Liz Renton

Experience

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  Gaming Laboratories Australia

  Dec 1996 - Nov 1998

  Test Engineer / Assistant Technical Manager

  Started as a Test Engineer with Gaming Laboratories Australia (GLA) and was later promoted to Assistant Technical Manager of the South Australian laboratory. These roles included the testing and evaluation of gaming equipment against a variety of Australian and International Standards, Regulations and Rules for Gaming Equipment. Achievements included both the promotion to Assistant Technical Manager with oversight of other test staff and being given responsibility for management of all testing work for one of the laboratory’s major manufacturing clients. Show less

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  Gaming Laboratories International

  Nov 1998 - Aug 2000

  Senior Consultant

  Provided support to the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) in the role of Technical Manager. In addition to the expected technical and staff management duties this role included include liaising with government regulators regarding the design and content of their technical and regulatory standards for gaming and gambling and liaising with manufacturers regarding technical issues raised during the testing process. Tested confiscated gaming equipment and provided technical descriptions of each machine’s operation during the testing process as expert witness testimony for use in police prosecutions. Trained and assisted government regulatory staff during the commissioning of several new casinos and their related control systems, gaming machines, and jackpot systems. Achievements included improvements to both the auditability and efficiency of the testing processes. This improved the reputation of the lab as we were able to provide better estimates and more consistent reporting to clients around the progress of their submissions. Show less

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  Gaming Laboratories Europe / Africa

  Sept 2000 - May 2001

  Technical Manager

  Beyond the normal day to day management of testing staff this role included liaising with government regulators regarding the design and content of their technical and regulatory standards for gaming and gambling and liaising with manufacturers regarding technical issues raised during the testing process. An additional part of this role was planning, organisation, and training of staff for the Africa laboratory in Midrand, South Africa which was opened at this time. Achievements included improvement of the turnaround time for jobs through the laboratory enabling clients to get faster feedback on equipment and software submitted for test. Show less

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  Adept Information Services

  Jun 2001 - Feb 2005

  Director/Test Consultant

  Started my own company consulting to the following organisations:Oct 2001: Nilsen Electric (SA) Pty Ltd re Transport SA's Stage 2 Southern Expressway Traffic Management Control System including review & audit of system test docs, planning & conduct of remaining integration & testing.Mar 2003: AECOM (formerly Maunsell) re review & revision of test plan for the RTA’s M4 Motorway Loop Emulation & Stopped Vehicle Detection System.Apr 2003: Transport SA re testing of software maintenance upgrades for their Southern Expressway Traffic Management Control System including configuration / integration testing for the Adelaide / Crafers Tunnel Systems.Apr 2004: AECOM (formerly Maunsell) re review of the RAA's configurable computer-aided despatch system including test estimation, risk assessments, test strategy planning, test docs & associated training / mentoring.Oct 2004: Nilsen Electric (SA) Pty Ltd re review, test & evaluation of their Estimation & Tendering System. Show less

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  Independent Test Services

  Feb 2005 - Aug 2010

  Managed the Adelaide Office of Independent Test Services including recruiting, managing, training and mentoring test personnel, preparing proposals for clients, identifying new business opportunities and consulting to a variety of commercial and government clients. This position became redundant when Independent Test Services was acquired by Revolution IT. Consulted to a variety of commercial and government clients in respect of both the planning and execution of their testing, and strategies for test process improvement.

  • Adelaide Business Manager

    Mar 2008 - Aug 2010

  • Senior Consultant

    Feb 2005 - Mar 2008
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  BAE Systems Australia

  Mar 2005 - Sept 2008

  Senior Test Engineer

  On contract with BAE Systems through ITS to support their testing of the Airborne Warning & Control (AEW&C) Support Facility (ASF) on the RAAF’s Wedgetail project. Developed, updated and reviewed both development and acceptance test procedures and analysis reports. Participated in formal test witnessing, test grooming, record runs and the preparation of formal reports on testing performed. Additionally was involved in systems engineering processes related to thread and scenario development and interpretation of requirements. In this role was frequently involved in discussion meetings with the customer providing technical input in respect of negotiating the agreed test methodologies for the ASF. Show less

