Simon Lamer
About Simon Lamer
Simon Lamer is a Développeur de tests automatisés with extensive expertise in automation and continuous integration tools. He has worked in various roles across multiple companies, including Bell, TELUS Health Solutions, and Intact, and has a solid educational background in quality assurance.
Work at Intact Financial Corporation
Simon Lamer has been employed at Intact Financial Corporation since 2019, where he holds the position of Développeur de tests automatisés. In this role, he focuses on automating testing processes to enhance software quality and efficiency. His contributions are vital to the development and deployment of reliable software solutions within the organization, particularly in the Montréal region.
Education and Expertise
Simon Lamer studied at Université du Québec à Montréal for one year from 2000 to 2001. He furthered his education at École de technologie supérieure, where he completed a program in Gestion de l'assurance de la qualité from 2012 to 2013. His expertise encompasses a wide range of automation and continuous integration tools, including Ranorex, SoapUi, Selenium, and TestComplete 9. He is also proficient in API management tools such as Postman and Swagger.
Background in Quality Assurance
Simon Lamer has extensive experience in quality assurance and testing roles. He worked at TELUS Health Solutions as an Analyste en assurance de la qualité from 2007 to 2014, where he focused on ensuring software quality. He also held the position of Gestionnaire SIT at Askida from 2018 to 2019, coordinating activities for test analysts. His background includes significant roles at Novexco inc. as a principal quality assurance analyst from 2016 to 2018.
Technical Skills and Tools
Simon Lamer is skilled in various incident management and build process tools, including Jira, TeamCity, and Jenkins. He has experience with virtualization systems like VMware and VirtualBox, and is proficient in data editing using dbForge. His technical capabilities extend to improving regression tests and configuring test environments, which he demonstrated during his tenure at PlanonSoftware.
Project Management and Documentation
At Novexco, Simon Lamer was responsible for the creation and maintenance of project documentation and templates in Confluence. His role involved ensuring that all project-related information was accurately documented and easily accessible for team members. Additionally, at Askida, he coordinated daily activities and resource planning for test analysts, demonstrating his ability to manage resources effectively.