John Edward Empuerto

Certified SAFe Scrum Master and QA/Test Lead with 10+ years of experience leading Agile teams, software quality initiatives, release management, and enterprise-scale digital transformation projects. Experienced in Scrum facilitation, stakeholder management, automation testing, performance testing, Adobe Analytics, and cross-functional Agile delivery. Proven track record leading multiple scrum teams, improving delivery processes, mentoring engineers, and driving high-quality software releases in fast-paced enterprise environments.

Performance Test Engineer - Lexmark/Xerox R&D

(2023-01 - 2025-01)

• Developed and executed performance test strategies for hardware and software validation projects.
• Created comprehensive test plans, test cases, and performance metrics reports for enterprise-level initiatives.
• Collaborated with engineering teams to identify bottlenecks, improve system reliability, and validate performance requirements.
• Mentored junior QA engineers and contributed to continuous process improvement initiatives.

Initiative Lead / Release Train Engineer - Accenture, Inc.

(2021-01 - 2023-01)

• Led Agile delivery across 4 scrum teams with a total of ~50 resources supporting enterprise digital transformation initiatives.
• Deliver 10-20 user stories every release with a mix of operations ticket and initiative functionalities.
• Facilitated Scrum of Scrums, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and dependency management activities.
• Managed project roadmaps, timelines, resource planning, capacity planning, project budget estimate, and stakeholder communications.
• Created executive-level progress dashboards and delivery metrics for leadership reporting.
• Drove Agile process improvements and coached teams on Scrum and SAFe best practices.
• Acted as Career counselor of 5-10 resources and manage their career growth and path.

Scrum Master - Accenture, Inc.

(2018-01 - 2021-01)

• Served as a Scrum Master for Agile teams (Operations, Accenture Onboarding, Accenture Security, Web Analytics) delivering software upgrades and enterprise application migration projects.
• Facilitated Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Managed sprint capacity, workload balancing, and release coordination for multiple production deployments.
• Partnered directly with clients, business operations, and digital marketing teams to align delivery priorities and requirements.
• Led quality metrics reporting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Led ticket migration and implementation from Sharepoint to Azure.
• Acted as deployment release manager that supervise releases and deployment activities

Software Engineer Test Lead - Accenture, Inc.

(2017-01 - 2018-01)

• Led QA activities including defect management, test execution, release validation, and metrics reporting.
• Served as Adobe Analytics Subject Matter Expert supporting reporting and digital analytics initiatives.
• Managed project resource allocation, weekly release coordination, and stakeholder communication.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve delivery efficiency and testing quality.

Software Engineer Analyst - Accenture, Inc.

(2015-01 - 2017-01)

• Performed manual and automation testing for enterprise web applications using Selenium Framework.
• Created and executed functional, regression, and automation test scripts supporting weekly production releases.
• Identified, tracked, and escalated software defects while ensuring timely issue resolution.
• Collaborated with development and business teams to validate requirements and testing scope.

Associate Software Engineer - Accenture, Inc.

(2014-01 - 2015-01)

• Supported QA activities including manual testing, defect tracking, and test case execution for enterprise applications.
• Contributed to release validation and regression testing efforts within Agile delivery teams.

Bachelor of Science - Electronics Engineering - University of San Jose – Recoletos (2006-01 - 2011-01)