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Crawley

Senior Test Analyst 2006 - present Deliver and maintain software upgrades for testing Asset Finance systems ALFA (CHP consulting) & CALMS (White Clarke Group). An environments specialist, managing the testing needs across over 20 test environments. Achievements• Lead role managing testing of multiple releases of application code. The typical timetable includes analysis and preparation for an 8-10 week User Acceptance Testing period (testing 6-10 projects and 30-50 smaller ‘production fixes’ over a number of test cycles) followed by regression testing, systems performance testing and delivery planning. Managing up to 40 test resources in each release. Key deliverables include Test Strategy; Test Plan; Test Completion Report; and interim reporting before and after regular project meetings. Role also includes Defect Management and ownership of defects through to resolution. • Responsible for the investigation and successful deployment of Test Director and Quality Centre (QC). This included analysis, design, documentation and training of colleagues and business users. Use of QC is now the defacto standard and compulsory for application developments and system upgrades. • Supported the team delivering company wide PC Operating System upgrades with responsibility for driving the resolution of issues identified during User Acceptance Testing. • Spent up to 50% of time for 12 months supporting the Security team delivering & processing requests for access to multiple applications.• Successfully project managed an office move for 42 people.

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Production and dispatch of printed output to highest quality, within required timescales.

Horsham

Software Engineer/Systems Analyst 2004 - 2005Deliver and maintain mainframe applications for clients ensuring project delivery within agreed timescales and budget. Manage testing environments providing advice, direction and guidance to customers and colleagues testing applications. Knowledge and understanding of COBOL, SQL, Microsoft and database technologies required to develop and test applications. Achievements• Administered, developed and managed Integration and UAT environments for coordinated testing of applications. Completed batch processing using OPC, JCL and Test Director for applications teams delivering new or improved systems within KPIs.• Analysed and designed a spreadsheet, coordinated data collection and delivered a process that ensured the Environments Inventory and Usage Map was incorporated into the Accenture Delivery Methods. Reported over 150 separate environments for about 30 teams. The spreadsheet has been expanded to manage licenses for Testing Tools.• Analysed details, negotiated approval of requirements, managed and scheduled rollout for over 2,000 of RSAs 12,000 PCs to XP. This delivered reduced support costs, increased infrastructure flexibility and versatility, and external security risk avoidance.

Horsham

Business Analyst 2003 - 2004Supported the Project Lead for the project delivering the outsourcing plans for application delivery and maintenance to Accenture. Worked for the IT Management Group, providing project and resource reporting. Achievements• Planned, delivered and improved reporting for the RSA project team negotiating the IT outsourcing contract with Accenture. This resulted in fully documented risk, issues and actions leading to a successful signing of contracts.• Analysed requirements, developed reports, delivered and presented regular and ad-hoc reporting to the Management Group resulting in accurate decision making regarding IT resourcing for over 500 employees and project reporting for over 40 major projects of over 100 man-days effort.Applications Developer 1994 - 2003Supplied management information from policy and claims systems to business teams: Included a secondment to the Household Underwriting business unit to analyse and improve their operational effectiveness and efficiency. Managed four junior programmers. Knowledge and understanding of FOCUS, COBOL, SQL, Microsoft and database technologies required to develop and maintain Management Information systems. Security Analyst 1990 - 1994Managed a team of six security analysts processing all requests for systems access. Initially a technical role dealing with the security tool required to manage the IBM mainframe security. Computer Operations 1982 - 1990Various roles from Computer Operator progressing to Shift Supervisor managing up to 12 Ops personnel.

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