loves to motivate those wishing to pursue careers in tech and is enthusiastic about sharing his wide scope of knowledge with up-and-coming professionals.

Sofiia started her QA career as a Manual QA in a small startup, and worked her way up to Automation Team Lead in global organization over the past seven years. With her modern approaches and passion for quality, she's helped multiple teams build QA processes from ground up and implement an automated testing strategy for the frontend and backend. She loves to share her knowledge and expertise in order to help you achieve success in your QA career.

Iurii is a successful software developer and quality assurance analyst with over eight years of experience. He has a master’s degree in visual communications and has worked at many major companies across Silicon Valley, including Google. As an instructor, Iurii is very knowledgeable, having developed instructional materials for a variety of tech-related subjects. Iurii helps Careerists master Software Testing best practices and prepare for an industry that is always changing.

Hezron, a Software Testing Lead with 12 years of experience, has worked at various top Fortune 500 companies in the US. He enjoys being in QA because he gets the opportunity to test and break systems before the actual users can use the applications. Hezron teaches Manual QA courses for Careerist and is passionate about sharing his extensive QA knowledge and experience with the next generation of Software Testing professionals.

Natalia is a QA Manager with over a decade of experience working for companies like Apple, Intel, Marketing Evolution, ItsOn, and others. She started her career as a QA Engineer, moved to a Lead role within a few years, and later became a QA Hiring Manager. In her free time, she also writes articles for our blog. Natalia is the mother of five kids and five cats.

After helping his peers find careers at big tech companies like Google and Facebook, Max decided to widen his impact, leading him to co-found Careerist. He is an established QA professional with over seven years of experience. Max previously worked at companies like Apple and Intel. He takes pride in sharing his expertise and providing Careerists with the skills they need to land their dream jobs.

Michael is a Software QA Engineer who has experience at Indeed.com and Sure App. He worked in sales prior to getting into QA, and is now passionate about improving the quality of software and sharing his knowledge with others. He likes to help people who want to start their career in the technology industry.

Bringing over 15 years of experience to Careerist, Charles is a senior field solution architect with extensive knowledge of sales engineering.

Nader has over 22 years of experience in sales engineering and has worked for several major corporations in that time, including OpenText, Oracle, and Anaconda. He is currently a Senior Sales Engineer at Kofax.

Jay has 30+ years of IT experience. His expertise encompasses key areas such as systems management and engineering, technical project management, support for UNIX/LINUX systems, infrastructure storage and monitoring, and process improvement for IT infrastructure. He has served as a faculty instructor at various well-respected universities in the US and has worked for major corporations such as IBM, Deloitte, and CBS.

Linux System Administrator at Garmin with 10+ years of experience as Sr. Systems Engineer, Cloud Systems Architect and DevOps background. Lead Instructor at NYU School of Professional Studies and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Currently a Lead Technical Analyst in Infrastructure, Keith has over 25 years experience working with various Unix and Linux platforms and their associated hardware. Keith is also a Senior Visiting Professor with over 30 years of instruction experience both in the classroom and online.