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Telford, England, United Kingdom

Worked as a sole testing specialist within my dedicated development team, promoting quality within daily operations.- Promoted a full team test approach, ensuring that quality is considered throughout development process.- Created and implemented a full regression test plan at end of project as well as oversaw its execution and creation of evidence..

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Operated independently within numerous agile scrum teams as the sole quality analyst.- Became highly proficient in all the core ‘bread and butter’ duties of my QA role including planning tests, writing exploratory test charters, executing tests, debriefing findings to team, and raising bugs where required. - Identified gaps and flaws in requirements within.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Worked within the workforce management technology sector, at a large software provider boasting clients such as Walmart and Riteaid. - Lived and breathed agile in a scrum team filled with outstanding professionals. - Participated in scrum ceremonies, mastering the art of the humble enquiry. - Learnt the ropes of being a software tester, planning, creating.

Oxford, United Kingdom

• I worked within Ed-tech on a client project for a major university, creating online materials in Canvas VLE using HTML skills.
• I acted as a course builder, transitioning materials from the University’s old VLE onto Canvas keeping student experience front and centre.
• I aided in the technical provisioning of online academic courses.
• I liaised with University stakeholders, eliciting requirements for online courses as well as discussing technical aspects of their set-up.
• I created a University guidance course on the subject of online university course creation within Canvas VLE.

• I acted in a dual testing and technical support role within a major multi-national organisation.
• I completed integration testing between the organisation web site and links to the CRM system.
• I acted in a second-line support function, resolving hundreds of tickets in OTRS through provision of advice and instructions.
• I produced organisation training materials explaining features of the CRM system and supporting programs for use by staff.I acted in multiple supporting roles for a large-scale IT change management project in a.
• I met with government stakeholders to elicit their assistive technological needs, which included numerous specialist software types such as Dragon, Claro and Jaws.
• I documented these requirements into an Excel database and reported on this weekly to senior management, ensuring that all information was kept valid and up-to-date.

Richmond

• I completed a rigorous training program involving several key skills.
• I was awarded a BCS ISTQB qualification.
• I was awarded a BCS business analysis fundamentals qualification.
• I gained deep knowledge of SDLCs including agile methodologies such as scrum.
• I completed training on project management regarding the PRINCE2 methodology. In addition to direct training I completed numerous projects:
• I filled a role as a test lead on a web-testing project in a team of 8 in which I delegated tasks, removed blockers and presented a test summary report to the product owner.

High Wycombe

• I operated as a self-employed personal academic tutor.
• I tutored science and mathematics to students at GCSE helping students to improve their grades, sometimes by 2 levels.
• I improved the confidence of pupils as well as fostered an interest in the academic subjects themselves.

Holmer Green

• Operated as a science teacher delivering lessons to students at KS3 and KS4 stages.
• I presented scientific content to KS3 and KS4 pupils, explaining advanced concepts in simple ways.
• I liaised with a large number of different professionals, both teaching staff and those in supporting roles.
• I fulfilled all the administrative requirements of the profession including marking books, planning lessons and preparing for class practicals.
• I operated in a pastoral role as a form tutor, keeping class information records and providing support.
• I held a part time role as a laboratory technician for a period of 3 months preparing equipment for class practicals.

Reading, United Kingdom

• Main duties included:
• Lesson planning and delivery at two placement schools leading to NQT status.
• Completing university assignments including an in-depth review of educational literature and a research assignment undertaking a review into the effectiveness of practical-based learning.

High Wycombe Area

Temporary work included completing duties within catering and warehouse environments. These were completed with the utmost reliability and efficiency.

High Wycombe Furniture Branch

Wide variety of duties including the pricing of items, arrangement on the shop floor with a view to optimum sales presentation, handling movement of stock around the premises and helping answer customer inquiries in addition to others. During time at BHF have generated strong working relationship with staff and fellow volunteers.

UCL

Tasks have included creating an on-line attendance list with the universities' virtual learning environment software for use by lecturing staff. Additionally, am currently undertaking literature review of scientific materials relating to the diagnosis of fever in young children.

During this placement I was working within the R&D department testing gas detection prototypes by exposing them to differing concentrations of harmful and inert gases and testing the equipment response in relation to this. This lead to the discovery of an equipment fault which was subsequently fixed adequately.