Test Professional; BCS member, qualified ISEB / ISTQB with nearly 40 years in the Telecommunications industry [fixed line & mobile], of which 30 years have been in IT, with the last 20 plus years spent in Information Systems testing [SIT/UAT/OAT/ORT].Gained extensive experience in all aspects of SDLC / STLC; from feasibility to post-deployment and support while successfully performing Test Manager, Defect Manager, Test Lead, and Test Analyst roles. Adept at writing test strategies/approaches, test coverage plans, test schedules, test scripts, test scenarios, test completion and defect closure reports, and quotations for testing engagements [able to construct test cases from sparse project documentation/user requirements]. Actively promotes the creation of testers guides and test asset reuse.Acquired extensive practical experience; including managing/leading test resources both on and offshore [i.e. Israel, India, South Africa, Portugal, Hungary, the Netherlands, & Ireland]. Team sizes ranged from 2-3 to several dozen [including resources from 3rd party and client teams].Collaborated with; BT, Perot Systems Europe, Vodafone, KPMG, PWC, Logica, Capgemini, Portal Software [now Oracle], EDS, HP Enterprise Services, Ericsson, Amdocs, Sapient, Intec [now CSG Systems], Accenture, Infosys, Innov@tive, and Wipro.Outcome-focused; working well as part of a team or on own initiative, quick to learn and adapt to the client’s needs. Adopts hands-on approach to test execution [where appropriate], continually strives to deliver agreed testing as pragmatically as possible.Specialties: Management and test execution experience covering; regression and new functionality testing, BSS/OSS/COTS. SIT, UAT, OAT/ORT testing of large-scale Mediation & Billing Systems [Wholesale, Interconnect, Retail, and Bill Presentation], BI/Data Warehouse/ETL. Some experience in client/server, IVR, and Web testing. Experienced in Waterfall and iterative software development models, and a good appreciation of agile testing methodology.