Tim Wildash Email & Phone Number

Manchester

Salford Quays

Preston, United Kingdom

Established in March 2002, Test Direct are one of the UK's leading providers of independent IT testing and quality assurance services across the full testing lifecycle for both the private and the public sector (via the G-Cloud framework) https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/g-cloud/supplier/93185. We have an extensive track record of supporting our clients in successfully delivering major change programmes and we are passionate about the benefits of effective and efficient testing.

Manchester

November 2013 - December 2015 Software Tester• Co-ordinated UAT testing for various taxation products• Full experience in software lifecycle. Have worked on both existing products (Sage taxation v17+)/Sage Corporation tax – powered by Onesource) and also brand new V1 product (Sage Corporation Tax – a replacement for previous product)• Used Test partner in automation work – updating scripts for regression testing and also writing new scripts to test newly implemented work.• For V1 work, working with Business and compliance to vet design specification, creating tests to ensure functionality in product, recording and maintaining these tests as part of regression work and documenting this all on our systems (using Microsoft team foundation server)• Planning and managing own workload working in a mainly Agile scrum environment. • Became lead tester on certain work packages, whilst other team members were absent.• Signed off releases/bug fixes – dealt with support escalations with a quick turnaround.• Gained ISTQB qualification• Promoted from entry level tester to QA within a yearSeptember 2010 - November 2013 Technical Support Advisor• Dealt with support queries on software• Trained new users/other staff on areas on the software.• Produced training documents to assist customers/staff• Supported and coached users....• Took part in UAT for technology department.• Documented software defects and raised escalations