Iain McCowatt

Business Transformation Manager

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London, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Director at Barclays
Education
- Problem Solving Leadership
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- Thinkspace Education
  2024 - 2028
  MFA Media Composition & Orchestration
- University of Strathclyde
  1997 - 2000
  MBA
- Keele University
  1990 - 1993
  BA (Hons) Politics & Philosophy
Experience
- Cable & Wireless
  Aug 1993 - Mar 2001
  Business Transformation Manager
  UAT Management.Project and change management in contact centres.Development and support of ISO9001 accredited QMS.
- Xansa
  Mar 2001 - Jul 2007
  Senior Consultant
  Test Manager and SAP CRM functional consultant.
- O2
  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
  Test Manager
  Test Manager for Oracle Financials implementation.
- Kingfisher
  Sept 2005 - Jul 2007
  Test Manager
  Test Manager for multiple integration projects.
- SolutionInc
  Jul 2007 - Jun 2009
  Test Manager
  Manager of the Software Test team.
- The Barrington Consulting Group
  Jun 2009 - Jul 2010
  Senior Consultant
  Test Manager and software testing Subject Matter Expert for multiple engagements.
- Professional Development Summit 2010
  May 2010 - May 2010
  Speaker: Common Mistakes in Software Testing
- CGI
  Aug 2010 - Jun 2013
  Test Practice Lead / Program Test Manager
  Practice Lead, focussed on service differentiation and tester development.Program Test Manager supporting multiple clients in the financial services industry, in particular the leading solution design and development of unique high volume backend/data test automation solutions.
- Professional Development Summit 2012
  May 2012 - May 2012
  Speaker: Rethinking Regression
- CAST 2012
  Jul 2012 - Jul 2012
  Speaker: Doctor, Doctor
- TesTrek 2012
  Nov 2012 - Nov 2012
  Speaker: Testing ETL
- Dalhousie University
  Mar 2013 - Mar 2013
  Associate Instructor
  Instructor for a series of lectures on software testing.
- StarCanada 2013
  Apr 2013 - Apr 2013
  Speaker: Changing the Conversation from Cost to Value
- Let's Test 2013
  May 2013 - May 2013
  Speaker: Commoditization - Bucking the Trend
- Barclays
  Jun 2013 - now
  Director
  Various roles:Programme Director: lending platformProgramme Director: investment banking collaboration and automationProgramme Director: cheque imagingProgramme Director: trading infrastructure standup and validation for Structural Reform and BrexitHead of Testing, TreasuryTest Director for a programme delivering interest rate risk management capability across the bank
- Better Software East
  Nov 2013 - Nov 2013
  Speaker: Intuitive Expertise & Decision Making
- EuroSTAR Conferences
  Nov 2013 - Nov 2013
  Speaker: Automation - TIme to Change our Models?
- TestBash
  Mar 2014 - Mar 2014
  Speaker: Automation - TIme to Change our Models?
- CAST 2014
  Aug 2014 - Aug 2014
  Speaker: Speaking the Language (Tutorial)
- Self-employed
  Nov 2022 - now
  Composer
  Part time media composer
Licenses & Certifications
- Black Box Software Testing
  AST
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer Instructor, Black Box Software Testing
  Issued by Association for Software Testing on Mar 2012
  Associated with Iain McCowatt
- Volunteer and Speaker
  Issued by Professional Development Summit on Oct 2009
  Associated with Iain McCowatt
- Founder & President
  Issued by AASQA on Jun 2009
  Associated with Iain McCowatt