Acting as servant-leader to multi-disciplined scrum teams developing software for multi-functional displays running on an android platform. At all times ensuring they are protected from external influences during sprints, unblocking any impediments that arise, and managing conflict to ensure the smooth delivery of high quality, mission critical features through a quarterly release schedule. • Nine years of agile development experience transitioning from waterfall to scrum, with four years… Show more Acting as servant-leader to multi-disciplined scrum teams developing software for multi-functional displays running on an android platform. At all times ensuring they are protected from external influences during sprints, unblocking any impediments that arise, and managing conflict to ensure the smooth delivery of high quality, mission critical features through a quarterly release schedule. • Nine years of agile development experience transitioning from waterfall to scrum, with four years as scrum master in conjunction with my Product Assurance role.• Facilitating scrum ceremonies, tracking of sprint burndowns and team velocity, guiding the team to enable continuous improvement• Working with the product owners, specifiers, and architects to refine and prioritise features during backlog trimming.• Reducing rework costs via test driven development, failure mode analysis, units tests, test automation, and manual testing, enabling the developers and testers to work together as a team to improve the quality of their software.• In-depth experience of using JIRA for scrum, defect management and test documentation, as well as project document control in Confluence.• Collaborating with fellow scrum masters to implement the use of the nexus framework to improve the flow of work when multiple teams are working together.• Managing the risk to builds during multi-team development, commonly 6 teams feeding one release of software.• Coaching new scrum masters and development teams in scrum methodology and best practice.• Managing the integration of third party applications within the quarterly release schedule, liaising with technology partners within the marine industry and beyond. Show less

• Managing agile multi-product test projects in line with software and hardware release programmes.• Leading test teams in-house and off-site; planning, prioritising and allocating testing, training, advising on technical issues, running regular progress meetings and attending project meetings, presenting updates at both.• Test plan development in Excel, TestLink, TestTrack and currently JIRA. • Designing test systems ensuring full integration testing of both Raymarine and… Show more • Managing agile multi-product test projects in line with software and hardware release programmes.• Leading test teams in-house and off-site; planning, prioritising and allocating testing, training, advising on technical issues, running regular progress meetings and attending project meetings, presenting updates at both.• Test plan development in Excel, TestLink, TestTrack and currently JIRA. • Designing test systems ensuring full integration testing of both Raymarine and third-party products.• Reporting and monitoring of software and hardware issues through IBM Rational Change and JIRA.• Documentation reviews including requirements, specifications and user manuals/guides.• Running daily Change Control Board meetings throughout projects to ensure high safety and quality standards are met.• Risk management of critical issues in-line with quality policy.• Working alongside 3rd party software companies and external partners both onsite and abroad.• Other duties include being a member of the Product Liaison Group monitoring and resolving customer issues, performing internal audits and process modifications, and providing marketing assistance through press days and boat show support Show less

Full life-cycle testing of mission critical marine navigation products, iOS/android apps, and partner company integration such as engine manufacturers.• Development, UAT and systems testing in both simulated and live marine environments using various network protocols (Ethernet, NMEA0183, NMEA2000/STNG, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth).• Test plan development.• Issue management – identifying, raising and risk assessing bugs, verification and regression testing of fixes.• Cartography testing… Show more Full life-cycle testing of mission critical marine navigation products, iOS/android apps, and partner company integration such as engine manufacturers.• Development, UAT and systems testing in both simulated and live marine environments using various network protocols (Ethernet, NMEA0183, NMEA2000/STNG, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth).• Test plan development.• Issue management – identifying, raising and risk assessing bugs, verification and regression testing of fixes.• Cartography testing and validation for partner companies. Show less

• Leading, training and developing 26 personnel across three production cells and a clean room achieving high yields on a daily basis.• Running manufacturing cells within an ESD environment.• Incorporating lean manufacturing techniques such as takt times, 5 S’s, Kaizen, Kanban, and JIT under the guidance of a Six Sigma black belt.• Assessment of demand requirements and allocation of resources accordingly.• Working with Production Engineering identifying, understanding and fixing… Show more • Leading, training and developing 26 personnel across three production cells and a clean room achieving high yields on a daily basis.• Running manufacturing cells within an ESD environment.• Incorporating lean manufacturing techniques such as takt times, 5 S’s, Kaizen, Kanban, and JIT under the guidance of a Six Sigma black belt.• Assessment of demand requirements and allocation of resources accordingly.• Working with Production Engineering identifying, understanding and fixing line problems enabling high production yields.•.Ensuring high quality production through enforcement of processes, delivering training and the running of continuous improvement projects involving the production personnel.• Day-to-day management activities such as liaising with HR on personnel issues, recruitment, appraisals, training assessments, rotas, and time sheets.• Reporting progress and issues to the production management team.• Internal auditing within manufacturing and other departments as required to ensure retention of ISO 9001/2000 certification.• Managing the team through outsourcing of manufacturing. Show less