Alessandro Ferranti
Ascoli Piceno,Ascoli Piceno
Profilo professionale
Quality Assurance Specialist with 4+ years of experience in mobile application testing within Electrolux.
Specialized in manual testing, Release Candidate workflows, QA governance, accessibility, and SDLC alignment.
Since 2025, serving as sole QA for the Electrolux Design System (SHAPE), ensuring component-level quality and driving QA integration from early design to delivery.
Recognized as a reference point for product quality, process clarity, and cross-team collaboration. Strong ownership, excellent communication, and a process-oriented mindset.
Panoramica
4
4
years of professional experience
Esperienza lavorativa
Design System — QA Specialist
Electrolux
03.2025 - ad oggi
- Sole QA responsible for the Electrolux Design System, ensuring quality across shared UI components and cross-team dependencies.
- Collaboration with designers and engineers to validate component behaviors, improve documentation and support automation alignment.
- Integration of QA best practices into early design, refinement and SDLC stages, enhancing predictability and consistency across products.
- Contribution to governance and quality processes, supporting smoother feature releases and improving team alignment.
App mobile — QA Specialist
Electrolux
08.2021 - 02.2025
Manual Testing & Product Quality Process Governance & SDLC Support Cross-Team Collaboration
- Lead of Release Candidate testing with the highest number of assigned test cases in QMetry.
- Regression, functional, integration, E2E, appliance-based and API failure scenario testing.
- Accessibility audits with periodic protocol and edge-case evaluation.
- Introduced prioritization flows and early code-freeze practices.
- Defined QA phases within the SDLC for smoother and more structured releases.
- Wrote Acceptance Criteria and User Stories; supported discovery and design discussions.
- Designed Test Plans, Test Reports and standardized regression suites.
- Weekly collaboration with testers from Care/Taste/WB teams.
- Supported Dishwasher Product Line with feature presentations and testing insights.
- Onboarded new QA members and facilitated ceremonies during team changes.
- Reference person for product quality decisions within the team.
Istruzione
Computer Technology Diploma - Networking · Hardware/Software basics · OS installation & troubleshooting
ITIS E. Fermi
Ascoli Piceno07-2014
Competenze
Manual Testing
Regression Functional Integration E2E API failure scenarios Exploratory Acceptance Smoke
Accessibility audits & edge-case coverage (periodic protocol)
Release Candidate ownership Prioritization & code-freeze alignment
SDLC QA phases Test Plan & Test Report design
User Stories & Acceptance Criteria creation
Process definition & best-practice adoption
Mentoring Ceremony facilitation Product & Design collaboration
Support for Dishwasher PL presentations
Coordination with Care/Taste/WellBeing testers
Close partnership with SHAPE Design System team
Jira QMetry Confluence Jenkins AppCenter
Android Studio Xcode Firebase
Bitbucket Postman Cucumber
TestFlight Google Play Console Figma
Other professional experiences
Fuel Station Specialist – Coop Carburanti (2018–2021)
Managed cash operations, customer service, and daily station procedures with accuracy and responsibility.
Sales Assistant – L’Isola Bio (2015–2016)
Customer support, inventory handling, merchandising and POS operations.
Waiter – Various Hospitality Roles (2014–2015)
Customer-facing responsibilities, multitasking, and communication in fast-paced environments.
Shop Owner – Seasonal Tourist Shop (2014)
Autonomous management of sales, customer interactions and basic administration.
Training and Certifications
- Agile Testing (Electrolux LMS)
- Programming Foundations (LinkedIn, 2024)
- DeviceFarm & emulator testing
- CI/CD familiarity (Jenkins, artifacts, pipelines)
- Accessibility testing protocol
- API failure scenario testing (hands-on)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
- First Aid Certified: Trained and certified in providing basic first aid, obtained as part of professional training for fuel station operations.
- Fire Safety Certified: Qualified in implementing fire prevention strategies and firefighting procedures, gained through professional training for fuel station operations.
- Avid Reader: Passionate about literature, continuously expanding personal and professional knowledge through reading.
- Outdoor Enthusiast: Experienced camper, skilled in outdoor living and problem-solving in dynamic environments.
- Web Savvy: Proficient in leveraging the internet for research, learning, and staying updated on emerging technologies and trends.
COMMUNICATION & INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Strong communication abilities developed through customer-facing roles as a waiter, sales assistant, and fuel station attendant, as well as through managing my own business abroad at the age of 19.
- Experienced in working in multicultural and cross-functional teams, with 4 years at Electrolux across 3 different teams.
- Skilled in onboarding and training new staff, including mentoring a new QA team member and supporting colleague integration in public-facing roles.
- High level of empathy and understanding towards individuals with disabilities, enhanced by both personal and volunteer experience as an entertainer in a holiday village for people with disabilities.
- Effective liaison between product and technical teams, ensuring clear communication and mutual understanding throughout the development lifecycle.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Italiano
Madrelingua
English
Esperto
C2
Spanish
Intermedio
B1
Cronologia
Design System — QA Specialist
Electrolux
03.2025 - ad oggi
App mobile — QA Specialist
Electrolux
08.2021 - 02.2025
Computer Technology Diploma - Networking · Hardware/Software basics · OS installation & troubleshooting
ITIS E. Fermi