Adam Chorley Email & Phone Number

St Helens, Gb

St Helens, Gb

Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Responsibilities Include:• Producing test approach documentation before project inception• Undertaking knowledge-based estimations of project work to project managers• Devising thorough system test, regression and UAT test plans and scripts based on solution design and requirements documentation ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are tested and validated• Submitting code deployments and implementing soft coded configuration• Performing system test and UAT execution independently or as a team, taking responsibility for the management of test deliverables through the software lifecycle• Ensuring testing is of a high standard and completed to agreed deadlines• Producing comprehensive test evidence documentation and test completion report• Evaluating and mitigating risks associated with a chosen test approach, ensuring that each risk is clearly documented and communicated to the customer and all internal stakeholders• Undertaking quality reviews of documentation including requirements specifications and solution design documents and providing feedback• Providing effective and regular updates with project managers and customers via project stand-ups and reports• Raising defects within the defect management tool Jira which are detailed and clear to allow investigation of the issue• Assisting developers with defect investigations and validating fixes when delivered from development to test• Communicating and mitigating risks, assumptions and dependencies to customers, internal stakeholders and third-party systems integrators.• Demonstrating functionality to customers in handover sessions• Working closely with our customers to build strong working relationships• Line management

Warrington, United Kingdom

Warrington, United Kingdom

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Responsibilities included:• Server maintenance and updates• Proactive and reactive troubleshooting• Managing specialised scientific software• Developing and maintaining internal network and intranet systems• Providing training and demonstrations on equipment and software use• Auditing the current equipment stock• Maintaining accurate records• Disaster recovery mitigation and data backup

Liverpool, United Kingdom

The main task was to promote and demonstrate Microsoft’s latest Windows operating system to students around the University campus via one-to-one demonstrations, seminars, and display stands. This role helped me develop sound demonstration and communication skills to people with varied technical knowledge.

Microsoft Uk, Reading, United Kingdom

In my role as an Associate Solutions Architect, I worked within a large Solutions Architect team based around the world as well as alongside colleagues based here in the UK.• Building and maintaining several Microsoft Mediaroom server environments and Solutions Architecture lab equipment.• Testing production and proof-of-concept applications to be used by Mediaroom operators.• Providing support to the EMEA Solutions Architects team on Mediaroom deployment projects.• Management of server hardware and software deployment within the Mediaroom TV test platform.• Testing and demonstration of proof of concept Xbox live applications using the Xbox 360 Development Kit.• Management of pre deployed Mediaroom operator trial.• Supported and executed Certificate Acceptance testing of a Mediaroom operator’s video on demand mobile and web platform with Telefonica Spain in Madrid.• Creation of a centralised document repository of all available Mediaroom documentation.

St.Helens

Computer Studies, First Class

Fourth Year: Software Development Project; Business Systems Analysis & Evolution; Innovations in Software Development; Usability.

Btec National Diploma For It Practitioners, Distinction, Merit, Merit

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