I am a dedicated quality assurance professional with over a decade of hands-on experience in SIT, UAT, and end-to-end testing across banking, insurance, healthcare, and software industries. I excel at turning complex requirements into clear, executable test plans, coordinating testing activities with business stakeholders, and ensuring smooth go-lives through meticulous defect management, data validation, and Production Verification Testing. I’m comfortable working remotely and collaborating via Teams, Jira, Confluence, and TestRail to deliver high-quality software solutions. Throughout my career I’ve led and contributed to testing efforts for multiple large-scale upgrades and integrations, including Pronto upgrades, data transitions, and production deployments. I pride myself on strong communication, proactive problem-solving, and a proven track record of enabling clients and teams to achieve timely, successful releases.

Mervyn Pieterkosky

I am a dedicated quality assurance professional with over a decade of hands-on experience in SIT, UAT, and end-to-end testing across banking, insurance, healthcare, and software industries. I excel at turning complex requirements into clear, executable test plans, coordinating testing activities with business stakeholders, and ensuring smooth go-lives through meticulous defect management, data validation, and Production Verification Testing. I’m comfortable working remotely and collaborating via Teams, Jira, Confluence, and TestRail to deliver high-quality software solutions. Throughout my career I’ve led and contributed to testing efforts for multiple large-scale upgrades and integrations, including Pronto upgrades, data transitions, and production deployments. I pride myself on strong communication, proactive problem-solving, and a proven track record of enabling clients and teams to achieve timely, successful releases.

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I am a dedicated quality assurance professional with over a decade of hands-on experience in SIT, UAT, and end-to-end testing across banking, insurance, healthcare, and software industries. I excel at turning complex requirements into clear, executable test plans, coordinating testing activities with business stakeholders, and ensuring smooth go-lives through meticulous defect management, data validation, and Production Verification Testing. I’m comfortable working remotely and collaborating via Teams, Jira, Confluence, and TestRail to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Throughout my career I’ve led and contributed to testing efforts for multiple large-scale upgrades and integrations, including Pronto upgrades, data transitions, and production deployments. I pride myself on strong communication, proactive problem-solving, and a proven track record of enabling clients and teams to achieve timely, successful releases.

