Summary
George Niketas is a seasoned software engineering lead with a decade of experience building and scaling automated test solutions for top-tier firms, currently serving as Software Engineering SMTS at Salesforce. He specializes in end-to-end automation for APIs, mobile, web, and client-server apps, consistently reducing test execution time while improving reliability through custom frameworks. His career spans enterprise roles at Informatica, Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, and Nokia, reflecting deep domain knowledge in quality across the SDLC. With an academic foundation in Information Systems and Electronics Engineering Technology, he blends systems thinking with hands-on test engineering. Notably, George brings a pragmatic focus on measurable outcomes—shorter cycles and fewer regressions—rather than just tool adoption. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, he combines corporate-scale experience with a persistent drive to operationalize quality.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MSMIS, Information Systems, MSMIS, Information Systems at North Central College
BSEET, Electronics Engineering Technology, BSEET, Electronics Engineering Technology at DeVry Institute of Technology