David Howes Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, Gb

Portsmouth, Gb

Hoboken, New Jersey, Us

I develop Gherkin/Selenium (Web Driver)/Specflow tests in C# using Visual Studio 2019 IDE with Team Foundation Server in an Agile environment. I also use JMeter, Fiddler and Postman.I have created a test framework that supports the intuitive creation of consistent Restful API tests. The framework supports running test suites against systems deployed in a Microsoft Azure environment. Tests can be tagged to run as part of the CI pipeline managed by Team City.I'm currently investigating and experimenting with the cypress testing framework.

Fareham, Hampshire, Gb

I developed test automation scripts using Python (including libraries that support Canbus/NMEA2000) and Froglogic's Squish within a Linux environment. Products under test run a custom Linux build (BusyBox based) and software developed with QT. I also maintained Python and BASH scripts which support remote test automation over SSH in conjunction with a Continuous Integration build server and have developed a new JSON based data interchange standard.I work directly with application developers in an AGILE/SCRUM environment in order to rapidly develop both functional and UI tests for validation and regression purposes. I have owned and assumed sole responsibility for a number of projects and have led a small team.

Deployed a Linux based network of computers providing Internet access within the Hub's Internet Cafe. This also involved writing a custom session management system using QT.Implemented a web filtering system using NxFilter. This allowed a simple DNS based approach to filtering, combined with an IP address based mechanism for authenticating client machines.Provided front line support and education to customers on IT issues.

Textpression is a regex design tool.Written in Delphi (soon to be rewritten in either C# or QT), Textpression combines the following technologies:A high-performance regex parser implemented by myself from the ground up;An innovative user interface that allows drag and drop creation of regex;A fully validated custom XML based storage format.Textpression is an ambitious and long-term (it's still in development after 13 years) project that combines my interest in regex with a determination to reduce unnecessary complexity whenever I see it. As part of the Textpression project, I maintain Textpression.com, a Wordpress based site that has helped to improve my HTML, PHP and CSS skills.

I developed software for defense related projects using a number of languages and tools, including C/C++, ADA, Delphi, Mathcad and Java to ISO 9001 standards. I gained experience of the Waterfall methodology.I worked in both Windows and Unix based environments. I learned to feel equally at ease with both command line development and GUI tools including MS Visual C++. I used source control tools including Visual SourceSafe.I was involved in a number of hardware deployment trials.

Master Of Science (Msc), Computing

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer Science

Btec, Computer Studies