Summary
Michael Cherry-leigh is a seasoned QA consultant and business owner with 11 years of experience improving quality, automation, and development practices for web SaaS products. He blends hands-on test automation (Cypress, Jest, Node/Python), CI/CD enhancements (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, GitLab), and pragmatic Agile coaching to help teams ship reliably and reduce risk. Michael has a track record of building QA teams and frameworks, from creating API test suites to rolling out SDLC metrics and test infrastructure. He also advises small businesses on websites and builds tooling to automate repetitive tasks, reflecting a practical engineering mindset beyond formal QA. Based in Raleigh, he pairs an engineering degree with a habit of turning everyday workflow annoyances into lightweight OSS and internal tools that multiply team productivity.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Engineering Entrepreneurship, BS Computer Engineering Entrepreneurship at North Carolina State University