Verica Blazheska
About Verica Blazheska
Verica Blazheska is a Scrum Master at Endava with extensive experience in QA engineering and agile methodologies.
Current Role at Endava
Verica Blazheska currently holds the position of Scrum Master at Endava. In this role, she facilitates the Scrum process, ensuring adherence to Agile practices and principles. She works closely with development teams to enhance their collaboration, productivity, and efficiency. Her responsibilities include conducting daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives to optimize team performance and project outcomes.
Previous Roles at Endava
Prior to her current role, Verica Blazheska served in multiple capacities at Endava. These roles include Scrum of Scrums Master | Release Manager for 8 months from 2018 to 2019, Scrum Master for 9 months from 2017 to 2018, and Test Lead for 3 years from 2015 to 2018, all based in Skopje. In these positions, she was responsible for coordinating large-scale Scrum implementations, managing release schedules, leading testing efforts, and ensuring quality assurance across various projects.
Professional Experience in Testing
Verica Blazheska has an extensive background in the field of Quality Assurance and Testing. Her experience includes working as an Automation Test Engineer and IT Consultant at Polar Cape from 2014 to 2015, as well as holding the role of Service Manager within the same timeframe. She also worked as a Senior QA Engineer and QA Engineer at Seavus from 2007 to 2013, where she was involved in manual and automation performance testing, test planning, estimations, and reporting. Additionally, she has experience in user acceptance testing and bugs management.
Educational Background
Verica Blazheska holds a Master’s degree in E-Business, which she obtained from Univerzitet 'Sv. Kiril i Metódij' vo Skopje in 2011. She also has an Engineer's degree in Informatics from the same university, completed in 2007. Her education has provided her with a strong foundation in IT and business, which she has leveraged throughout her career.
Skills and Certifications
Verica Blazheska is a Certified Agile Tester, showcasing her proficiency in agile methodologies. She has comprehensive expertise in both traditional (Waterfall) and agile (SCRUM) software development methodologies. Her skills extend to test planning, estimations, reporting, change management, support management, and delivery processes. Additionally, she possesses domain knowledge in insurance and pricing and has a proven record in building and leading QA teams as well as collaborating with customers and mentoring team members.