• Delivered an analysis of Quality gaps in order to establish a QA discipline at Explorys.• Developed a new process for the use of JIRA.• Direct involvement in management of releases for all applications.• Developed a strategic plan for Performance, Automation and the establishment of an embedded QA discipline.• Providing value-added, day-to-day support to the Explorys team.• Supporting the QA team through recruiting and management responsibilities.

This short term engagement is designed to assist Nationwide’s Titan QA staff by coaching and producing deliverables based on industry standards and best practices in: • Test Design / Planning & Test Plan Analysis • Test Data Creation & Movement • Defect Creation & Analysis • Test Case Management • Testing Artifact Reuse • Use of New and Existing Tools • Handoff Process & Entry / Exit Criteria The engagement is conducted through one-on-one, workshops, formal training, and Lunch-and-Learns, to close knowledge gaps and enhance individual and group performance.

As Test Practice Manager Resource Management• Support and mentor Accuteque Consultants• Troubleshoot Resource Issues• Conduct performance reviews• Recruit testing staff• Career Development of all testing staffRepresent Accuteque • ACS SIG Victoria and Tasmania - guest speaker• Test Manager’s Forum 2010 - guest speaker• Swinburne University - guest lecturer• Iqnite 2010 Sydney – workshop facilitatorProvide Services to Clients • Test Management for Projects• Health Checks• Establishment of Test PracticesKey Clients • KPMG - GDv5 Project (Windows 7 SOE Upgrade)• Lonely Planet - Agile Test Practice Improvement• Experian - Tallyman Project

This short term engagement encompassed the following deliverables:• Permanent recruitment of a Technical Test Lead• Support the current testing resources until the Technical Test Lead was in place• Enable the current test team to build solid Agile testing practices• Perform a gap analysis of the Agile quality process and propose solutions to the gaps

As Test Principal Resource Management• Support and mentor Revolution IT Consultants• Troubleshoot Resource Issues• Conduct performance reviews• Career Development of testing staffProvide Services to Clients • Test Lead for Projects• Health ChecksClient Projects • WPOL Sensis - Agile Test Lead for 3 streams• Aurora Energy - Test Lead Navision 5 Reshape• LeasePlan - Principal Support for JAZZ (SAP)• NAB Capital - Test Lead for Everest (Murex)• Australia Post - Test Strategy and Estimation for SAP

Sharon relocated to Melbourne, Australia to head up the test team on-site for Bottomline’s first engagement in Australia. ANZ’s $150M Program is built around WebSeries as its core product. Responsibilities Included• Test Planning and Estimations for all releases prior to delivery• Resource Management of 3 international teams for round the clock testing.• Quality Center configuration and reporting• Client Management and Support to ensure a quality delivery

Responsibilities Included• Supporting a team of 7 - 15 resources over multiple projects• Planning and estimation of testing effort • Resource management including hiring and performance reviews • Reporting using Excel connection to the Visual Intercept database• Client relationship management and support including onsite visits • Automation of the QA Acceptance Testing using SILK Clients - • National City Bank – 3 releases running simultaneously• John Deere• GMAC• Fidelity• SEI• Philadelphia Insurance• PMA• Bank One

This role’s main purpose was to take installations for the Personal Markets applications from the build management through the Corporate Quality Acceptance Process. Tasks included:• Creation of WinInstall packages for companywide distribution• Sociability testing of common applications which may be present on the user’s machine• Investigation of all aspects of the release for presentation before the Corporate Quality Assurance Team for Certification• Software distribution to satelite offices with 56k network connections• Test environment management• SOE Migration• Intranet development• Access Reporting