Simon Austin is a Senior Vice President Engineering and General Manager at Testplant. He possess expertise in cloud computing, saas, web applications, agile methodologies, professional services and 12 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I have had the pleasure of working for Simon for almost 11 years at NCC Group Web Performance and Eggplant. During that time, Simon has been incredibly supportive of me and the whole engineering team that he leads. He has been instrumental in implementing processes and procedures to help the engineering teams be as efficient as possible, vital as those teams are across multiple geographies and time zones. Simon has a real knack of being able to motivate those he works with, I’m sure in part because of how deeply committed he is to the company, its values and just as importantly, the individuals who work with him. As well as being a fantastic people leader, Simon is incredibly technical, with a deep knowledge of the architecture and implementation of the products and services he is responsible for, whilst also keeping up to date with the latest technologies and trends. Whilst being able to do all of this, he also has a strong understanding of the customer and sales process as well as managing the financial constraints and planning for engineering. In short, Simon is always happy to help out in any area, from new feature ideas, to technical solutions, to how the product should be positioned in the market. Simon will always be able to add a good idea or new angle to what’s being discussed. I recommend Simon, he would be a real asset within any company, where you can trust him at the helm. I would be very happy to work with him again in the future." and "I have worked alongside Simon for over 15 years. Simon is an exceptional CTO/Technical director, who is constantly educating himself on the latest technologies. While Simon by title is Technical, that is really only half the story. Simon’s business, strategy and commercials skills are superb and his attention to detail is next to none. Simon not only strives for his business area to improve all the time and delighting our customers, he makes sure that other areas of the business are working as hard to achieve the same greatness, and if they are not, Simon will roll up his sleeves to help out. Simon is the most organised Leader I have ever worked with, and does not crack under pressure. While working together recently on our M&A project, Simon shone very bright with his technical, commercial and leadership skills impressing both advisers and potential acquirers. I would strongly recommend Simon for any leadership role. "