Freelance Test Analyst / Test Coordinator Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
I am a certified tester with 8 years experience, willing to travel, short term contracts welcome.
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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £66.67 per hour |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £533.33 per day |
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| Seller ID: | 282929 |
CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
Microsoft products: MS Office, Word, Project, Excel, Power Point, Visio.
General PC applications. Centra training systems, Gemini defect registration system
Employment History
(2006 to 2008)
Test Analyst / Test Coordinator
• Co-ordinate and monitor projects and tasks to support the testing of change activity
• Allocation and coordination of stage test phase test execution schedules
• Script creation
• Regression Testing (post build deployment)
• SGD Configuration and Testing
• Manage and motivate a team of testers
• Planning and execution of user acceptance testing programmes to support changes to various portfolios of project work
• Identifying and implementing improvements to the user acceptance testing processes
• Collating and distributing management information relating to user acceptance testing project and programme performance
• Defect assessment, registration, tracking (Gemini)
• Production of stage test phase Test Plans (assisting task)
(2005 to 2006)
UAT Test Analyst/Coordinator
• Development of UAT Test Plan
• Script creation
• Co-ordinate and monitor projects and tasks to support the testing of change activity
• Production of stage test phase Test Plans (assisting task)
• Allocation and coordination of stage test phase test execution schedules
• Manage and motivate a team of testers
• Planning and executing user acceptance testing programmes
• Identifying and implementing improvements to the user acceptance testing processes
• Regression Testing
• SGD Configuration and Testing
• Collating and distributing management information relating to user acceptance testing project and programme performance
• Defect Management
(2004 to 2005)
UAT Test Analyst/Coordinator
Kone, Brussels• Script creation
• Planning and project co-ordination
• Allocation and coordination of stage test phase test execution schedules
• Production of stage test phase Test Plans (assisting task)
• Supervision and execution of user acceptance testing tasks
• Production of written reports
• Test execution
• Regression Testing
• Gemini software to support test activities
(2001 to 2004)
Quality Trainer
Ramie-Seiler AG, Germany• Quality Management System Implementation
• QM Training
• Quality Education/Train the Trainer
• Development of company procedures
• Maintenance of error logs, error cause removal and the continuous improvement of quality processes throughout all areas (AMP)
(1999 to 2001)
Quality Trainer
International Commission for the Holocaust Era Insurance Claims• Development of quality processes to facilitate error logging through to error cause removal for the management of a daily influx of approximately 6,000 claims
• Planning of staffing requirements and recruiting
• Training needs analysis/job evaluation
• Management of claims distribution
• Integrity of project specific software
• Research into larger property claims specific to Eastern Europe
• Daily reporting to the relevant governmental body
(1995 to 1999)
Project Manager
Alpnet, Amsterdam, Ypres and BruxellesManaged a team of linguists translating software user manuals (specific to the translation industry) from English into German.
Tasks:
• Budget control of project
• Recruitment of staff for the specific projects
• Checking integrity of translations (content and German grammar)
• General project management tasks supported by Microsoft Office Project
(1992 to 1994)
Implementations Manager
Tishman Speyer, Frankfurt, Germany Implementation of a QIP for all employees
• Monitoring conformance to ISO standards
• Procurement of potential clients requiring operational space within the Messeturm
• Project management of client build-out specifications through to occupation of the office space
• Management and implementation of full service agreements with Messeturm occupants
(1990 to 1992)
Implementations Manager
IISL, Clevedon, Bristol• Implementation of BS5750 and EN software development guidelines
• Translation of software into German.
• Management of “software development programme” budget
• Project conformance to EN specification guidelines
• Management of a medium sized team of software designers, developers and testers
• Implementation of a QIP both within the company and on site at the Transport Development Group
• Development of a bespoke Quality Management System for IISL
• Development of a bespoke Quality Management System for TDG
• Development of a ‘train the trainer’ Quality Education System for employees of TDG
(1984 to 1990)
Quality Management Consultant
Crosby Associates, New York and Winter Park, Florida, USA. Munich, Germany. Bruxelles, Belgium. Richmond, Surrey, GB.Trained in the Crosby concepts of Quality Management which comprised of QIP, QMS, TQMS, QES, QMI and QAE. This was a global role, working with a portfolio of blue chip clients.
Munich: Quality Management
Tasks:
Carried out Training Needs Analysis, delivered seminars in Total Quality Management to Executives within blue chip companies and managed the QIP for major accounts such as Adam Opel AG. This involved the development of a Quality Management Implementation Programme, (a quality strategy to be implemented over a period of time), a Quality Management Training Programme as well as the implementation of a Quality Education System ‘train the trainer’. I also delivered on-going support for the Quality Awareness Education which was delivered by the ‘trained’ personnel.
Bruxelles: Quality Management
Tasks:
On the launch of the Bruxelles office I was temporarily transferred to Bruxelles to manage the presentations to potential clients in Belgium. Responsibilities: New business, potential client presentations, developed Quality Management Implementation Programmes for new clients, delivered Executive Management Colleges (Seminars) to new clients.
Richmond: Quality Management
Tasks:
• Post QIP implementation support to major accounts such as Thorntons, ICI and ICL
• In-house ‘train the trainer’ support
• Process measurement
• Development of process integrity solutions
• Delivery of ‘train the trainer’seminars
• New business development support to junior consultants
Professional Qualifications
Technische Universität, Munich (Technical University)
Degree BSc Mechanical Engineering
Goethe Institute, Munich, Germany – Advanced German language studies)
9 ‘O’ Levels
‘A’ Levels (Math’s, English, Science and Geography, German)
Professional Courses
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Quality Education System (Train the Trainer)
Quality Improvement Process (QIP)
Training Needs Analysis
ISO9001
20 Keys to Workplace Improvement
Psychotherapy and Counselling
Quality Management Implementation
Quality Awareness System (QAS)
ISEB
Time Management
Error Cause Removal