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  SACE Board

  Mar 2009 - Nov 2010

  Quality Assurance

  On contract with the SACE Board of SA through ITS (and later Rev IT) assisting them by preparing a test strategy and conducting the majority of testing for the new Java version of their primary internal legacy candidate and enrolment management software. Rapidly learned the operation of and underlying business rules associated with the legacy application that was being replaced and the associated SQL database structure. Reviewed the specification to identify potential issues and or missing functionality provided in the legacy application prior to commencement of the software development process. Developed test strategy and plan for the application and conducting the majority of the testing. Mentored and trained SACE Board’s test personnel. Liaised with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Users as required. Assisted and supported the rest of the Quality Assurance Test Team by performing testing of other legacy applications as required. Show less

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  Revolution IT

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2014

  Ensured that Revolution IT's clients were satisfied with the services they were receiving. This included oversight of staff, governance and reporting, managing any issues as they arose and ensuring deliverables and tasks were performed on time, on budget and to an appropriate standard. Client responsibilities included: SACE Board of SA & SA Health. Consulted to a variety of commercial and government clients assisting them with activities ranging from software testing strategy, planning, and execution through to test process improvement.

  • Client Delivery Manager

    Jul 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Senior Consultant

    Sept 2010 - Jun 2012
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  SACE Board

  Nov 2011 - Mar 2014

  Quality Assurance

  On contract with the SACE Board of SA through Rev IT. Embedded in the Quality Assurance team to assist them to prepare test strategies and design, plan and conduct day-to-day testing on both internal legacy systems and external client-facing systems. Worked closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Users, as required, to provide feedback at all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle in order to achieve improvements in both the quality of the software produced and the consistency of the testing process. Show less

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  Innodev Pty Ltd

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2015

  Principal Test Consultant

  Ensured that Innodev's clients were satisfied with the services they were receiving. This included mentoring of team members on client sites in order to ensure client expectations were met in respect of the services provided.

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  Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2015

  S3 (‘S Cubed’) which was $28 million program of work for the implementation and delivery of an integrated Support Services Solution, including General Ledger, Human Resources, Payroll platforms and multiple satellite services incorporating around 400 integration points across 60 applications and included validation of the movement of data through two data warehouses. Test Lead on the bank’s project to achieve advanced accreditation, by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), for Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB) to report regulatory capital under the Basel II Advanced Management Approach (AA).

  • Program Test Manager S3 (S Cubed)

    Sept 2014 - Dec 2015

  • IRRBB Test Lead

    Mar 2014 - Aug 2014
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  University of Adelaide

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2018

  PROviding Great RESearch Systems (PROGRESS) was a program of work to replace the University's legacy research project administration software and systems. This role encompasses a broad range of activities beyond the described test lead role including running daily stand ups, acting as an agile Business Analyst to extract and document story requirements and planning and leading and managing UAT activities with Business Users.

  • Senior Business Analyst | Research Technology Support Team

    Oct 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Project Manager (acting) | Research Technology Support Team

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  • PROGRESS Project Test Lead

    Feb 2016 - Sept 2016
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  SA Power Networks

  Feb 2018 - now

  Management of two Capability Teams: Business Analysis (BA) Team, and the Business Readiness (BR) Team (comprising IT Change, Training and Communications personnel), Planning, recruitment, deployment of and support for a scalable team of BA & BR staff on a ‘just in time’ basis (i.e. no bench) peaking at 36 personnel. Acting as a thought leader and capability manager within the Digital & Technology Group and running three communities of practice (BA, BR & IT Culture). Part of the core team developing the IT Regulatory Proposal 2025-2030. Show less

  • Business Analysis & Test Capability Manager | Enterprise Delivery

    Dec 2024 - now

  • Business Analysis & Readiness Capability Manager | IT Solution Delivery

    Dec 2019 - Dec 2024

  • Senior Business Analyst | SAP Portfolio

    Feb 2018 - Nov 2019