Sept 12, 2023 - Tell me about yourself

[ilyubimova]

My name is Iryna, for the past two years, I've been working as a team lead in the customer support department at an IT company. In total, I have four years of experience in the customer support field. Prior to that, I worked as an HR assistant in the IT industry. Regarding my education, I hold a bachelor's degree in business tourism and hotel management.

I moved to the US in 2023, and I believe that now is the ideal time for a significant career change to completely transform my life. Over the last six years, I've been closely connected to the IT sector, and I've always had a partial interest in QA, particularly its technical aspects. I possess a wealth of skills that can be seamlessly transferred to a QA role. For instance, I am detail-oriented and a quick learner; I have strong problem-solving and documentation skills, as well as a solid technical proficiency gained through my work with various software and products. Last but not least, I have a Customer-Centric Mindset, which I consider to be one of my strengths.

[puskovstas]

Hello everyone,

I am Stanislav Puskov, born and raised in Novosibirsk, Siberia. I graduated from Siberian State Transport University in 2007, earning a degree in industrial and civil engineering. Additionally, I completed a postgraduate program in economics, although I haven't defended my dissertation yet, and I may never do so.

In 2009, I had the opportunity to travel to the United States, where I briefly studied business and finance at UCIrvine for a single semester.
I've spent a significant amount of time working in the financial services sector as a project manager.

My career took an unexpected turn as I found myself in the world of professional volleyball, serving as a sport manager for a famous team for six years, which won the Champions League Tile in 2013.

In 2022 I left Russia for an uncertain period of time, settled down in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
I have a strong desire to become involved in the IT sector and actively seeking a career change.

[Svitlana Taran]

Hello everyone, my name is Svitlana . I have a master's degree in economics. I have more than 15 years of experience in financial activities in Ukraine. This is my second year working as a tax specialist in the state of Florida. I have long wanted to learn a new profession in the IT field. A friend recommended the Portnov school to me.

[Jose Salazar]

My name is Jose Salazar. I am 28 years old and live in Mexico. I am currently working on my thesis for my bachelors degree in physics and have some experience at coding in FORTRAN and Python. Currently I've been working with simulations using computational fluid dynamics. Also, I have some experience building computers and running tests to make sure they work properly. I was invited by my cousin to take this course since she knows of my interest in IT. I am very excited to take the course and eager to learn the tools and techniques I can apply to software testing.

[yllika]

My name is Yuliya.
I am from Belarus originally.
I have a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture. I use to work as an architect and interior designer for 7 years.
Currently, I live in US and work as a product and brand photographer.
I decided to switch an occupation and learn software testing, because I am looking for a better opportunity for self realization in the future.

[Viacheslav.Vuiko]

Hi everyone! My name is Viacheslav Vuiko, and I'm 35 years old. I was born in Kazakhstan but I'm a native Ukrainian from Kyiv! I have lived in various places including London, Strasbourg, Bratislava, Amsterdam.

I have worked: like system administrator, SEO/web developer, as a project manager in outdoor advertising and now R&D developer/hardware engineer in a robotics startup in San Francisco, CA.

I got a master's degree in economics, Kyiv.

Also served in the Ukrainian army throughout the entire year of 2022.

why QA? new knowledge, new experience, new impressions, new people, new way!
if you don't try, you won't know

I'm passionate about robotics, technology, gym, volleyball, cycling, and cats!

[Dimasik]

Hello everyone, my name is Dmitri. I was born in Moldova, I came to NY 12 years ago.
I have a degree in Finance, graduated Economic Academy in Moldova (ASEM). I have been working in jewelry business for past three years. I have heard from my friend about Portnov courses and I am now intersted to change my career path. Good luck to everyone in this field

[AnnaLevitskaya]

My name is Anna.
I am 36 years old, live in Chicago, originally from Baku.
After graduating from university in Baku, having completed a bachelor's degree in Management of Engineering Technologies, I worked in oil companies and decided to go to Russia where I met my husband.
In 2020, during the pandemic, moved to Mexico, Cancun.
This is a beautiful country with wonderful people, cuisine, and hot sun, we learned the language.
In 2022 we moved to Chicago.
At the moment I am studying Christian psychology in Sacramento, CA, and fly there 4 times a year for the session.
I am a neat person and my desire to put things in order led me to study testing.

[Ravik]

Hi, everyone! My name is Ravil Galiutdinov. I am 35 years young, originally was born in Kazakhstan. Moved to US in June 2018. I Have Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science. I have 7 years of experience in system administration, HelpDesk, IT customer support. I always wanted to switch into software development, took some online classes on programming earlier back in Kazakhstan, but didn't hear that much about software testing. And now I found it very interesting and tempting. In 5 years I see myself as IT manager.

[Natalya K]

Good day ! First of all , thank you for this opportunity to introduce myself . My name is Natalya and I'm from former USSR. I'm in America for 35 years , I got my degree in Business Management .Currently I work as Nail Technician more then 20 years .Now, I'm here to complete my graduate in this college . I'm very exited and happy .My hobbies is music and animals .That is all about me . Thank you .

[Mariia Florida]

Hello! My name is Mariia. I'm originally from Saint-Petersburg, Russia, and I moved to the USA in 2017.

I earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Saint-Petersburg State University in 2014. In Russia, I worked as an accountant. However, when I came to the USA, I didn't have work authorization, so I worked as a photographer for four years. Then, I gave birth to two babies in a row and took a three-year maternity leave.

Now that my kids are in daycare, I'm want to start my career in Quality Assurance (QA). I'm highly attentive to details, organized, and responsible. I'm also known for being friendly, kind, and active. Many of my friends who graduated from The Portnov School are successfully employed, which is why I've decided to enroll in the same school.

[Natalia_Luch]

Hello everyone,
My name is Natalia. I’m from Minsk, Belarus. I've been a permanent resident of the US for four years. Currently, I live in Houston, Texas. I have a bachelor's degree in engineering. I have over ten years of experience working with telephone station equipment as a hardware engineer. Given my prior work experience and my active use of computers, I’m interested in pursuing a career in software quality assurance. My goal is to assist companies in delivering high-quality and user-friendly products to their customers.

[Maysus]

I am Oleksii. I am 19 y.o. I am Ukrainian, my hometown is Odesa. Last 2 years I lived in Prague, Chech Republick, I studied informatics at the agricultural university for 1 year. Then I came to the USA, because I want to find a well paid job. I have small IT experience, I know only basics of different directions, and now I want to try myself in the QA.

[RomanM]

My name is Roman. I have a Master's degree in economic. For the last 18 years I have worked in accounting, finance and auditing. In May 2023 I moved to the USA. Since I need training for my job, I decided to try a new field of activity. Testing attracted me because the technology sector is widespread in the modern world, it is close to me like an audit in finance, you constantly compare current data with expected data, and as a result, this is a sought-after and well-paid profession.
In five years I hope to be an experienced and highly sought-after specialist.

[Denis Davydov]

My name is Denis, I was born and lived in Russia till 2022 when I moved to the USA.
I graduated from technical university and have bachelor’s degree as an engineer for the design and operation of oil and gas pipelines and oil and gas storage facilities. More than 13 years I used to work in Russian oil and gas industry. I started career like design engineer and finish like engineering manager one of the biggest Russian oil and gas company. When I decided to change my career, I found out meany common between my previous profession and QA engineer. I know that my previous experience will help me to achieve my goals and become someone who makes the difference in QA sphere.