Summary
Olga Shapiro is a senior business analyst with over a decade of hands-on experience in business analysis, QA and testing, currently driving Agile delivery at Canadian Tire Corporation. She excels at translating complex business needs into clear BRDs, user stories and prioritized backlogs while ensuring requirements are testable and traceable through the full SDLC. Her technical breadth spans manual and automated testing, backend validation, performance testing and scripting across tools like Selenium, QTP, LoadRunner and HP Quality Center. Olga has a strong track record in payment terminal and EMV compliance projects as well as large retail loyalty and fleet card implementations, combining domain knowledge with meticulous defect lifecycle management. Known for fast learning, analytical troubleshooting and cross-functional collaboration, she frequently bridges stakeholders, PMs and QA to keep releases on schedule and high quality. A Computer Science graduate from York University, she brings rare combination of deep testing craft and practical product-focused analysis.
7 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science at York University
English, Russian, Hebrew