Dana Fischer

• Lead test management, quality governance and release readiness across complex public-sector transformation projects. • Align business, delivery, vendor and technical stakeholders to ensure transparency, risk visibility and decision readiness. • Define test strategy, reporting standards and risk-based release readiness practices supporting reliable project outcomes. • Mentor colleagues, support onboarding and contribute to capability development, knowledge sharing and practical AI use in QA.

As a co-owner of VALLTECH, I specialize in Software Testing and Test Management consultancy. I provide comprehensive solutions and services, including test strategy development and quality assurance. My focus includes collaborating with prominent clients such as Usability Engineering Center s. r. o. on the Everifin project, delivering end-to-end testing services to ensure the highest quality product outcomes.

* Built and scaled QA for a multi-product fintech ecosystem across teams and processes. * Owned QA hiring, budgeting, vendor coordination and resource allocation. * Led distributed teams, test strategy, automation, regression testing and risk-based delivery. * Mentored QA professionals through career and performance development. * Partnered with engineering, product and business to improve release quality, compliance and continuous improvement.

Various QA, software testing, system testing and development roles at Admiral Sportwetten, RABCAT (win2day), Pfizer, and DMI IT in Austria and Romania (2009–2019). Gained deep expertise in SIT, UAT, regression testing, integration testing, validation and compliance within regulated environments.

Established the company's QA function as the first tester, owning end-to-end testing including planning, execution, and reporting. Implemented and administered JIRA and TestRail, introduced Test Plans and a Test Repository for global projects, and managed defect processes and documentation standards. Recognized for expertise in defect identification, security testing (Nessus, Arachni), and presenting QA best practices at the Group IT Conference within six months.