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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.

• 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