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I am a QA/Automation Lead with extensive experience across multiple industries including Pharmaceuticals, banking, e-commerce, energy, and technology. I am passionate about Agile testing, CI/CD, and DevOps, constantly researching better ways to improve testing effectiveness within organisations.
I excel at building robust automation frameworks, mentoring teams, and delivering high-quality software through effective testing strategies, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement.
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Work Experience
QA /Automation Test Lead at Handbagcrave.com
February 1, 2023 - PresentLeading QA/Automation efforts on a Web Transformation project. Planned Agile sprint activities, implemented automated UI/e2e tests with Playwright and Cypress, integrated tests into CI/CD, developed and evolved automation framework, and performed visual (Percy) and accessibility (Axe) testing, along with performance (Lighthouse) and cross-browser validation.
Automation Test Architect at Ultima (via Curo Services)
December 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023Delivered an Automation Testing Roadmap for transitioning to automated testing. Executed PoCs across desktop, web, and legacy systems using Visual Studio (C#), Selenium, and LeanFT.
Automation Test Architect at Handbagcrave.com
April 1, 2020 - December 1, 2022Defined and implemented automated testing strategy and framework for an e-commerce platform, including manual test governance, ROI articulation, and automation using WebdriverIO/Cucumber and Appium for mobile testing; performance testing with JMeter.
Test Automation Lead/Architect at CAPITA
August 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020Led automation for ControlWorks (React/TypeScript front-end with C#/.NET backend). Defined automation strategy, built from scratch with C#/Selenium/WebDriver/SpecFlow, and integrated tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD; performed smoke/performance testing with JMeter; delivered BDD training to teams.
Technical Test Manager/Test Automation Architect at NATIONAL GRID
September 1, 2016 - August 1, 2019Managed a team of 40 testers, built test tooling and non-functional testing capabilities (performance, OAT, security), and drove CI/CD adoption. Promoted shift-left, introduced service virtualization, and coached teams on BDD; implemented API/CRM testing approaches and Salesforce CI/CD.
Automation Test Architect at SELEX (MoD)
May 1, 2016 - August 1, 2016Defined automation strategy for a global programme covering 200+ applications. Built a prototype automation framework supporting BDD/CI, using Visual Studio, C#, SpecFlow, CUIT, Selenium, and Jenkins.
Automation Test Lead/Architect at CAPITA (MoD)
March 1, 2015 - April 1, 2016Led automation for the MoD RPP Web Portal; created program-wide automated regression testing, mentored teams, and implemented a C#/Selenium/SpecFlow framework with CI/CD and regression test reporting; introduced Web accessibility checks into Selenium tests.
Automation Test Architect at INFUSE Consulting
December 1, 2013 - February 1, 2015Pre-Sales support for automation tooling (UseMango); designed automation for Web, SOA, Mobile, and batch apps; built automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, and open-source tools; delivered client training on UFT and Selenium; contributed to tool upgrades.
Technical Agile Test Consultant at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UK
June 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013Part of a team delivering the GLP platform; wrote JBehave/Selenium tests (Gherkin), collaborated with off-shore teams, and applied BDD with SCRUM; used Java, JUnit, Jenkins, Maven, and VI/Perforce for development and testing.
Agile/Automation Test Consultant at APM Group, UK
August 1, 2012 - May 1, 2013Drove agile testing and automation initiatives; used JBehave, Selenium, Jenkins, Mingle, Confluence, Crucible, Maven, and Perforce to deliver automated tests and CI/CD integration.
Agile/Automation Test Consultant at LexisNexis, UK
December 1, 2011 - August 1, 2012Implemented automated testing strategies in an agile context; leveraged Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Gherkin-based BDD with CI tooling.
Automation Test Manager/Agile Coach at BAE Systems (Foundation IT)
May 1, 2011 - November 1, 2011Led automation efforts and coached teams in Agile/BDD approaches; implemented regression suites and integrated automation into delivery pipelines.
Test Automation Specialist/Agile Test Consultant at Prepay Solutions (A MasterCard Company)
May 1, 2010 - April 1, 2011Delivered test automation for payments and card-processing platforms; utilized Selenium, Appium, CUIT, and REST API testing techniques within an Agile framework.
