About me
I am a versatile, enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated Senior Test Manager with over 16 Years’ experience in QA. I believe in continuous improvement and therefore thrive in competitive and challenging business environments. I am seeking a position in a goal-oriented organisation that operates in the production/application testing domain.
Projects
- OnTime - Team managementhttp://bestbeontime.com/ Management made easy. OnTime is specially designed to cut out hours of admin. The App puts all your management tools in one place – at your fingertips. Free to use, the application can be used by both you, and your team. So while you can do a whole range of tasks, from creating rotas to finding cover, your staff can be using the same app check shifts, swap shifts and request holiday. 1. Create a rota Say goodbye to spreadsheets and scruffy bits of paper for good. Crea
Projects credited in
- Depop Space SelfridgesWe brought Depop’s URL marketplace to Selfridges IRL26
Work history
QA Test ManagerRufus Leonard
- London, United KingdomFull Time
I’ve shaped the QA organization in an Agile manner to support changing business needs
• I have Improved the transparency, and communication with clients by creating and
shared test cases, test strategy, test plan, and process for each project
• Hired and trained the team on QA process to ensure that the skills in my team matches
the clients/business needs
• Established personal development goals with my staff to make sure that everyone has a
defined career progression
• I’ve improved the CD/CI processes by introducing Automation (Selenium/Appium) to the
business
• Managed offshore 3rd party test companies (+20 testers)
• Owns, planned, and controlled all business testing-related activities to make sure each
project has the right amount of testing on time, within budget
• I rebuild client’s trust by getting new test managements tools to create test cases in BDD
syntax, and share daily test reports and release notes to show progress of testing
• Tracked defects through to resolution (JIRA)
• Liaised and communicated with all key stakeholders including clients, the account team,
and the tech team to minimize the risk of delayed delivery
• Oversaw the development and tracking of integrated project plans, estimations and
metrics to minimize the risk of delayed delivery
• Improved the internal SDLC process to always make sure QA has a role to play in each
phase of development
Senior Test ManagerAccenture
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Created the QA department from scratch
• Shaped the QA department in an Agile way
• Provided coaching/feedback, goal setting, disciplinary action when necessary
• Trained team on the improved QA process to deliver better end product
• Ensured that all staff were provided with frequent feedback and coaching in order to
consistently meet and exceed individual and team performance goals
• Empowered the staff to be accountable and responsible for their own actions and
decisions to help them grow
• Led multiple test teams / freelancer (20+ Worldwide) across multiple product lines
• I have created and documented all test cases in BDD (Testrail), test strategy, test plan,
and process
• I organised Triage meetings with all stakeholders to tracked defects through to
resolution (JIRA)
• I have worked on web and native mobile applications, including IOS, Tablet, Android,
Hybrid as well as hardware like Go Pro or wireless wristband
• Drove overall automation strategy and tools for functional and non-functional tests to
make sure that QA is part of the CI/CD
• I planned and controlled all business testing-related activities
• I ensured that all projects had the appropriate levels of quality, on time, within budget
• Managed challenging situations in a constructive fashion
• Planned projects across multiple functional groups/departments
• Managed continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices
• Worked with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter
experts to plan and execute automated and performance tests
• I created and managed a device Lab as well as an app to track where each device is and
who is using it
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Skills
- Software Testing
- QA Testing
- Usability Testing
- User Testing
- Quality Assurance