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I am a focused, competent and proactive Technical Test Consultant with over 20 years IT experience. I am results-oriented and have a track record of delivering customer-focused technical solutions across financial services, government, and retail sectors. I am used to defining and coordinating technical business strategy to achieve operational excellence and innovative use of technology to support business objectives.
In my roles as a consultant I have provided professional services to a diverse client base, working on automated testing frameworks, performance testing, test and defect management, solution delivery and bid work up to £5 million. I am experienced in knowledge transfer, mentoring, and building strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
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Work Experience
Test Lead at Scottish Friendly
May 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025Collaborate with product owners, project managers, developers and business analysts to clarify requirements, establish test needs and ensure coverage throughout delivery. Develop and maintain test plans and schedules, assign tasks to testers, lead testing across multiple teams and environments, review test cases and data, arrange appropriate test environments, facilitate defect triage, track quality metrics, promote best practices, provide mentorship, and supervise a small team of testers (Cypress/JavaScript). Participate in release planning and support UAT, Performance and Operational Acceptance Testing as needed.
SDET at AND Digital
October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025Developed and maintained automated test scripts for frontend and API testing using JavaScript/Cypress. Collaborated with team members to write automation scenarios, reviewed code and contributed to GitLab pipelines to run scheduled regression runs. Participated in Scrum ceremonies and contributed to team objectives.
Test Engineer at BJSS
September 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024Worked with clients on automation of regression testing by building out a framework using C#/.NET and Selenium/Cucumber, integrated with CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins/ADO to automatically execute tests on code changes. Created and maintained automation assets within a collaborative framework.
Senior Engineer / Engineering Manager at 2i Testing
November 1, 2022 - September 1, 2023Enabled delivery of QA engineering at project/program level, driving test automation and engineering practices, debugging and refactoring test frameworks, enabling reuse of tools, and advising on QA practices to support the Digital Service Standard within multi-disciplinary teams.
SDET (Software Developer in Test) at Disclosure Scotland
September 1, 2020 - July 1, 2022QA specialist testing Java-based web services and microservices on AWS, using automation and manual testing with Postman, Selenium/WebDriver, and Kubernetes. Delivered automated tests to support CI/CD pipelines within an Agile delivery model.
Quality Engineer Lead at Lloyds Banking Group
April 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020Led test automation planning for Verona programme, collaborated with third-party partners and internal feature teams, introduced efficiencies and agile practices to a mixed delivery model under tight time constraints.
Automation Test Engineer at BJSS – Disclosure Scotland
February 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020Created automated test scripts for business requirements and conducted manual testing as needed, delivering sprint-based results and demonstrating to the product owner. Used Java, GIT, Jenkins, and Postman among other tools.
Automation Tester at City FM
June 1, 2018 - November 1, 2018Analysed functional specifications and produced automated test scenarios in Gherkin, automated with Selenium and Java; maintained a master repository in Bitbucket; coordinated defect tracking via Jira.
Defect Analyst at Sainsburys Bank
September 1, 2017 - June 1, 2018Ensured HP ALM alignment with requirements, created custom reports via API, and developed a Jira-to-ALM sync to integrate defects from third-party vendors; led daily defect calls with global partners.
Test Lead/Manager at BT Global Services
February 1, 2017 - August 1, 2017Led and mentored test resources, improved release and defect reporting, introduced security testing approaches as part of BAU for maintenance releases; ensured environmental controls and tool support.
Senior Test Analyst at BT Global Services
March 1, 2016 - February 1, 2017Co-ordinated testing for Fiona Stanley Hospital BAU transition, built automated regression framework, performed volume and performance testing, and integrated release management with ALM.
Performance Test Engineer at HBF
December 1, 2015 - February 1, 2016Led load and performance testing for multiple scenarios; assisted with IOS automation for mobile testing and enhanced reporting for test management.
Agile Test Analyst at Synergy
May 1, 2015 - October 1, 2015Lead tester for the New Public Website project; collaborated with developers, product owners and designers; authored MTM tests and explored cross-browser automation concepts with Selenium.
Senior Technical Test Analyst at BT Global Solutions
November 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015Managed technical testing for Fiona Stanley Hospital, automated regression, enhanced volume/performance tests, and developed release-related automation and reporting improvements.
Test Tools and Environment Analyst at Insurance Commission WA
July 1, 2011 - November 1, 2014Responsible for test tools and environments, HP QC/ALM administration, tool evaluation and automation strategy; led QC migrations and DR planning.
Quality Center Consultant at Martin Currie
April 1, 2011 - July 1, 2011Customised Quality Center, created Excel-based reports via the QC API, and advised on best practices for QC usage.
Senior Test Automation Consultant at Herbert Smith
February 1, 2011 - April 1, 2011Construct automated tests for regression on Windows 7; involved in test analysis, design, and script development with Quick Test Professional.
Test Consultant at Sopra Group UK
August 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011Consultative pre-sales planning and delivery of Performance and Automated Testing; scripting, execution, analysis and reporting; mentoring test tools engineers.
Performance Test Consultant at Toyota GB
March 1, 2010 - August 1, 2010Performed performance testing on dealer-based application; used Silverlight front end and distributed web services; contributed as an ad-hoc functional tester.
IT Consultant at ER Network
September 1, 2009 - March 1, 2010IT infrastructure analysis, site move planning, DR process introduction, ad-hoc desktop/server support and vendor liaison.
Quality Center Consultant at National Australia Group
July 1, 2009 - September 1, 2009Advised on hardware infrastructure for robust DR and guided QC9.2 migrations; delivered template projects with enhanced workflows.
Network Consultant at Malik & Co
March 1, 2009 - April 1, 2009Windows server upgrades and network improvements; migration of IRIS databases and server hardening.
Defect Manager / Quality Center Administrator at ScottishPower
November 1, 2005 - February 1, 2009Defect management and QC administration; DR solution development by splitting app/data across servers; built recharge process reducing variance and improved reporting.
IT Consultant at Ahmad Nabi & McMullan
August 1, 2008 - PresentNetwork and IT consultancy; advised on network rebuilds, backup policies, security, and application migrations.
2nd Line Technical Advisor at 2nd Line Technical Advisor - Rolls Royce / VA Tech
November 1, 2003 - October 1, 2005Support and problem resolution for IT systems; assisted in project work and mentoring.
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Financial Services, Professional Services, Government, Software & Internet, Retail, Energy & Utilities
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