Oliver Vilson

Oliver Vilson

Software Tester

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Rapid Software Tester & QA Consultant

  • Education

    • Mart Reiniku Gümnaasium

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    • Tartu Ülikool / University of Tartu

      2004 - 2009
  • Experience

    • Webmedia Group AS

      Jan 2007 - Oct 2009
      Software Tester

      Tested software, Business & System Analysis, Project Management, Quality Assurance

    • Playtech

      Nov 2009 - Jan 2010
      Junior QA Specialist

      CasinoQA deparment- Tested various online Casino games- Tested back-end reporting

    • Freelance

      Jan 2010 - now
      Software Testing Consulting

      I have been doing the following in over 50 projects from half-a-day consulting to multiyear in various business domains (fintech, insurance, banking, telco, public-sector services, e-commerce etc):Test Strategy creation and Test Planning using Heuristic Test Strategy Model - to understand projects' context and expectations- to get best possible results based on available skills and resources.Hands-on Testing using Rapid Software Testing methodology - to do meaningful testing with valuable results- to do various types of testing : Functional, UI/UX, Performance, Automated checksTraining and coaching/mentoring- other testers to improve efficiency of testing- other roles (analysts, technical writers, project managers etc) to provide better support for overall missionRapid learning- to be able to dive into any product in almost any business domain quickly.- to have business-facing approach : What specific business problem should any given task solve.Consulting:- SDLC process analysis, review, adjustments and implementation to meet overall goals more efficiently.- Technical Writing process adjustments and creating useful structure and templates.- Business/System analysis to Show less

    • Celeg Hannas

      Jan 2010 - Dec 2018
      Managing Director

      - Engaging with business clients and supporting other consultancies for short or medium term projects.- Consulting - How to implement Software Testing for both technical and business teams; Creating Test Strategies and Execution plans; How to get best possible results based on available resources and skills.- Training mid-to-high level specialists and managers.- Strategic planning and execution.

    • Rapid Software Testing

      Sept 2010 - Sept 2010
      Participant
    • Peer Conferences PEST

      Jun 2011 - now
      Organizer, Facilitator and Speaker

      Organizing LAWST-style peer conferences in Estonia called PESTParticipated as speaker: PEST#1, PEST#2Facilitated: PEST#1, PEST#2

    • University of Tartu

      Feb 2012 - now
      Lecturer

      Organizing, managing and teaching course "Hands-on Software Testing" for Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science.

    • Let's Test 2012

      May 2012 - May 2012
      Speaker and Participant

      Gave experience story presentation "Journey to the other side" at conference Let's Test.

    • Testing Forum 2012 - Stockholm

      Aug 2012 - Aug 2012
      Speaker

      Gave presentation about Exploratory Testing - Exploratory Testing in practice and How to find unexpected bugs.

    • Nortal

      Apr 2023 - now
      Senior QA Specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications