Tim Vlasuk

Remote Engineer

Based out of Bellingham, Wa

About

I'm Tim. I enjoy most things outdoors, taking pictures, and food. I grew up gaming and tinkering with bikes and anything that moves.

The discovery and observation of systems is built-in to how I see the world. Learning about the ecosystems in which these systems exist, and discovering how they are connected inside and out has been an endless outlet of exploration. I love being able to apply this to whatever I'm working on.

I'm a remote engineer based out of Bellingham WA with a focus in Quality Assurance. I started working as a Remote QA Engineer after learning how to build and deploy web apps using cloud platforms. Here, I started building perspective on Product Lifecycle and gaining exposure to a multitude of tooling and technologies.

BeFunky - Remote

Senior QA Engineer Dec 2020 – Present

Follow features and bug fixes through software development cycle for weekly web releases.
Cross Device test packaged app for release in AppStore and PlayStore.
Collaborate with Product and Dev teams to define scope and ensure expectations are met and tracked.
Review code changes to aid in building test scope by pinpointing affected areas of app.
Observe trends and troubleshoot issues using Mixpanel, Sentry, and GA4.
Engage with entire team to brainstorm and contribute to product vision and growth.
Monitor existing Checkly and WebDriverIO tests; collaborate with devs to update tests when needed.

Bigtincan - Remote

QA Engineer Dec 2019 – Dec 2020

Ensured webApp passed local build and deployment to staging servers.
Ran manual regression testing on web app, crm integration, and mail client add-ins.
Pulled custom data reports in Django Shell and automated when possible.
Worked closely with support and dev teams to trouble-shoot, document, and resolve bugs.
Contributed to exploratory testing campaign comparing Cypress, NightwatchJS, and Postman/Newman.

Projects

MTB-trail-finder

(Currently Under Repair)

A simple app to find local mountainbike trails.

I grew up in an area rich in mountainbike trails and forest roads. When I searched my area with the open API, I was surprised to find a bunch of trails I wasn't aware of.

(JQuery, Javascript)

This site searches for documented trails, and offers a current weather forecast for that area.

This project got me hands on skills using APIs, and combining them in a way to deliver useful information to a user.

* Disclaimer: The open API used when creating this app has since been acquired and privatized so it is currently not displaying trails.

Code Live
RSVP - event planning app

An event planning app that allows a user to create their own private event channel and communicate within it.

During the planning of my wedding, plans and updates took place in person, through text, e-mail, social media, messaging apps, etc; I remember wishing there was a central source for coodination.

(Javascript, Jquery, Express, MongooseJS)

[Testing Tools: mocha/chai]

This was an attempt at creating an event planning app.

When Building this app, I learned to implement single page site navigation and view state change using JQuery (woof).

I also built my first hierachical account schema in MongooseJS, where Users and Admins have different privileges, and user groups are separated into Event groups.

This gave me the basis to implement a log-in method using JWT tokens stored in localStorage, and implement standard credential storage on the backEnd using bcryptJS.

Code Live
BoxShadow Fun

A whimsical visual component which fires border-shadows on entered text. AKA: An afternoon of time on my hands.

(HTML > CSS > JS)

While this is a seemingly simple effect, I had fun using a bucket sort method to map characters to timeOut groups in order to create the firing effect.

Code Live
Dance School

A website that allows the user to view available classes and enroll in an online dance school.

I've always loved dancing. I used to attend swing dance classes at a local grange hall, though there wasn't infrastructure to the classes, so I never knew upcoming dance styles.

I thought it would be great it there was a platform to help coordinate dance instructors with groups of people interested in attending.

(CSS > JS > Redux > React > MongooseJS > MongoDB)

[Testing Tools: Enzyme]

This project was a great way to use React to build and orchestrate components and their state.

Migrating a similar hierachical schema from my message board app, Classes contain Teachers and Students; Teachers have elevated privilages.

This was my first project using React. I had a lot of fun using Redux which gave me exposure to programming composition methods such as currying and higher order functions (reducers).

Code Live