Enterprise Quality Engineering · AI-Enabled SDLC · Automation Strategy

Building quality systems that help organizations ship faster with confidence.

Senior technology leader with 30+ years of experience scaling QA organizations, modernizing SDLC practices, strengthening release governance, and applying automation and AI to reduce delivery risk across enterprise software teams.

Daniel Chesla
Profile

Quality leadership at enterprise scale.

I specialize in transforming quality engineering from a late-stage validation function into a strategic delivery accelerator. My work spans QA organization design, automation strategy, Jira and Atlassian governance, release readiness, SDLC process improvement, and practical AI adoption for engineering teams.

The focus is simple: reduce noise, expose risk earlier, improve engineering confidence, and help teams deliver software that is ready for customers — not just ready for handoff.

30+
Years across software quality, release management, infrastructure, and enterprise delivery.
SDLC
Process design that connects product readiness, engineering delivery, QA validation, and release governance.
AI
Practical adoption of AI-assisted test design, automation support, and quality gatekeeping workflows.
Scale
Experience leading quality initiatives across SaaS, eCommerce, healthcare, finance, hospitality, and government systems.
Career Evolution

Three decades of evolving technical and leadership expertise.

From enterprise infrastructure and release management to AI-enabled quality engineering and organizational transformation.

Enterprise Infrastructure & Release Engineering

Early Career · Cigna · FAA

Built foundational expertise in enterprise software deployment, release management, Active Directory, VMware environments, software distribution, automation scripting, and large-scale enterprise infrastructure operations supporting mission-critical systems.

Software Testing & QA Automation

Disney · Citrix · FAA

Expanded into enterprise software testing, automation engineering, RF device validation, API testing, virtualization, WAN simulation, kiosk systems, and customer-facing application reliability across highly visible environments.

QA Leadership & SDLC Transformation

FlexShopper · Newell Brands · Chewy

Built QA organizations from the ground up, introduced Agile delivery models, implemented enterprise Atlassian ecosystems, established release governance processes, and scaled QA operations during rapid organizational growth and digital transformation initiatives.

Automation Strategy & Engineering Enablement

Electronic Payments Inc · GRUBBRR

Introduced modern automation frameworks, improved CI/CD readiness, mentored engineers into QA automation roles, standardized testing methodologies, and strengthened production validation practices across payment systems and customer-facing platforms.

Enterprise Quality Engineering & AI Enablement

ProfitSolv · Current

Leading enterprise-wide quality transformation initiatives focused on SDLC standardization, release governance, AI-assisted testing, automation scalability, executive reporting, operational efficiency, and delivery confidence across multi-team software portfolios.

Education & Certifications

Technical foundation with continuous growth.

Florida Atlantic UniversityB.A. Computer Science, in progress
Rowan UniversityA.A. Computer Science
Computer Training Inc.Cisco CCNA
Computer Networking TechnologiesMCSE, A+, Net+