Alana Hatfield
About Alana Hatfield
Alana Hatfield serves as the QA Automation Team Lead at AXIS Capital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a position she has held since 2020. With extensive experience in quality assurance and IT project development, she has worked in various roles across multiple companies since 2000.
Work at Axis Capital
Alana Hatfield has been serving as the QA Automation Team Lead at AXIS Capital since 2020. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing quality assurance processes and ensuring the effectiveness of automated testing strategies. Her position is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she has contributed to the company's QA initiatives for four years.
Previous Employment Experience
Before joining AXIS Capital, Alana Hatfield worked at several organizations in various capacities. She was a Quality Assurance Engineer at Cygna Labs from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, she held the position of Network Administrator / QA Engineer at Metaworks Inc. from 2011 to 2014. Additionally, she worked as a Sr. Product IT Engineer at comScore, Inc. from 2007 to 2011, and as a QA Software Engineer at AOL from 2000 to 2007.
Education and Expertise
Alana Hatfield studied Computer Science at Dalhousie University, where she earned a CS Certificate from 2000 to 2004. She also pursued studies in Computer Hardware at Nova Scotia Community College for 11 months in 1998 and achieved a PC Specialist certification from IT Tech in 1998. Her educational background supports her expertise in both manual and automated testing environments, as well as her proficiency in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Technical Skills and Background
Alana Hatfield possesses a strong background in establishing and developing IT projects, networks, and infrastructures from initial concept to completion. She has experience in systems support within both Windows and Linux environments. Her skills include customer liaison, design, testing, and successful implementation of projects within budget, scope, timelines, and process limitations.
Career Progression
Throughout her career, Alana Hatfield has progressively advanced through various roles in the IT and quality assurance sectors. She worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer at BeyondTrust from 2015 to 2018 and served as a Consultant (Senior Systems Analyst) at CGI from 2014 to 2015. Her diverse experience across multiple organizations has equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of quality assurance processes and IT project management.