I'm Frank Høvin, a computer engineer with 15 years of QA and test experience spanning high- and low-level testing, hands-on development, and leadership. I design and execute test strategies, lead test and release management in Kanban teams, and build robust test automation pipelines using Java, Kotlin, Selenium, Cucumber, and Cypress. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship reliable software and cultivate a strong quality culture. I am based in Norway and actively seek opportunities that combine development and QA leadership, mentoring, and continuous improvement across web and mobile platforms.

Frank Høvin

I'm Frank Høvin, a computer engineer with 15 years of QA and test experience spanning high- and low-level testing, hands-on development, and leadership. I design and execute test strategies, lead test and release management in Kanban teams, and build robust test automation pipelines using Java, Kotlin, Selenium, Cucumber, and Cypress. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship reliable software and cultivate a strong quality culture. I am based in Norway and actively seek opportunities that combine development and QA leadership, mentoring, and continuous improvement across web and mobile platforms.

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I’m Frank Høvin, a computer engineer with 15 years of QA and test experience spanning high- and low-level testing, hands-on development, and leadership. I design and execute test strategies, lead test and release management in Kanban teams, and build robust test automation pipelines using Java, Kotlin, Selenium, Cucumber, and Cypress. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship reliable software and cultivate a strong quality culture.

I am based in Norway and actively seek opportunities that combine development and QA leadership, mentoring, and continuous improvement across web and mobile platforms.

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Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Test Developer, Full-Stack Developer, Test Manager, Release Manager at Husbanken
August 1, 2018 - Present
Test and Release Management in a Kanban-based development team. Focus on test automation, test design and testing engineering; technologies include Java, Kotlin, Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress.
QA Engineer at TeleComputing
February 1, 2017 - August 1, 2018
Test engineering and test automation (Selenium, C#); Agile processes; test management.
Senior Consultant at Sogeti
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2017
Test Management, Test Coordination, Test, and Test Automation across multiple client engagements.
Test Manager at Helsedirektoratet
April 1, 2014 - October 1, 2016
Test management for national health agency projects.
Test Coordinator at Sykehuspartner
November 1, 2014 - April 1, 2016
Test coordination for healthcare integration projects.
Test Manager at Statens Vegvesen, Vegdirektoratet
October 1, 2013 - June 1, 2014
Test management for transport-sector projects.
Test Manager at Telenor Norge
January 1, 2013 - September 1, 2013
Test management for telecom projects.
Tester / Test Designer at UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet)
February 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Tester / test designer.
Tester at DNB NOR
January 1, 2012 - February 1, 2012
Tester.
Consultant at Own business
May 1, 2006 - January 1, 2012
Consultancy in web development (PHP, JavaScript, Ajax).
Senior QA Engineer at Norman ASA
July 1, 2007 - November 1, 2011
Test management, QA, and team leadership for multiple Linux/Windows AV product lines.
IT Support Consultant at Adecco
November 1, 2006 - May 1, 2007
1st/2nd line IT support.
IT Consultant at NSB A/S
July 1, 2006 - August 1, 2006
Development of a mobile- and web-based error reporting application in PHP, Java and MySQL; support for Windows Mobile and Linux servers.
Electrical Installations / Service & Import Assistant at Høvin Service & Import
January 1, 1995 - August 1, 2003
Electrical installations, service & import work.
Co-worker at Gardermoen Arrangment AS
May 1, 2002 - September 1, 2002
Various event coordination tasks and social gatherings.
Support Consultant at Funcom Oslo AS
June 1, 2000 - December 1, 2001
Support, technical and in-game assistance for Funcom's web- and online games.
IT Consultant at Sentrum Røntgeninstitutt
April 1, 1999 - August 1, 1999
Service and maintenance of machine park; administration of Novell and database servers; internal IT support.
IT Administrator / Responsible at UIO - Universitetet i Oslo
June 1, 1997 - February 1, 1999
IT administrator responsible for institute machine park, user access, Unix support, and general IT support.
Service Technician at Norwegian Broadband Technology
February 1, 1995 - May 1, 1996
Service on decoders, TV modulators and related HF electronics equipment.
Hjelpemontør / Lærling at Oslo Electro Company
June 1, 1994 - December 1, 1994
Electrical installations; apprentice in electrical trades.

Education

Bachelor, Computer engineering, mobile communications at Norwegian School of Information Technology (NITH)
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

edX Verified Certificate for Effective Thinking Through Mathematics
January 11, 2030 - November 30, 2025
edX Honor Code Certificate for Introduction to Project Management
January 11, 2030 - November 30, 2025
ISTQB Foundation
January 11, 2030 - November 30, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment

Experience Level

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