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Work Experience

Quality Assurance Analyst at Henry Schein
March 11, 2025 - April 30, 2026
Assist in SIT testing of Pronto Upgrade from version 720 to version 780; assist in UAT with business UAT testers; general follow-up of ticket retest and follow-up with business in retesting and recording results in Teams; use Confluence for test case/storage and JIRA for tickets.
Quality Analyst at Boardroom Limited
January 3, 2022 - November 29, 2024
Generate and execute test cases using TestRail; SIT end-to-end testing for new enhancements across multiple internal web-based applications; raise and re-test defects; assist client in UAT; perform PVT testing on production data during go-live weekends; data transition testing; mentor new testers; remote work via email/Teams.
Test Analyst (UAT) at Lion Pty Ltd
July 15, 2021 - December 23, 2021
UAT preparation for automation; generate test case matrix from Jira stories; create and maintain Tosca test cases; input test details from Jira or documentation; UAT testing of Apollo and Portal online applications, Concur documentation, SAP interfaces; stage 1 testing of application release; update Jira test cases with results; maintain Tosca; remote work.
Test Analyst at AJG – Gallagher Insurance - Avocado Agency
March 30, 2021 - June 30, 2021
UAT testing of a new Call Centre (Amazon Connect); generate and test automation setup; validate quotes in back-office, update and process quotes to finalisation and policy; support data migration; remote work.
Test Analyst at White Clarke Group
October 9, 2017 - February 1, 2020
UAT, SIT and Regression testing for JAVA and COBOL components; develop End-to-End test cases in Jira; assist client during UAT; SIT testing; regression testing; create test plans and test summary reports; remote work setup.
Test Analyst at Henry Schein / Provet
January 12, 2015 - November 30, 2016
UAT and SIT testing to verify new warehouse software (Paperless) and its integration with Pronto; assist rollout of Dental side of the business using Pronto software across two host systems.
Short Term Test Analyst at SUEZ(SITA) Australia
December 18, 2012 - June 30, 2013
UAT and SIT testing; create and monitor test cases using supplied documentation; manage defects; support UAT progress; perform PVT on production before go-live; provide post-go-live support.
Short Term Test Analyst at SUEZ(SITA) Australia
July 1, 2013 - December 29, 2013
UAT and SIT testing; generate and maintain test cases; monitor and retest defects; client UAT support; PVT on production; go-live weekend support.
Short Term Test Analyst at SUEZ(SITA) Australia
December 30, 2013 - February 2, 2014
UAT/SIT testing; create and validate test cases; defect monitoring and retesting; client UAT support; PVT on production prior to go-live; post-go-live support.
Short Term Test Analyst at SUEZ(SITA) Australia
February 3, 2014 - August 3, 2014
UAT/SIT testing; create and retest defects; client UAT support; PVT on production; go-live support.
Short Term Test Analyst at SUEZ(SITA) Australia
August 4, 2014 - September 26, 2014
UAT/SIT testing; defect tracking and retesting; client UAT support; PVT on production; go-live support.
Test Analyst at MLC Limited (Part of the NAB Group)
November 1, 2010 - November 16, 2012
UAT and SIT testing; CRMS front-end testing; test case creation; defect reporting; client support; test planning and reporting for go-live.
Senior / Test Analyst at Westpac Bank
April 19, 2010 - October 31, 2010
UAT and SIT testing; review test cases for phase 1 HP/QC; testing of software releases; involvement in credit card collections projects.
Test Analyst at TestPro Pty Ltd – on site at Clear2Pay
May 1, 2006 - August 31, 2006
SIT testing; banking software testing on a third-party Windows-based application; test case and defect management; coordination with client.
Test Analyst at EDS Australia
July 1, 2005 - April 30, 2006
UAT/SIT testing for Optus telecommunication projects; setting UAT objectives and test cases; support client; regression testing; production readiness.
Software Quality Assurance Test Lead (SQA) at Kelly Services Recruitment Agency
April 28, 2003 - December 31, 2003
SQA testing on a FastTrack payroll system; write test plans, prioritisation plans and test cases; perform SQA and assist UAT; develop test documentation and vendor interfaces; oversee second phase and data interface testing.
Test Analyst at Lion Pty Ltd – FINXL Agency
July 15, 2021 - December 23, 2021
UAT testing preparation for automation setup; create test case matrix from Jira stories; set up Tosca test cases; create full Tosca test cases where data existed in Jira or docs; test end-to-end for Apollo/Portal/Concur/SAP interfaces; test Call Centre automation (Amazon Connect); update Jira with results and maintain Tosca tests.
Short Term Test Analyst at SUEZ (SITA) Australia
December 18, 2012 - September 26, 2014
Create test cases from specifications; perform SIT/manual testing; raise and retest defects; support UAT with modified test cases; perform Product Verification Testing on production; provide go-live support.
Test Analyst at MLC Limited (Part of NAB)
November 1, 2010 - November 16, 2012
UAT and SIT testing of CRMS front-end; write and execute test cases; use HP ALM/ QC for test management; produce test and defect reports.
Test Analyst at EDS Australia – Optus Software Support
July 1, 2005 - April 30, 2006
Set up UAT objectives and test cases for 3G software; UAT testing support for telecommunications projects; regression testing on legacy handset software.
SQA Test Lead at Kelly Services (Contract)
April 28, 2003 - December 31, 2003
Write test plans, prioritization plans, and test cases; perform SQA testing and assist in UAT; coordinate testing activities for a FastTrack payroll/financial system.

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Qualifications

SQA Test Lead
April 28, 2003 - December 31, 2003

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment

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