Neil Younger
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Simon Lawrence
We work in teams because we understand that the sum of the team is greater than its constituent parts - diverse voices, differing perspectives, varied backgrounds, skills and experience. All of these things help us create healthy and effective environments that enable great outcomes. One thing (of the many things) that Neil does really well is to help create great team environments whether in development, leadership or community contexts. Using varied methods to allow voices to be heard and as different routes in to alignment and understanding, Neil sews the seeds of inspiration with the people he works with. Servant Leadership is a term that gets used a lot, Neil manifests it through his words and actions - by giving his attention, insight, passion and energy to help others succeed. Neil founded the DisplayLink Testers Community of Practice, which was already fairly mature when I joined the company, with sessions being run by the community members and with a focus on the purpose and ongoing maturity of the group. Neil's involvement and facilitation within external Agile, QA and software groups such as Agile in the Ether, Ministry of Test and Cambridge Agile Exchange formed part of a wider network, enabling pathways for new and innovative methods and techniques into the business. Neil helped others bring their good ideas to clarity, connected like-minded people, created pathways for conversation through to leadership and actively worked to help others grow and develop in the the direction they wanted. I would be glad to work with Neil again in the future and would recommend him for any senior or leadership software role.
Toni Greensides
There is nothing new in me recommending a book to someone, but Neil’s actions in the following example show why I’m very keen to recommend him: The key word here is
Simon Lawrence
We work in teams because we understand that the sum of the team is greater than its constituent parts - diverse voices, differing perspectives, varied backgrounds, skills and experience. All of these things help us create healthy and effective environments that enable great outcomes. One thing (of the many things) that Neil does really well is to help create great team environments whether in development, leadership or community contexts. Using varied methods to allow voices to be heard and as different routes in to alignment and understanding, Neil sews the seeds of inspiration with the people he works with. Servant Leadership is a term that gets used a lot, Neil manifests it through his words and actions - by giving his attention, insight, passion and energy to help others succeed. Neil founded the DisplayLink Testers Community of Practice, which was already fairly mature when I joined the company, with sessions being run by the community members and with a focus on the purpose and ongoing maturity of the group. Neil's involvement and facilitation within external Agile, QA and software groups such as Agile in the Ether, Ministry of Test and Cambridge Agile Exchange formed part of a wider network, enabling pathways for new and innovative methods and techniques into the business. Neil helped others bring their good ideas to clarity, connected like-minded people, created pathways for conversation through to leadership and actively worked to help others grow and develop in the the direction they wanted. I would be glad to work with Neil again in the future and would recommend him for any senior or leadership software role.
Toni Greensides
There is nothing new in me recommending a book to someone, but Neil’s actions in the following example show why I’m very keen to recommend him: The key word here is
Simon Lawrence
We work in teams because we understand that the sum of the team is greater than its constituent parts - diverse voices, differing perspectives, varied backgrounds, skills and experience. All of these things help us create healthy and effective environments that enable great outcomes. One thing (of the many things) that Neil does really well is to help create great team environments whether in development, leadership or community contexts. Using varied methods to allow voices to be heard and as different routes in to alignment and understanding, Neil sews the seeds of inspiration with the people he works with. Servant Leadership is a term that gets used a lot, Neil manifests it through his words and actions - by giving his attention, insight, passion and energy to help others succeed. Neil founded the DisplayLink Testers Community of Practice, which was already fairly mature when I joined the company, with sessions being run by the community members and with a focus on the purpose and ongoing maturity of the group. Neil's involvement and facilitation within external Agile, QA and software groups such as Agile in the Ether, Ministry of Test and Cambridge Agile Exchange formed part of a wider network, enabling pathways for new and innovative methods and techniques into the business. Neil helped others bring their good ideas to clarity, connected like-minded people, created pathways for conversation through to leadership and actively worked to help others grow and develop in the the direction they wanted. I would be glad to work with Neil again in the future and would recommend him for any senior or leadership software role.
Toni Greensides
There is nothing new in me recommending a book to someone, but Neil’s actions in the following example show why I’m very keen to recommend him: The key word here is
Simon Lawrence
We work in teams because we understand that the sum of the team is greater than its constituent parts - diverse voices, differing perspectives, varied backgrounds, skills and experience. All of these things help us create healthy and effective environments that enable great outcomes. One thing (of the many things) that Neil does really well is to help create great team environments whether in development, leadership or community contexts. Using varied methods to allow voices to be heard and as different routes in to alignment and understanding, Neil sews the seeds of inspiration with the people he works with. Servant Leadership is a term that gets used a lot, Neil manifests it through his words and actions - by giving his attention, insight, passion and energy to help others succeed. Neil founded the DisplayLink Testers Community of Practice, which was already fairly mature when I joined the company, with sessions being run by the community members and with a focus on the purpose and ongoing maturity of the group. Neil's involvement and facilitation within external Agile, QA and software groups such as Agile in the Ether, Ministry of Test and Cambridge Agile Exchange formed part of a wider network, enabling pathways for new and innovative methods and techniques into the business. Neil helped others bring their good ideas to clarity, connected like-minded people, created pathways for conversation through to leadership and actively worked to help others grow and develop in the the direction they wanted. I would be glad to work with Neil again in the future and would recommend him for any senior or leadership software role.
