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Organisation |
Role |
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January 2000-Present |
Tescom UK
www.tescom-intl.com |
Promoted to Managing Test Consultant
(Test Manager) |
Duties include
Project Management responsibilities listed below, plus:
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Preparation of Proposals
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Client Management
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August 1999 -January 2000 |
Tescom UK
www.tescom-intl.com |
Promoted to Project Manager
running new media testing
projects from start to finish |
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Designing and authoring
and Test Plans for clients, including time and cost planning.
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Designing and authoring
test cases and scripts, interim and post-test reports.
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Defect reporting to
clients using reporting tools such as PVCS Tracker and Test Director.
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Ongoing management of
projects and allocated teams, and communication with clients on
projects, often having to oversee multiple projects at once.
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Mentoring and assistance
to junior colleagues to improve their testing practices.
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Delivery of seminars and
training to colleagues both in the UK and overseas. Seminars have
included Functionality testing for the Internet,
Cross-configurations in Internet Testing and Browser
functionality.
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Sales and Marketing
experience attending sales meetings selling new media testing services;
co-organising and running TesCom’s stands at computer shows including
Internet World and ECTS.
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April 1999-August 1999 |
Tescom UK
www.tescom-intl.com |
Senior Test Analyst |
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Testing of Internet web sites and associated applications
for clients including Ford, Sony, QXL, Microsoft UK.
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Functionality, usability testing, performance testing,
load testing.
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Use
of automated testing tools such as LinkBot 4.1, Test director
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October 1997 - March 1999 |
Trace Computers PLC -
Solutions Division
http://www.tracegroup.com |
Quality Assurance Analyst |
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Alpha and Beta testing
of software used by Property/Surveying industry, written in Powerbuilder
6.5.
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Some report work
development using Infomaker. Exposure to Powerbuilder 5 and 6.5 and
Object Cycle 2.0.
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Wrote and implemented a
new methodology of testing for the product development team.
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Responsible for
authoring the methodology and implementation of Year 2000 compliance
testing schedule.
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Automated testing
experience using Cyrano (SQA) Team Test - Manager and Robot.
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Attendance of
intermediate level courses at Cyrano, involving test script authoring.
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Exposure to MS SQL
Server and Sybase SQL Anywhere database engines in day-to-day
development environments.
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2nd line
support to helpdesk and occasional 1st line support to
clients.
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January 1997 - October
1997 |
Cardales Chartered Surveyors
http://www.cardales.co.uk |
IT Manager |
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Training of surveyors
and secretarial staff in Windows 95 and Microsoft Office skills.
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Control of a £180k IT
budget to purchase hardware and software, including desktop units,
peripherals and telecommunications equipment.
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Roll out of 60 PCs in 4
offices across England.
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Set up and maintenance
of internet and internal e-mail system. 1st line support to
all staff in nationwide offices for all IT issues.
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Non IT positions |
February 1996-December
1996 |
Cardales Chartered Surveyors
http://www.cardales.co.uk |
Graduate Building Surveyor |
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Assisting on surveys,
dilapidation and insurance valuations on mostly commercial and
industrial projects, often valued at over £1 million.
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Presentations to
clients, consultants and other professionals. Intensive PC work - MS
Office; Corel Photopaint, Paperport and Onmipage OCR
scanning software.
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Implemented a project to
set up the computer system incorporating the use of IT in the Building
Surveying Department. Tender Analysis using Microsoft Excel
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March1995-February
1996 |
Jubilee Line Extension
Project
London Underground Limited |
Building Surveyor
(Contract) |
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February 1995 |
Accommodation Planning
Department
BBC World Service |
Manager's Assistant
(Contract) |
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Sept. 1994-February 1995 |
Psychology Department
Barnet Healthcare Trust |
Secretary
(Contract) |
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August 1994 - Sept.
1994 |
Andrew Howard Building
Surveyors |
Junior Building Surveyor
(Contract) |
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