Vlad Butcovan

Vlad Butcovan

Technical Support Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    QA Manager at The Access Group | SAFe, ISTQB, Quality Assurance

  • Education

    • Universitatea „Politehnica” din Timișoara

      1998 - 2003
      Bachelor of Engineering Electronics and Telecommunications
    • Universitatea de Vest „Vasile Goldiș” din Arad

      2006 - 2008
      Master's degree Business Administration and Management, General
  • Experience

    • Deltatel

      Mar 2004 - May 2010
      Technical Support Engineer

      - Technical support for several international Alcatel customers- Successfully installed and commissioned 2G BSS equipment, improving network coverage and increasing user satisfaction.

    • Nokia

      May 2010 - May 2024

      - Responsible with performance assessment, recruiting new talent, budgeting, coaching and mentoring, risk assessment and ensuring key metrics are met and communicated to all stakeholders.- Lead a local team of engineers in the testing of software solutions that exceeded quality standards, resulting in a 100% increase in bugs found year over year, making the software more stable. Saved €10k/year by implementing a left-shift mentality to identify problems faster in the software development process.- In 2008 I took leadership of three existing teams, managing to create an atmosphere of collaboration and competitiveness. - In 2021 I have upskilled the Entity test team to perform SCT testing (PIT). The process took one year, involving 11 engineers resulting in green KPI’s. - Successfully cross-trained employees in various hard skills, soft skills, tools, technologies, resulting in reduced assignment coverage gaps and increased team efficiency.- Oversaw recruitment and onboarding of top talent, resulting in 10 new hires in 2020 and improved team performance by 20%. Show less

      • R&D Team Manager

        Oct 2017 - May 2024
      • R&D Feature Owner

        Feb 2016 - Sept 2017
      • R&D LTE System Test Engineer

        May 2010 - Jan 2016
    • The Access Group

      May 2024 - now
      QA Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications