Aaron Garcia
About Aaron Garcia
Aaron Garcia is a Senior SQA Automation Engineer at Poly, where he has worked since 2019. He has extensive experience in engineering roles at various companies, including Texas Instruments and Freescale Semiconductor, and has developed automated testing solutions for videoconferencing equipment.
Work at Poly
Aaron Garcia has been employed at Poly since 2013, where he currently serves as a Senior SQA Automation Engineer. In this role, he is responsible for developing and maintaining automated tests for Poly's videoconferencing equipment. He utilizes various tools, including Selenium, Eclipse, and IntelliJ, to ensure the quality and reliability of the products. Garcia has contributed to the maintenance and expansion of a Java-based JUnit test framework and has implemented REST APIs. His work also includes exploring and developing new automation capabilities for Poly's products, all conducted within an Agile environment.
Previous Experience
Before joining Poly, Aaron Garcia held several engineering positions across various companies. He worked at Texas Instruments as a Product Engineer from 1995 to 2002 and as a Product Engineering Co-op from 1994 to 1995. He then transitioned to Freescale Semiconductor, where he served as a Senior Product Engineer from 2006 to 2012. Garcia also had a brief tenure at AMD as a Product Development Engineer - Contractor in 2012 and worked as a Field Applications Engineer at LTX-Credence from 2002 to 2005. Additionally, he was a Field Applications Engineer - Contract at Teradyne from 2012 to 2013 and worked at Vitesse Semiconductor as an MTS Product and Test Engineer from 2005 to 2006.
Education and Expertise
Aaron Garcia studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Houston, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He also attended The University of Texas at Austin from 1989 to 1991. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his extensive experience in product engineering and test automation. Garcia's expertise includes developing automated testing frameworks and working with Java-based tools, which he has applied throughout his career in various engineering roles.
Technical Skills and Contributions
In his current role at Poly, Aaron Garcia has developed and maintained automated tests for videoconferencing equipment, contributing significantly to the quality assurance process. He has played a key role in the maintenance and expansion of a Java-based JUnit test framework and has implemented REST APIs. His contributions also include the test automation of an Android product using Java-based tools. Garcia's work in exploring and developing new automation capabilities enhances the functionality and reliability of Poly's products.