Rob Keyes Email & Phone Number

Colchester, Gb

Woking, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for the QA Strategy and management of the Software test team on The McLaren ATLAS Formula 1 Telemetry systems.

Woking, England, United Kingdom

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

- Highly experienced working in a global company, responsible for building , managing and developing QA teams in the UK, Poland and Belarus.Leader of QA efforts on two successfully launched large scale SaaS products, with upwards of 10,000 users each and 24/7 availability in all major global markets.- Creator of test strategy standards for the global business, covering Manual / Automation / Performance testing approaches. This introduced a consistent high quality of strategy for all new/revised products at a lower cost to produce.- Introduced Agile to multiple development teams, helped them understand the methodology, buy into its benefits and implement it effectively.- Led client - QA relations on multi million pound projects. Liaising directly with senior members of Ford and Jaguar Land Rover in the US, UK and Germany to sell QA strategy in pitch meetings, then develop and implement cross organization test plans in collaboration with the clients. - Experienced internal Auditor specializing in ISO90001 / ISO 270001 Certifications, designed and implemented supplier information security risk assessments for global business these were applauded by external ISO auditors and contributed to renewal of the ISO 270001 certification for the business.- Leader of efforts to identify cost reduction opportunities in regards to resources, process efficiencies and tool consolidation. - Designer of QA role development plans for global business, identified the needs of our employees and each QA role in order to develop targeted training plans. These efforts were welcomed by employees who appreciated the career development clarity and by the business who proceeded to roll out the training template to other tech divisions.-Winner of OEC Gold Award for exhibiting exceptional shared leadership and teamwork

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Responsible for all aspects of quality control within the ECAT EPC product and the MoDAS product at Clifford-Thames. The role is to ensure that the working practices are being followed and designed to enable the delivery of high quality products.• Line Report responsibility for CT testers within the SPD team• Ensure that there is an adequate software testing skill set, resources and test environment to meet the business needs• Run appraisal and training programmes for software testing staff to meet both individual and business needs• Ensure overall effectiveness of software testing team on an individual and departmental basis• Schedule work for the testing resources to meet the needs of the business• Ensure high quality of released products• Carry out testing and associated activities where resourcing is inadequate to delegate• Create and maintain a full test strategy for the team • Work with project managers to deliver software on time, within budget and to the required level of quality.• Identify areas for process improvement.• Work with project managers, business analysts and developers to ensure effective detection and removal of anomalies.• Some overseas travel may be required.• Ensure the QC team are working in line with the ISO9001 and ISO27001 Controls.• Assist with Risk assessments for all areas of the SPD department

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Responsible for all Manual testing efforts on the EPC and MoDAs Products at Clifford-Thames. Managed a small team of two testers and developed regression test coverage, Functional test coverage and developed Manual QA processes for the team to follow.

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Responsible for Manual software testing efforts and development of manual Regression and Smoke tests on multiple web applications and database solutions.