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Reflections on the longest months of the year, favorite reads, and the unique experience of Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel.
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SAM FREUND
SAM FREUND
Senior Quality Engineer with 9+ years of experience. I've implemented automation and AI-driven testing processes to greatly reduce time investments in QA and improve cross-team efficiency. My early background in Full Stack Software Development and leadership roles gives me a unique perspective when collaborating with development teams.
I'm passionate about communication and always consider multiple perspectives across teams. From my bachelor's degree in game design to building school information systems as a developer, and now leading QA efforts at Don't Panic Labs—I've consistently focused on delivering quality and fostering collaboration.
On a personal note, I'm a husband, father (to a human, cat, and dog), life-long learner, and nature-lover who enjoys disc golf, writing, photography, gaming, sports, movies, music, books, bird watching, and plenty more. Variety really is the key spice in my life.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I'd love to hear from you—feel free to reach out via the links below.
Lincoln, NE · Hybrid
Re-implementing quality processes across multiple active projects. Creating automated tests with Playwright for regression testing. Implemented Claude AI to streamline test plan creation and improve cross-department communication. Sole QA Engineer supporting multiple development teams.
Lincoln, NE · Hybrid
Managed end-to-end deployments for web and iOS/Android apps. Created and maintained a Playwright test suite. Led onboarding for new QA analysts. Established QA on-call process to support customer success. API testing with internal and external integrations.
Fremont, NE
Full-stack developer building school information systems with PHP, HTML/CSS, MySQL, and JavaScript. Responsible for wireframing and designing large-scale projects. Refined bug tracking processes. Conducted manual testing leveraging development experience.
Fremont, NE
Established and managed a successful small business providing commercial and residential window cleaning services.
Thoughts on QA, tech, and life
Reflections on the longest months of the year, favorite reads, and the unique experience of Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel.
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Design work, side projects, and creative experiments
Logo for a personal project
Commissioned logo design
Commissioned logo
Personal branding logo
Election campaign signage design
Textured brush illustration experiment
Digital portrait of my parents' dog
Indie game project — design & development
Recommendation tool for movies, books & music — no database
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