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Reading, England, United Kingdom

IVVQ Manager at Thales defining and implementing IVVQ strategy (system integration), management and tasks for key business projects across a range of domains.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Senior Manager specialising in test consultancy and test management in the Telecom sector.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Environment Manager working with EE/BT on technical projects & environment delivery.

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Delivery Assurance Manager working in Managed Test Services with EE/BT on technical projects & delivery, and being responsible for:• Key Performance Indicators, including training specific target measures.• Planning and conducting internal project audits, ensuring adequate coverage, identification and reporting the associated risks, observations and non-conformance.• Close collaboration with the Client to drive alignment between delivery teams and customer processes & guidelines.• Collecting, validating and reporting metrics related data, and documenting best practices and lessons learnt on regular basis.

Bristol

Test Manager working with EE/BT on technical projects & delivery, and being responsible for:• Defining test strategies, estimating time scales & resources and managing testing budgets.• Planning how to deliver the testing and create the applicable testing documents. • Providing input into the overall project plan and acting as a focal point for all operational matters. • Managing all aspects of testing on behalf of the Client; responsible for a team of testing professionals as well as functional responsibilities.

A customer-facing role for all aspects of the marketing, pre-sales and delivery of technical solutions to meet the evolving Radio Access needs for a multi-national mobile network operator. • Created and presented end-to-end telecommunication solutions for customer senior management and technical management teams.• Specified and transferred customer requirements into technical solutions.• Organized customer workshops and demonstrations about current and future Radio Access technologies.• Negotiated and maintained the technical content and contractual commitments for global frame agreements from first customer contact to delivery and ongoing contract amendments.• Created Radio Access roadmap and product discontinuation documentation for the customer including information about potential impact analysis.• Supported and promoted quality improvements by preparing and attending business line audits with the customer.• Supervised all the technical, project and contract related topics relevant to customer testing projects.• Chaired regular customer meetings ensuring smooth purchase order handling, and responding to technical topics raised by operator’s test and operational teams.

A Test Manager role planning and managing test projects of new GSM/EDGE Base Station software releases and hardware. • Defined the test scope, allocated the required resources, estimated the time scales and identified the main risks for testing new GSM/EDGE Base Station software releases and hardware products. • Liaised and coordinated with cross-functional development and project teams such as Software/Hardware Design, Test Tool and Test Laboratory Support teams, ensuring program targets were met. • Managed the engineering team, and guided team members’ career progression by setting objectives and personal development plans.• Developed and practically implemented improvement plans for testing processes.

- Marketing Manager, Nokia UK Ltd, 1999-2001- Product Engineer / Manager, Nokia UK Ltd, 1997-1999 - Product Manager, Nokia Telecommunications, 1996-1997- Software Designer, Nokia Telecommunications, 1994-1996