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STANDARD LIFE

TESCO PERSONAL FINANCE

BANK OF SCOTLAND

NCR

 

 Managed Test Director installation for Frankfurt Broker System

    Tested website using WinRunner

 
   

Millennium Bug Busting

    Rolled out Computer Associates TNG on world-wide ATM system  
               
 
  Client Agency
1997   Bank of Scotland Elan
1998   NCR Progressive
1999   Co-operative Bank Computer People
2000   Royal Bank of Scotland (Tesco Personal Finance)

Computer People

2001   Standard Life (International) Xansa
2003   Royal Bank of Scotland (Ulster Bank) Parity Resource Solutions
2005   NHS National Services Scotland Recruitment Zone
2006   Scottish Widows CyberTeam
2006   NHS National Services Scotland Computer People
2008   Standard Life (Investments) Head Resourcing
2009   Royal Bank of Scotland (ABN AMRO) Ruota Consulting
2010   Axa DS Sandersonplc
2011    Zurich Sandersonplc
     
 
  • 18+ years IT experience, mostly in Banking & Insurance.
  • 10 years contracting with 8 years specialising in Testing in single or multiple team projects.
  • Strong testing expertise of the complete testing cycle from UAT to Functional and non-functional testing.

  •  Preparation of Test Strategies and Test Plans from a variety of requirements documentation and information gathering.
  • Representing project testing requirements at a higher business level.

  •  Experience in requirements negotiation - functionality vs. schedule

  •  Experience in interviewing against specified criteria

  •   Trained in Test tool set for Mercury Interactive suite and have used latest service packs on suite version 8.
  • Provide training and coaching to focus your team of Testers.

  •  Ability to quickly learn new technologies and architectures

  • Develop relationships with project members to gain understanding of proposed actions
  •  Utilise my knowledge of testing to provide estimates, based on test activity

  • Provide revised estimates on test activity by conducting critical path analysis

  •  Test script writing and using scripting languages/commercial automation tools

  •  Extensive knowledge of Windows OS and all common Windows productivity tools

  • Meeting the challenge of risk assessment.