Professional Summary
• Seasoned post-graduate professional, technical QA practitioner
• Proficient in QA, audits, test planning development, methods, tools and scripts for enterprise and client software and firmware
• 15 years’ experience in Software QA, test and validation using a diverse range of tools and methodologies, including Agile, ISO 9000-3 and SEI-CMM Level-3
• Specialized in developing and implementing thorough test strategies, using a combination of manual testing and automation
• Proficient in tools and processes to identify important defects, and mentoring others in them
Education
• M.Sc., Systems Engineering, The City University, London, UK
• B.Sc., Physics, Imperial College, University of London, London, UK
Professional / Technical / Certifications
• 2014 ISTQB – ASTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level
• 2003 Rational TeamTest Certification
• 1997 Intersolv/Merant/Serena Version Manager
Skillset
• Rational Tools: Clearcase, Clearquest, Requisite Pro, Team Concert, Robot, Purecoverage, Test Studio
• Test Tools: Selenium, Rational Test Studio, Perl, Silk Test (4Test), Silk Performer; Jtest, Test Director, Mercury Quality Center, Selenium, VMWare, JIRA, Rally, Csh, Ksh, Bash, Java
• QA/CM Tools: Visual SourceSafe, PVCS-VM, RCS/CVS, IBM-CMVC, Team Foundation Server (Ms TFS)
• Operating Systems: Windows-9X/NT/2K/XP/.net/Vista; DOS; Solaris, HPUX, Linux (several distros)