Guillermo Hintz
About Guillermo Hintz
Guillermo Hintz is a QA Automation Engineer with extensive experience in quality assurance roles across various companies in Argentina. He currently works at Distillery, where he manages a team of QAs and utilizes agile methodologies to enhance project outcomes.
Work at Distillery
Guillermo Hintz has been employed at Distillery as a QA Automation Engineer since 2021. In this role, he manages a team of six Quality Assurance professionals, overseeing their project progress and objectives. He actively participates in agile methodologies, utilizing tools such as Jira, Targetprocess, and Zephyr. His responsibilities include designing test scenarios for credit card transactions using Stripe and automating test cases for user onboarding flows at Altruist.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Prior to his current position, Guillermo worked at several companies in various roles related to Quality Assurance. He served as a Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at Solvd, Inc. from 2020 to 2021 and at Making Sense LLC from 2019 to 2020. He also held positions as a QA Automation Engineer at Flexxus and Parserr, and as a Software Engineer in Test at Fligoo. His experience includes audio testing automation and K6 performance testing.
Education and Expertise
Guillermo Hintz holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, where he studied from 2009 to 2012. He also studied System Engineering at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional from 2013 to 2017. His educational background complements his expertise in QA automation, agile methodologies, and team management.
Internship Experience
Guillermo gained valuable experience through paid academic internships at UTN - Facultad Regional Córdoba. He completed two internships, one in 2016 and another in 2017, each lasting nine months. These internships contributed to his foundational knowledge in engineering and quality assurance practices.
Team Management and Collaboration
At Distillery, Guillermo participates in the rotation of scrum ceremonies, including retrospectives, daily stand-ups, and demos. He conducts mid-year reviews to assess the progress of his team members regarding personal and company objectives. Additionally, he has experience collaborating remotely with teams located in Latin America and India.