Automation Specialist/Agile Test Consultant at News International Limited
August 1, 2009 - April 1, 2010Automation specialist delivering agile testing for Times Online platforms; built automated regression suites and integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
Automation Specialist/Agile Test Specialist at Shop Direct Group (Littlewoods)
March 1, 2009 - August 1, 2009Led automation testing efforts for retail platforms; implemented CI/CD, Selenium/WebDriver tests, and BDD frameworks.
Automation Specialist at Deutsche Bank
November 1, 2008 - February 1, 2009Automation testing for financial trading/processing platforms; implemented automated test suites and integrated with build systems.
Automated Test Specialist at City Index / IFX Markets
December 1, 2006 - November 1, 2008Automated testing for trading platforms; Selenium/WebDriver, Java, and CI integration.
Automated Test Specialist /Test Consultant at Kensington Mortgages Limited (KMC)
April 1, 2006 - December 1, 2006Automated regression testing for mortgage/lending applications; Selenium/UFT and data-driven testing approaches.
Automation Specialist at Barclays Bank (Sales Financing)
January 1, 2006 - April 1, 2006Automation testing across financing domain; Selenium/UFT and framework development.
Automation Specialist at Microsoft Corporation, Reading, UK
November 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006Automation testing contributions within software development and product cycles.
Test Consultant / Automated Test Consultant at Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited (SPML)
May 1, 2005 - November 1, 2005Automated testing for mortgage processing systems; regression suites and data-driven tests.
Automation Consultant/Specialist at British Sky Broadcasting (BskyB)
September 1, 2004 - October 1, 2004Automation testing for media broadcasting platforms; automation framework development.
Automation Consultant/Test Specialist at GMAC RFC
December 1, 2003 - September 1, 2004Automation testing within mortgage lending domain; Selenium/UT framework usage.
Systems Test Consultant at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Harlow
July 1, 2002 - PresentSystems test consulting work across pharmaceutical systems; details partially documented.
Automated Test Consultant at SIM Group Ltd
March 1, 2001 - July 1, 2002Test automation consulting for multiple clients; framework development and automation strategy.
Systems Test Consultant at Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd
October 1, 2000 - February 1, 2001Systems test consulting across Canon projects; test automation and QA practices.
Software Test Engineer at Symbian Ltd
May 1, 2000 - September 1, 2000Software testing within mobile platform development; test design and execution.
SQA Analyst / Software Tester at Verifone (UK)
October 1, 1999 - March 1, 2000SQA involvement across payment solutions; automated and manual testing contributions.
Management Accountant/Auditor at BO & Co (Accountants & Auditors)
July 1, 1995 - September 1, 1998Earlier finance/QA-adjacent experience in accounting and auditing roles.
Management Accountant at Stokvis (Nig) Ltd
October 1, 1994 - June 1, 1995Financial/accounting role prior to software-focused career.
Education
PGDip in Software Engineering at Oxford University
April 1, 2007 - September 1, 2013Unix Operating System & Admin Tools at City University, London
April 1, 2007 - June 1, 2007Object-oriented Programming using C# at City University, London
May 1, 2005 - July 1, 2005.NET Fundamentals (VB.NET & C#) at Westminster College, London
May 1, 2005 - December 17, 2025Website Design and Communications at University of Westminster, London
January 1, 2001 - February 1, 2001M.Sc. Information Systems at Brunel University
September 1, 1998 - September 1, 1999Qualifications
Programming for the Web with JavaScript
October 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020AWS Fundamentals: Going Cloud-Native
September 1, 2020 - October 1, 2020DevOps Certification Training
October 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018Azure DevOps Hands on Lab
June 1, 2018 - December 17, 2025Certified SCRUM Master
May 1, 2009 - December 17, 2025Selenium Web Testing Tool Course
February 1, 2009 - December 17, 2025WinRunner v.7.5 Certified Product Consultant (CPC)
March 1, 2005 - December 17, 2025WinRunner & TestDirector V.7.0 Certified Product Specialist (CPS)
November 1, 2001 - December 17, 2025ISEB Certification
April 1, 2001 - December 17, 2025BCS Oracle8 Database Operator - Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
January 1, 2001 - December 17, 2025Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Energy & Utilities, Education
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