Dec 15 - Sep 16 Yorkshire Building SocietySep 16 - Mar 17 FDM Academy (Glasgow) - upskilling while beached. Looked at Prince 2 as well as refreshing knowledge of Agile Testing and SeleniumMar 17 - Dec 18 Aviva

Training was split into weekly modules with tests on a Friday with there being 13 in total. FDM set a pass rate of 75% for each module which included:01. Professional Skills02. SQL03. Excel04. UNIX05. Web app design06. ISTQB ISEB (Studying and sitting foundation level)07. Manual testing08. Agile testing09. Intro to automated & performance testing10. Selenium11. QTP12. Testing final assessment project (mimics a real project with defects and… Show more Training was split into weekly modules with tests on a Friday with there being 13 in total. FDM set a pass rate of 75% for each module which included:01. Professional Skills02. SQL03. Excel04. UNIX05. Web app design06. ISTQB ISEB (Studying and sitting foundation level)07. Manual testing08. Agile testing09. Intro to automated & performance testing10. Selenium11. QTP12. Testing final assessment project (mimics a real project with defects and retesting etc)13. Sign off week Show less

Devon (Mar 17 - Nov 17)Helping to test the new Aviva for Advisers (A4A) platform from FNZ. Tasks included:- Executing test scripts - Document testing - Generating documents - Comparing documents to doc specs - Highlighting differences (defects)- Logging and updating defects- Retesting defects (pass/fail)- Generating bulk print docs on platform and checking print outputs from WLBridgeCurrently under NDA

Worked on Volvo (Distribution and Brand Change) which saw the successful transformation of BBS (Barnsley) and CBS (Chelsea) becoming YBS branches and customers. With some customers still having access to CBS via online and telephone channels. For the YBS story on this please click here: https://www.ybs.co.uk/media-centre/branch-and-brand-changes.htmlTesting for me was focused on Teller (which is used in branches) and Core (main database system) with the main activities being:-… Show more Worked on Volvo (Distribution and Brand Change) which saw the successful transformation of BBS (Barnsley) and CBS (Chelsea) becoming YBS branches and customers. With some customers still having access to CBS via online and telephone channels. For the YBS story on this please click here: https://www.ybs.co.uk/media-centre/branch-and-brand-changes.htmlTesting for me was focused on Teller (which is used in branches) and Core (main database system) with the main activities being:- Writing and executing test scripts- Searching for test data from core using SQL- Defect logging- Defect retesting- Regression testing- Liaising with developers and BA's- Contributing to test reportsAfter the project was made live and in warranty, I was tasked with writing user guides for future testers who would be using Teller and Core. These included: Day start and end for Teller, ordering cheques and registering them for use, making CHAPS payments Show less