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.

Promoted to Head of QA with overall responsibility for QA strategy, Test Management and quality governance across multiple products. Led distributed QA teams, hiring and mentoring, resource and budget planning, vendor coordination, release readiness and continuous improvement of QA processes and automation.

Led testing activities across multiple fintech products, combining hands-on testing with Test Lead and Test Management responsibilities. Responsible for test strategy, planning and coordination, risk-based testing, defect management, reporting and release readiness, while continuously improving QA processes and test automation.

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.