Experience

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  4-sight

  Aug 1998 - Dec 2002

  Software test engineer

  4-Sight (Acquired by WAM!NET in March 1998).Tested ISDN file transfer software including a range of pre-press plug-ins that were used to perform pre-flight checks on image files prior to sending. Worked in Minneapolis, Brussels and Amsterdam.Member of the Professional Services team and provided on-site support for some of the large account customers.Executed test cases, analyzed failures, opened defects and verified fixes.

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  Orthoview

  Feb 2003 - May 2004

  Software test engineer

  OrthoView (Acquired by Materialise in October 2014).Tested Orthopaedic x-ray imaging software that created detailed pre-operative plans for joint replacement, the long term goal of which was to replace film-based radiology.Responsible for writing test cases, verifying bug fixes, testing new features and managing the overall quality of the software.

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  Bakbone software

  May 2004 - Jan 2011

  Lead software test engineer

  BakBone Software (Acquired by Quest in January 2011).Developed test cases for enterprise level backup software and a range of plug-ins to run on Linux/Windows/Solaris/Mac OS X/IBM AIX/HP-UX.Executed test cases, analyzed failures, opened defects and verified fixes.Reproduced problems reported by customers.Validated the level of test coverage and ensured that it met or exceeded release criteria.Configured and setup systems for QA cycles.Technical lead for local and remote test teams. Show less

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  Quest software

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2012

  Lead software test engineer

  Quest Software (Acquired by Dell in July 2012).Identified risk areas and made balanced decisions about test scope.Developed test strategy, test specifications, test plans, test reports and other necessary QA documentation.Developed test cases for enterprise level backup software and a range of plug-ins to run on Linux/Windows/Solaris/Mac OS X/IBM AIX/HP-UX.Executed test cases, analyzed failures, opened defects and verified fixes.Reproduced problems reported by customers.Validated the level of test coverage and ensured that it met or exceeded release criteria.Configured and setup systems for QA cycles.Technical lead for local and remote test teams.QC Analyst Level 4. Show less

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  Dell technologies

  Jul 2012 - Nov 2016

  Quality assurance manager

  Ensured that projects had adequate testing resources and resolved resource conflicts based on agreed-upon project priorities to ensure that all products completed the required testing effectively. Set goals and vision for the Quality Group to increase efficiency and improve the quality of the testing process through both manual and automated frameworks.Guided and facilitated the development of Quality Control and testing processes to introduce new and more efficient testing methods. Recruited, managed and rewarded a motivated team of 17 in the UK, US, Japan and India.Worked closely with Product Development, Product Management and Customer Support leadership to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.Responsible for testing and the overall product quality on a number of backup products including NetVault Backup. Show less

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  Parkeon

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

  Tested Real Time Tracking and Dynamic Stand Management Systems for buses. Verified that the system had been developed in accordance with the project design documentation.Validated at a functional level that the system worked as designed.Verified that the end-to-end system components worked correctly with each other.Performed targeted regression testing of any legacy areas of the system that were most likely to have been impacted by any changes made.Automated testing using Robot Framework / Python. Show less

  • Quality Assurance Test Manager

    May 2017 - Jan 2018

  • Lead System Test Engineer

    Nov 2016 - May 2017
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  Cobham mission systems

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2021

  Cobham Mission Systems (Acquired by Advent International in January 2020).Responsible for an engineering team who specialise in the low-level software module testing of air to air refuelling solutions. This covers a large spectrum of tanker and combat aircraft, including wing pods and fuselage refuelling units for the military. High-level software requirements testing of air to air refuelling solutions. This covers a large spectrum of tanker and combat aircraft, including wing pods and fuselage refuelling units for the military.

  • Avionics Software Test Supervisor

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Avionics Software Test Engineer

    Jan 2018 - Jul 2019
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  Eaton

  Jun 2021 - now

  Responsible for an engineering team who specialise in the development of software for air to air refuelling solutions. This covers a large spectrum of tanker and combat aircraft, including wing pods and fuselage refuelling units for the military. Responsible for an engineering team who specialise in the development of software for air to air refuelling solutions. This covers a large spectrum of tanker and combat aircraft, including wing pods and fuselage refuelling units for the military. Cobham Mission Systems (Acquired by Eaton in June 2021).Responsible for an engineering team who specialise in the low-level software module testing of air to air refuelling solutions. This covers a large spectrum of tanker and combat aircraft, including wing pods and fuselage refuelling units for the military.

  • Avionics Software Development Manager

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Avionics Software Development Supervisor

    Sept 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Avionics Software Test Supervisor

    Jun 2021 - Sept 2022