James Tyack

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Testing/QE Leader | Building Test Teams | Coach | Agile & Test Trainer | Mentor | Testing Apprentice Stream Founder, Co-ordinator & Trainer | STEM Ambassador. Passionate about Testing, Quality & Continuous Improvement. @ Renishaw
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Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About James Tyack

As a Software Testing Manager at Renishaw, a global engineering company that specialises in Metrology, Healthcare, Spectroscopy, and Manufacturing. I have over 15 years of experience in delivering high-quality and effective Testing services across different domains and environments. I have various certifications at the Foundation, Intermediate, and Advanced levels, and a BSc (Hons) degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Bath. Originally trained as a Developer with 3 years industry experience before moving into Test.I am passionate about Testing, Quality, and Continuous Improvement, with a mindset to break systems, and a keen problem-solver. I have built and led a distributed Software Verification Test Team of about 15 people. Currently building an Integration Testing function/team of about 6 people, focussing on implementing automated workflow testing with CI/CD to get Continuous Testing. I have also founded, co-ordinating, and training the Testing Apprentice Stream. This includes: recruiting, mentoring, and supporting new and existing testing apprentices in the business. Additionally I am a STEM ambassador, a coach, an agile and test trainer, with a long-term management interest. I am well organized, reliable, adaptable, self-motivated, and proactive in work planning, completion, and challenges set.

James Tyack's Current Company Details
Renishaw

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Testing/QE Leader | Building Test Teams | Coach | Agile & Test Trainer | Mentor | Testing Apprentice Stream Founder, Co-ordinator & Trainer | STEM Ambassador. Passionate about Testing, Quality & Continuous Improvement.
James Tyack Work Experience Details
  • Renishaw
    Software Testing Manager
    Renishaw Dec 2021 - Present
    Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, Gb
    Performing managerial duties while testing products in the business. Self-built and headed a distributed Software Verification Test Team of ~15 people. Successfully introduced automated workflow test tooling into the business.Building a new Integration Testing function/team within the business of ~6 people. Performing End to End Integration Tests across teams and implementing Automated Workflow Testing for Integration. Includes CI/CD with Continuous Testing. Apprentice Testing Stream Co-ordinator recruiting, training, and supporting new and existing testing apprentices in the business
  • Renishaw
    Test Lead
    Renishaw Jul 2019 - Dec 2021
    Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, Gb
    Performing managerial duties while continuing to test products in the business, with an invested effort to increase the size of my existing UK team. Setting up a new Testing apprentice stream within the business and introduced licensing infrastructure for automated testing tool.
  • Renishaw
    Senior Software Testing Engineer
    Renishaw 2017 - Jul 2019
    Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, Gb
    Received my 10-year Long Service award. Performing managerial duties while continuing to test products in the business, with an invested effort to increase the size of my existing UK team. Attended the National Software Testing Conference 2019.
  • Renishaw
    Software Testing Engineer
    Renishaw 2011 - 2017
    Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, Gb
    Worked on numerous projects with collaboration with testers in India. All these projects involved taking full ownership of the testing process and testing work completed. These projects were and some remain to be tested successfully having introduced new testing processes.Some of the main courses successfully completed were: Coaching for Performance and Agile Scrum Training. Attended the London Intelligent Testing Conference & EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference in Dublin.
  • Renishaw
    Software Engineer
    Renishaw 2009 - 2011
    Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, Gb
    Continued to develop and release the first surgical planning software for stereotactic procedures. Within our agile team, we developed and released the second and third versions of the surgical planning software into UK hospitals. Attended numerous hospital site visits to increase domain knowledge and liaise with surgeons in the field. Some of the main courses successfully completed were: Face-to-Face Communication & Product Development – Software Training. Outside of work attended the British Computer Society Agile Development Sprint School.
  • Renishaw
    Graduate Software Engineer
    Renishaw 2008 - 2009
    Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, Gb
    This involved working on multiple projects within the department. This was a brand-new idea and included technology and core principle evaluation. This application was successfully developed to tight project deadlines and presented to higher management. This second project involved developing the first version of the surgical planning software for stereotactic procedures, aiding in all stages of planning. This was developed following a separate Quality Management System in accordance with Federal Drug Administration (FDA) standards. This included participating in: Planning and Estimation sessions, Stand-up meetings, Retrospectives, Bug Triage meetings & Backlog Grooming sessions. The agile process was pioneered in the department though this development team, where we helped to share knowledge, and promote this methodology. The development approach used was Test Driven Development (TDD) where unit tests were produced to help test our system. Some of the main courses successfully completed were: Report Writing, Health & Safety Awareness & Object Orientated Programming using C#.Net.

James Tyack Skills

Team Coordination Quality Management Team Building Agile Testing Requirements Analysis Agile Test Automation Test Planning Microsoft Test Manager Ranorex Exploratory Testing Unit Testing Priority Setting Polarion Black Box Testing Visual Studio Usability Testing Performance Testing Jira Agile Methodologies Integration Testing Team Management Regression Testing Team Leadership Process Improvement Agile Application Development Quality Assurance Software Testing User Acceptance Testing Microsoft Test Hub Testing Time Management Resource Planning Tfs System Integration Testing Functional Testing Software Quality Assurance Team Motivation Business Process Improvement Management Teamwork Automated Software Testing Project Management System Testing Azure Devops Quality Control Priority Management Software Development Agile And Waterfall Methodologies Selenium Testing Test Management C# Software Project Management Istqb Spirateam Manual Testing

James Tyack Education Details

  • University Of Bath
    University Of Bath
    Computer Science & Business Management

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