Senior Consultant

• Mar 2023 - Present

Test Lead/System Tester

• Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

Finance Test Lead

• Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

Test Manager

• Nov 2018 - Mar 2020

Test Lead

• Nov 2017 - Oct 2018

UAT Test Manager

• Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

Test Manager

• Mar 2013 - Mar 2016

Senior Business Test Analyst( BAT Manager)

• Jun 2008 - Dec 2012

I worked on Auto Enrolment for the first scheme to stage as part of AE, and for the first large scheme won by L&G. Responsibilities included - Maintain client relationships - Manage a team of Test Analysts - Planning and managing all test activities across all parties. Successful delivery of Multi Manager Blended Fund Dealing & Settlement platform; enhancements to Box Management applications & processes. Responsibilities Included - Dealing with and managing the relationship… Show more I worked on Auto Enrolment for the first scheme to stage as part of AE, and for the first large scheme won by L&G. Responsibilities included - Maintain client relationships - Manage a team of Test Analysts - Planning and managing all test activities across all parties. Successful delivery of Multi Manager Blended Fund Dealing & Settlement platform; enhancements to Box Management applications & processes. Responsibilities Included - Dealing with and managing the relationship with several third parties. - Managing a team of testers Skills demonstrated • Excellent Process Management – ensuring Quality Gates to and from testing stages are managed ensuring that transition is always controlled. • Excellent communication skills – the ability to explain complex ideas in simple terms to Stakeholders. • Experienced in test planning including creating test strategy, test plan, test execution, test status reporting & closure procedures. • Experienced in handling on shore-off shore models from both sides.

Senior Test Analyst

• Apr 2006 - Jun 2008

Pension Simplification Final 2 releases now covering legacy quotation system (IPC and PINCS) Responsibilities included - Manage 2 small test teams - Test liaison person with Logica - Sign of test coverage and test results for all legacy applications developed by Logica Online Access to Customer Records (OACR) Project was the use of scanning to remove need for large file stores for some contracts. Responsibilities included - Agreeing test coverage with business SME's… Show more Pension Simplification Final 2 releases now covering legacy quotation system (IPC and PINCS) Responsibilities included - Manage 2 small test teams - Test liaison person with Logica - Sign of test coverage and test results for all legacy applications developed by Logica Online Access to Customer Records (OACR) Project was the use of scanning to remove need for large file stores for some contracts. Responsibilities included - Agreeing test coverage with business SME's and stakeholders - Test execution - Test status reporting - Defect analysis with developers and business SME's Project Rome Part of the EPOS test team, .NET based ecommerce application. Responsibilities included - Perform TIM role. - Provide Defect Reports. - Run defect calls between third party developers, test team and business representatives. - Manage a team of Test Analyst's during test preparation.

Senior Test Analyst (seconded from business area)

• Mar 2005 - Apr 2006

As part of the Pension simplification Project , to update applications in compliance with the Government's A Day tax simplification regulations. the first release i worked on was a legacy quotation system (IPC) which was developed in house. Responsibilities included - Producing coverage matrix - Writing test scripts - Performing testing - Raising defects - Discussing defects with development team The second release for the legacy quotation system (IPC). The development was… Show more As part of the Pension simplification Project , to update applications in compliance with the Government's A Day tax simplification regulations. the first release i worked on was a legacy quotation system (IPC) which was developed in house. Responsibilities included - Producing coverage matrix - Writing test scripts - Performing testing - Raising defects - Discussing defects with development team The second release for the legacy quotation system (IPC). The development was by L&G's new onshore partner (Logica). Responsibilities included - Manage a team of 3 test analysts and 2 in house developers seconded to my team. - Sign off ST Coverage by L&G's new onshore partner (Logica). - Perform role of L&G's lead test contact with Logica.

Pension Claim administrator

• Apr 1997 - Mar 2005

In the Executive Pension Claims team, - Produced transfer and retirement quotations, - Process retirement and transfer payments - Handled complicated enquiries. - Progressed to checking and authorizing colleagues work. - Was a business representative on certain legislative projects.