General Manager

• Nov 2022 - Present

General Manager - Kolekti

• Oct 2022 - Present

Leading the amazing team at Kolekti on a mission to end inefficient work.

Head Of Product Management

• Nov 2018 - Sep 2022

Product Manager

• Oct 2017 - Nov 2018

Head of Quality Assurance

• Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

Head of QA for Adaptavist leading all QA related activities. Primarily focused on delivery transformation for our clients and partnership and acquisition opportunities for Adaptavist.

Head of Professional Services

• Apr 2015 - Oct 2016

• Head of Professional Services for WTG responsible for the entire Professional Services resources for WTG – Developers, Testers & Business Analysts. • Responsible for all toolsets used across the Professional Services business – IDE’s, CI, Code Quality, Test and Resource Management, Atlassian toolsets etc. • Implemented new Processional Services Automation tool for WTG (ProjectorPSA) to improve forecasting capability for Project Managers and utilisation reporting for the Senior Management Team. • Directly responsible for all recruitment for Professional Services roles at WTG. • Implemented new recruitment process from sign off on role & budget to the interview process to ensure highest chance of recruiting high quality candidates. • Point of escalation for clients if project resources not performing. • Regular travel to client sites to meet with clients to ensure WTG are delivering to their expectations. • Close working with Finance Director to ensure project reporting matches the accounting systems. • Aiding CEO and FD with long term forecasts for business case to secure next round of investor funding. Show less

Business Analyst

• Jun 2013 - Mar 2015

• Business Analyst at WTG defining functionality using BDD specification methods. • Worked as part of Scrum teams on client site for government GDS clients - Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). • Wireframes and rich clickable prototypes created using Axure Pro.• Ran workshops with Product Owners & Stakeholders to determine the exact behaviour required from the initial requirements. • Specified new online application process for OPG replacing paper based process on the gov.uk platform using GDS style guidelines. • Specified and worked with the Scrum & Kanban team for a completely bespoke call handling system for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Minimum Viable Product went live 6 months after first workshop. • Now used successfully worldwide and integrated to other FCO tools. • Backlog managed and prioritised in collaboration with the Product Owner to ensure highest value items delivered at the right time. • Facilitated and ran Backlog Grooming sessions mid sprint with the team.• Backlog managed in JIRA with detailed information stored in Confluence linked to JIRA.• Presented Show and Tell at sprint end to senior stakeholders who held responsibility up to global level. • Presented new features to technical teams for estimation in Sprint Planning. Show less

Test Manager

• 2009 - Jun 2013

• Test Manager at WTG responsible for all Test activities at WTG incorporating both functional and non-functional.• Responsible for managing and successfully delivering multiple concurrent projects for multiple clients in a SCRUM agile and BDD methodologies with Prince 2 Project Management incorporated. • Main authority on all testing related subjects for WTG to both internal and external stakeholders. • Created Test team at WTG. • Defining and implementing WTG Test and Quality strategy.• Implemented a transition from HP QC to an integrated JIRA platform realising large cost savings and improved collaborative use of tools across delivery departments.• Implemented automated penetration testing software leading to vastly improved WTG performance in 3rd party application level penetration testing on delivered projects. • Responsible for hands on Load and Performance testing using Loadrunner and WAPT Pro. • Implemented browser compatibility testing lab on Virtualised environment to allow WTG’s browser compatibility requirements to be tested in a realistic environment. • Close collaboration with development and consultant leads to push WTG to towards more agile and Behaviour Driven Development practices. • Mentoring and training of team. • Providing estimations and approach for testing in sales proposals. • Scoping, trialling & implementing new tools to improve testing service. • Creation of Company Test Strategy and Project specific Test Plans with re-usable content to allow for rapid creation of test artefacts.• Created company test automation strategy using BDD & Cucumber. Show less

Test Lead

• Aug 2008 - Nov 2009

Test Lead and Testing SME working on various projects including the NHS and the Office, Criminal Justice Records and Crossrail. Delivering testing projects on time to meet all criteria to allow progression to delivery. Managing teams of up to 12 testers and managing stakeholders at all levels. Creation of test plans and test reports as well as strategy.

Senior Test Analyst

• Nov 2006 - Nov 2009

Working for leading consultacy on high profile billion pound public sector contract as a Senior Test Analyst in the UAT testing and Systems Integration Testing phases leading through to Go Live. High levels of client contact, building strong relationships in order to ensure the successful delivery of the product to the client.

Test Analyst

• Aug 2004 - Apr 2006

Working on various progects for world market leading consultancy as a Test Analyst. Two major projects undertaken first as the lead tester for the E2E testing phase for Barclays Bank IAS conversion programme. Also Test Director Administrator on this project. Second project working on large development and test team in multiple locations for medium scale public sector project. Again TD administrator on this project. Working on various progects for world market leading consultancy as a Test Analyst. Two major projects undertaken first as the lead tester for the E2E testing phase for Barclays Bank IAS conversion programme. Also Test Director Administrator on this project. Second project working on large development and test team in multiple locations for medium scale public sector project. Again TD administrator on this project.