Tony Wright

Experience

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  NHS

  Jul 1999 - Sept 2001

  IT Support officer

  *Administrator of a 160 user network.*Worked as part of a team to develop the Board Website.*Effective communications with non-computer literate users in order to diagnose and solve problems.*Some basic development work in Visual Basic.

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  Segue Software

  Jun 2001 - Dec 2004

  Support Consultant

  *Support Engineer supporting Segue’s proprietary load and performance testing software, Silk Performer and proprietary Server monitoring and software, SilkVision.*Providing 2nd Line support to Software Developers and QA professionals worldwide via telephone and email and remote access.*Providing support for customers using a variety of technologies.*Gaining Segue certified performance engineer qualifications.

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  Northbrook Technology

  Jan 2005 - Apr 2006

  Senior Software Tester

  *Acceptance testing insurance products in CMMi enviroment.*Automated test systems analysis.*Official documentation and process improvement work.*Quality assurance testing best practices.*Coaching skills and mentoring junior team members.*Estimation and metrics.

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  Almac Group

  May 2006 - Oct 2012

  Software Test Analyst (Performance Testing)

  *Performance testing lead*Designing and executing performance tests using HP Performance Centre (Web and NCA protocols) *Testing Oracle E-business suite *Extensive experience creating test plans and strategies from requirements documents*Identifying, designing, executing and reporting test cases*Automated functional testing experience with SilkTest and QTP *Highly process orientated with experience working in a scientific GMP, CMMi and 21 CFR part 11 regulated environment*Experienced with all types of software testing to include but not limited to integration, regression, data migration, performance and unit testing.*Testing software developed in a variety of technologies *Project management skills*Producing estimations for testing effort using work breakdown structures and estimation formula Show less

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  SQS Group

  Oct 2012 - Apr 2018

  Client Delivery Manager

  * Hands on performance engineering expert offering high quality consultative services to a wide range of clients globally* Managing a team of performance engineers globally to deliver multiple simultaneous projects to multiple clients.* Process orientated tool agnostic performance engineering approach* Technical expertise in multiple performance test tools to include, HPE LoadRunner, Performance Centre, StormRunner Load. Akamai CloudTest, VS, JMeter and SilkPerformer* Experience in many technology stacks, infrastructures and industries* Creation of test plans, strategies, co-ordinating schedules, work and resource plans, and leading the progress of all activities against overall plan* Coaching Mentoring and training of colleagues and clients in performance testing process and technical skills* Presales and marketing of ‘On demand’ performance engineering services Show less

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  Expleo Group

  Apr 2018 - now

  * Specialist Consultancy – advising clients on best practices and recommended process changes in the Quality Engineering domain.* Quality Engineering Specialist a strong focus on Performance Engineering.* Cross domain, global experience in many industries and technologies* Creating and presenting proposals up to €10 million in value* Engagement & Delivery management* Service development and innovation* Responsible for P&L, resourcing and management of project budgets* Coaching and mentoring * Partner management Show less * Scheduling technical resources across multiple simultaneous project streams* Facilitating continuous professional development of large team technical engineers* Development of sales collateral* Presenting technical proposals and performance engineering concepts to clients* Technical expertise in multiple performance test tools to include, HPE LoadRunner, Performance Centre, StormRunner Load. Akamai CloudTest, VS, JMeter and SilkPerformer* Developing bespoke testing strategies and processes to enhance and grow service offerings.* Presales and marketing of ‘On demand’ performance engineering services Show less

  • Head of On-Demand Services & Solutions Director ( Senior Technical Manager)

    Oct 2012 - now

  • On Demand Services Manager

    Apr 2018 - Feb 2022