Rebecca Topham

Experience

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  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2010

  GFPQA Games Tester

  Functional testing of PlayStation titles across varying hardware.Registering bugs, checking fixes etc.Temporary position.

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  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

  May 2011 - Feb 2012

  GFPQA Tester

  Functional testing of PlayStation titles across varying consoles. Registering bugs, checking fixes etc.Temporary position.

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  Trader Media Group

  Dec 2012 - Feb 2014

  Graduate Test Analyst

  Quality Assurance tester of Trader Publishing sites such as Autotrader.co.ukWorking in an agile environment performing front end and back end testing, database interrogation using SQL, as well as writing automated test scripts in Java. Performing mobile web testing for a range of devices across iOS, Android & Windows Phone, in addition to testing websites on desktop browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.Selling Team:Part of a team which redeveloped the private online advert placement journey for AutoTrader.co.ukAfter many months of hard work, long days and tight deadlines; the new advert placement journey went live in November 2013 across mobile, desktop and tablet. The release introduced an advert placement journey across mobile web devices for the first time. Part of this development included testing Omniture tracking for analytics purposes. This was great achievement for the team and one which I am proud of.Motoring Services team:A newly formed dedicated team. Recently introduced car insurance and car finance pages on mobile web. This included the launch of a finance calculator across mobile devices as well as the ability to apply for car insurance and car finance on a mobile optimised version of the Auto Trader website for the first time. Omniture tracking was also included when launching these pages.International team:Launched the Carbase iPhone app, for car dealers based in Ireland. The app makes use of photo uploads and the ability to communicate with a Carbase desktop client, to make dealer stock management more mobile. Show less

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  Reading Room

  Mar 2014 - Nov 2018

  Leading the test team. Creating and executing test plans using Zephyr as part of Jira and using designs and user journeys to create the test plans. Liaising with developers to discuss bugs and flag concerns ahead of implementation. Initialising test automation processes within the test team. Testing front and back end functionality and testing across desktop and mobile devices. Implemented the test process for the company and worked with development teams to produce high quality websites for clients across public sector, sports, tourism and leisure. Managed a team of testers and liaised with clients and project management to achieve mutual goals of robust, professional and high quality websites and applications.

  • Head Of Quality Assurance

    May 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Senior Test Analyst

    Mar 2014 - Nov 2018
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  Liverpool Girl Geeks

  Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  Lead Tutor - LGG Academy

  Lead tutor for the LGG Academy exploring Video Games. Guiding the 15 teenage girls through the process of creating a video game from concepts through to testing and marketing. The girls got to learn from industry by visiting Lucid Games Studio and having access to programmers, designers and animators on a weekly basis. The academy covered concept creation, level/character design, game mechanics, programming, testing, marketing and a final graduation ceremony.This role was on a freelance basis following on from the volunteer work I had done with LGG the year prior. Show less

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  Vaultex UK Ltd

  Nov 2018 - Oct 2020

  Test Analyst
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  Pico Technology

  Oct 2020 - now

  Software Test Engineer