Alex Paige

Contractor at GE Appliances, a Haier company — Louisville, KY

• Lead a global team of 35+ test and quality engineers, owning technical direction and delivery across multiple product lines
• Own the enterprise test automation strategy and internal tooling roadmap; delivered frameworks adopted by 5+ product lines that reduced manual regression effort by approximately 40%
• Reduced third-party certification testing from 1 week to under 1 day by fully automating the test suites and removing a major external bottleneck
• Designed and deployed hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems with custom analog/digital instrumentation for automated performance and functional validation of embedded hardware
• Partnered with hardware, firmware, and systems teams to clarify requirements and improve testability of new features before broader validation
• Delivered cross-functional initiatives ahead of schedule while meeting or exceeding quality KPIs, including defect containment, escape rates, and cycle time
• Implemented requirement traceability processes and dashboards now used company-wide for audit readiness and stakeholder visibility
• Serve as Scrum Master for a 12-person squad; remove blockers, prioritize work, and drive consistent velocity improvements
• Own full-cycle talent management (hiring, onboarding, and performance) while maintaining strong retention of top performers

Contractor at GE Appliances, a Haier company — Louisville, KY

• Led a global team to achieve and sustain 80% automated test coverage using reusable LabVIEW and Python HIL frameworks and simulation software
• Served as primary technical advisor for software quality assurance across the full development lifecycle, from requirements through release
• Designed and executed test plans for embedded firmware, validating features on lab units and soft-load boxes using analog/digital signals, UART, and SPI
• Drove root-cause analysis on complex system issues and delivered detailed, reproducible reports that accelerated resolution with development teams
• Mentored and trained new hires on hardware, software, and testing processes while ranking as a top automation contributor