Toni Greensides
There is nothing new in me recommending a book to someone, but Neil’s actions in the following example show why I’m very keen to recommend him: The key word here is
Credentials
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ISEB Foundation Software Testing
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Experience
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Omnipresent
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United Kingdom
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Human Resources Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Principle Quality Engineer
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Dec 2021 - Present
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Senior Quality Engineer
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Apr 2021 - Dec 2021
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DisplayLink
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Software Testing and Quality
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Jan 2017 - Sep 2020
• Owned leadership, strategy, and vision of testing at DisplayLink.• Influenced strategies of how different functions throughout the business worked, helped improve quality.• Provided functional leadership for testers in DisplayLink, and championed best practices in testing.• Quality initiatives across the business, helped accelerate achievement of deliverable quality to customers.• Ensured that testing & quality activities added value for the business, customers and users.• Lead a team of Practice Managers in cross team engineering, improvements and learning activities.• As part of the Software Management Team delivered department wide objects aligned to company goals.• Line management of Practice Managers and members of the engineering staff.• Actively managed, forecasted, and was responsible for the Test Community of Practice yearly budget.• Worked closely with the Engineering Director, assisted with short, and long-term planning, recruiting and selected candidates to expand the department.
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Automation Team Lead & Product Owner
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2017
• Provided direction and vision for development team.• Optimized the value of work delivered by the development team.• Ensured that development teams understood items in the product backlog, and their respected outcomes.• Delivered and prioritised the product backlog, communicating the roadmap to stakeholders.• Introduced practices and processes, enabled the team to scale and develop.• Delivered maintainable and scalable automation frameworks, tested both product hardware, and the software that supported it.
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Principal Test Engineer
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Jun 2013 - Jan 2015
• Worked in smaller software feature teams and larger chip programs as the Lead Test Engineer.• Conduced testing across the whole product range, included firmware, software, and hardware.• Coached teams, provided consultative advice to other areas of the business.• Applied scientific methods to gathering data, informed and influenced decisions.• Designed and created innovative automated system tests for ongoing development works. • Created detailed test strategies for product life cycle spans, liaised with stakeholders, discussed improvements and enhancements. • Conducted exploratory testing, helped answer questions related to product knowledge, provided detailed information, reported to key stakeholders.
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HP Wolf Security
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of Technical Staff
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Jul 2012 - Apr 2013
Senior lead (and first tester to join the Cambridge office) helping to build a strong, versatile and happy software test team.• Lead, managed, and oversaw duties of the team, built a strong, versatile software testing team, devised innovative, detailed and comprehensive training methods.• Acted as the team lead for crucial business projects such as; desktop applications and web services, managed budgets, timescales and staffing, ensured smooth delivery of operational processes.• Concurrently balanced the need to serve customers, expanded product functionality, enhanced structure and processes needed to deliver robust quality solutions for the business. • Worked closely with project leads in the UK and USA, ensured deliverables were met and exceeded.• Ensured that knowledge was shared across distributed teams, enhanced professional development of employees.
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DisplayLink
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Test Engineer
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Jan 2008 - Jun 2012
Senior Test lead working within various agile project teams helping to facilitate all parts of the testing story. - Working in a team following Agile and test driven development principles. - Help design and create automated system tests for ongoing development work. - Create test strategies for the product's life cycle including liaising with the release manager - Create test documentation including cases, stories, and exploratory session guidance. - Perform manual testing to help ask questions of the product and to provide information to stake holders. - Perform GUI, Video, Installer, Desktop, Firmware and Hardware testing as required. - Report defects in a timely manner to all interested parties and record in bug tracking database. - Create new test tools were appropriate and maintain existing ones. - As part of the team make a commitment to project deadlines and their associated risks. - Training and mentioning new testers including knowledge sharing, pair testing and test case reviews. - Configure PC hardware as required including disc imaging and changing of internal components. - Maintain a high degree of quality in all aspects of work including assessing previous tasks and defects to highlight any areas where either practice or process can be improved upon. - Involved in the recruiting and interviewing process of new and contract testers.
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Burns e-Commerce Solutions
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Test Engineer
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1999 - 2007
Working within the Testing Team and liaising closely with the Team Manager ensuring that the service delivered to customers met their requirements, was scalable in terms of performance and did not impact on existing functionality. - Effective reporting to the Team Manager - Agree and deliver resolution deadlines with the Team Manager - Produce task breakdown and man-time estimates for testing work when necessary - Delegate work to test engineers when necessary - Interface with the Product Development Team for product testing and product release - Integration, localisation, system and regression testing of all company products - Produce and test system-level and regression test specifications against project design specifications, formally documenting all test results according to the Companies Quality Procedures - Work within project time scales as specified by the Project Manager - Performing full manual regression tests where necessary - Performing automated regression testing - Performance testing - Undertake product releases according to the formal release procedures - Undertake 'live' service upgrades to formal upgrade procedures - Ensure adherence to Company and Quality Procedures
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Education
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1997 - 1998
Liverpool Hope University
Postgraduate Certificate in Management -
1994 - 1997
Liverpool Hope University
B.Sc. (Hon) Information technology & Psychology
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