Summary
Rob Bovill is a seasoned Software Test Engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in automated and manual testing of web UIs, APIs, and databases. Based in Tucson, he has a strong toolbox—Robot Framework, JMeter, TestComplete, SoapUI—and solid SQL skills across PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle, complemented by Python scripting and shell automation. He has driven QA efforts at research and defense-focused organizations, building test suites, performance test plans, and traceability matrices while collaborating closely with developers and stakeholders. Notably, Rob has mentored students, contributed to open-source projects, and handled system-level responsibilities from database provisioning to onsite integration, reflecting a pragmatic systems-thinking approach beyond pure testing.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science, Physics, Bachelor of Science, Physics at University of Maine
English