Experience

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  Siemens PLM Software

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Software QA Engineer

    • Sep 2014 - Present
    • Cambridge, United Kingdom

    ...and not looking to move. Don't you just HATE LinkedIn?

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  Comprehend Ltd

  • Wherever I was

  • Owner

    • Apr 1994 - Mar 2018
    • Wherever I was
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  EE

  • Hatfield

  • Test Environment Analyst

    • Jan 2013 - Feb 2014
    • Hatfield

    Created and amended monitoring tools to improve the management of testing and test environments.Organised integrated test environments and steered testing for a major transformation project.

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  HM Revenue & Customs

  • Southend on Sea, United Kingdom

  • Test Manager

    • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Southend on Sea, United Kingdom

    Managed system testing of two projects involving change to legacy systems by four staff. Managed system testing of a high-profile mobile app by three staff. Amended local-standard Quality Center reports to improve the quality of progress reporting.

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  Elica Ltd

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Testing Consultant

    • Sep 2011 - Jul 2012
    • Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Devised and implemented a testing strategy, and created the test control tools to do it, principally using VBA: Test Plan templates in MS Word, Test Runs automatically generated from the plans as Excel spreadsheets, an automated interface to send defects to the in-house code & defect manageme...

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  Everything Everywhere Ltd

  • Borehamwood

  • Senior Test Engineer

    • Apr 2011 - Aug 2011
    • Borehamwood

    Created and executed tests, and managed defects, for two upgrades of the Telsis OCEAN SMS management platform. Test management was in Quality Center; tests were conducted using proprietary tools in a Linux/Oracle environment.

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  T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s.

  • Borehamwood

  • Senior Test Analyst

    • Dec 2009 - Mar 2011
    • Borehamwood

    Tested several iterations of upgrades to the Comverse OMAP/SMSC messaging platform. This included evaluation and re-definition of existing tests, which had been written and updated over the previous five years by a succession of authors in several non-English languages. Automated many of the ma...

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  T-Mobile UK

  • Integration Test Support Manager

    • Mar 2001 - Jun 2009

    Managed local and offshore Integration Testing and Implementation of a variety of systems:* Conducted integration testing for Electronic Top Up of pre-pay phones: managing the end-to-end testing by Solution Providers (SPs) who acquired payments from retailers, and creating automated regression te...

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  Viatel Global Communications

  • Test Analyst

    • May 2000 - Mar 2001

    Developed and executed validation/verification test plans for a variety of telecoms systems including•· Interconnect Billing and Settlement•· Intelligent Network platform operationProprietary systems, PL/SQLUnix/OracleMS Access BasicBusiness ObjectsInteractive SQLCMS

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  SEMA UK

  • Analyst/Programmer

    • Aug 1999 - May 2000

    Analysed, executed and implemented changes to online and batch programs for a telecoms Customer Care & Billing system; responded directly to enhancement requests, fault reports and queries from worldwide users of all levels.VAX and Alpha VMS, Cobol, ACMS, DECForms, DCL, Rdb, Embedded and Inte...

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  AT&T Comms UK

  • Test Analyst

    • Nov 1998 - Jul 1999

    Developed and executed validation/verification test plans for a telecoms Billing systemDeveloped and supported a fault tracking database, coordinated fault reporting and resolution.Negotiated Service Level Agreements with suppliers in UK and Canada.Proprietary systems, PL/SQLUnix/OracleMS Access ...

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  Ionica

  • Test Analyst

    • Sep 1998 - Oct 1998

    Developed and executed validation/verification test plans for a telecoms Provisioning and Billing systemProprietary systemsUnix/OracleInteractive SQL

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  Open Business Solutions for Cable & Wireless

  • Analyst/Programmer

    • Sep 1997 - Aug 1998

    Analysed, executed and implemented changes to online and batch programs for a telecoms Customer Care & Billing system; responded directly to enhancement requests, fault reports and queries from worldwide users of all levels.VAX and Alpha VMS, Cobol, ACMS, DECForms, DCL, Rdb, Embedded and Inte...

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  BT

  • Test Analyst

    • Nov 1996 - Aug 1997

    Developed and executed validation/verification test plans for a telecoms Switch Management system. Continuously monitored and updated regression-test scripts to take account of changed functionality. VAX and Alpha VMS, DCL, Interactive SQL

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  Yorkshire Water

  • Analyst/Programmer

    • Oct 1994 - Aug 1996

    Analysed a largely undocumented GIS business system (“Boundaries and Zones”), producing as-is specifications to facilitate support and enhancements. Redesigned and rewrote existing Cobol/SQL program suites for a SCADA system (“Leakage and Pressure Monitoring”), achieving dramatic improvements in ...

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  National Power (CEGB)

  • (Senior) analyst/programmer

    • 1900 - Sep 1994

    Managed the technical implementation of a third-party realtime vehicle monitoring system at several operating sites. This included:· direction of hardware and software installers who commissioned and maintained computing and signalling equipment (PCs, communication links, other hardware interfac...