GÜRHAN ATAŞ

• Mentored students on Manual and Automation testing principles, leveraging personal experience to accelerate their learning process.
• Provided technical consultancy for individual and group projects, guiding students in troubleshooting framework errors and implementing best practices.
• Conducted one-on-one sessions to resolve complex technical challenges, ensuring students maintained progress with the curriculum.
• Facilitated the installation and configuration of industry-standard tools such as IntelliJ IDEA, Java, Selenium, TestNG, Postman, and Git .
• Diagnosed and resolved technical issues related to Test Cases, framework integrations, and environment setups .
• Promoted critical thinking and collaboration within QA processes, encouraging the adoption of industry "Best Practices" among new candidates.

• Executed 100+ manual test cases across core web application features, validating end-to-end user flows, functional requirements, and critical business scenarios.
• Designed and maintained 30+ functional, regression, and smoke test scenarios to improve test coverage and support stable release cycles.
• Automated 15+ test scenarios using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Maven, reducing repetitive manual testing effort and improving test repeatability.
• Developed BDD-based test scenarios with Cucumber and Gherkin, creating clearer and more structured collaboration between QA and development teams.
• Performed API testing with Postman, validating request/response structures, status codes, payload accuracy, and data consistency across system components.
• Identified, documented, and tracked 10+ defects in Jira/Zephyr, providing detailed reproduction steps, screenshots, and supporting evidence to accelerate issue resolution.
• Contributed to QA activities across multiple sprint cycles within a 5-person Agile team, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, test execution, and defect management.
• Supported test environment setup and test execution processes throughout the SDLC/STLC, helping ensure release readiness and overall product quality.

- Ensured full compliance with international quality standards. My background in industrial auditing provides a disciplined foundation for Software QA.
ISO 9001 : Led all quality management processes and annual external audits.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS : Conducted chemical/physical testing and real-time data evaluation.
PROCESS CONTROL : Managed alloy adjustments and ensured zero-defect production standards.

- Provided high-level linguistic and administrative support for international business operations.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS : Managed English-language correspondence and communication with global partners.
COORDINATION : Facilitated overseas operations and supported the General Manager in global stakeholder management.