Experience

Dancerace

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Systems Delivery Manager

  • Dec 2022 - Present



Bibby Financial Services

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Business Solutions Architect

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2022

• Technical Project Manager (Contract)

  • Oct 2014 - May 2017

• Data Migration Test Analyst (Contract)

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2014



Cambridge Online Systems Ltd

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Test Manager / Business Analyst (Contract)

  • Nov 2009 - May 2013

  Wide ranging client facing role working as part of a small project team for an IT services company who provide a bespoke IT system to a leading SIPP provider. Role predominately involved providing Test Management and Test Analyst services, but periods of time were also spent in a Business Analysis role and covering for the project manager.Alongside the usual testing duties, the role also included providing on-site support, presenting and demonstrating new system changes to users, providing advice on testing requirements and being heavily involved in a major system upgrade.



None

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cycling in Northern France

  • Jun 2009 - Oct 2009

  Summer spent cycling in Northern and Western France. Summer spent cycling in Northern and Western France.



Aviva

• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Test Analyst

  • Jan 2007 - May 2009

  Test Analyst working on various assignments including over 9 months spent working on a large scale systems migration project. Testing conducted was across a variety of systems including an actuarial calculation tool, a web based quotation system, a unix based administration system and various mainframe systems. Project roles were varied and included working with actuaries, testing the front end and documentation of a Web based quotation system for 12 new migrated products and being a point of contact for the testing team for all system, data and product based queries. The latter part of the time was in a role overseeing multiple projects running concurrently. As lead test analyst and test manager my responsibilities included producing the appropriate documentation, reviewing test conditions and scripts, monitoring progress to ensure the test schedule was adhered to and updating key stakeholders on progress and any issues.



Royal Bank of Scotland

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Test Analyst

  • Sep 2006 - Dec 2006

  Test Analyst working on a database consolidation project. Sole test analyst on project. Responsible for the strategy, scoping, writing and execution of the testing. All elements of the testing life-cycle were conducted from writing the high level test plan to arranging the code deployment to the relevant environments through to the full execution and completion of the testing.The role reported directly to the project manager but also required keeping the overall test manager updated with the testing status.

• Contract Test Analyst

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2006

  Test Analyst working on a combined mortgage and home insurance project initiative. Initial 3 month contract, followed by an offer of a 3 month extension. Extension of just over 1 month agreed instead due to a pre-planned career break. Various aspects of testing were involved in the role, predominantly involving web testing.Offered a longer term contract but had a pre-planned Career break planned for February to September 2006.Travelled 14 separate countries in Africa, Asia and Australasia in 8 Months



Newell & Budge

• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Test Analyst

  • Aug 2005 - Sep 2005

  Contract cut short due to Newell & Budge's loss of an outsourcing contract with Liberata. Contract cut short due to Newell & Budge's loss of an outsourcing contract with Liberata.



UISL

• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Test Analyst

  • Jan 2005 - Aug 2005

• Various Roles

  • Dec 1997 - Jan 2005

  Various positions held. Starting in general pensions administration areas before moving into various IT roles. Various positions held. Starting in general pensions administration areas before moving into various IT roles.