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Darren Mitchenson
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I have just finished working as a Consultant Test Manager delivering solutions for Microsoft Dynamics 365. I am certified to Intermediate level in ISEB Software Testing and have been in the testing arena for over 20 years gaining extensive expertise in manual and automated testing of functional and non-functional requirements within a variety of development methodologies. I see myself as: a well-motivated person who can grasp ideas quickly and build on that knowledge throughout a project; while being credible and accountable for everything I do; and a person who strives for quality in and out of the workplace. Located in Ipswich I am in easy commuting distance from London and close to major routes across the UK.
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English
Fluently
My experience
2019 - 2020
freelance
Consultant Test Manager
PowerObjects.
• Consultant Test Manager delivering F&O and CE.
• Release Manager for F&O and CE
• Environment Manager for F&O and CE
• Off-shore & on-shore management of Test Analysts
• Creation of: Test Plans; Test Metrics & Reporting; Release Plan, Trial Run Plans
• Managing documentation delivery for RunBooks for Delivery.
• Managing releases during non-working hours
• Managing Functional Testing through to UAT including Non-Functional Testing
• Defect Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Release Manager for F&O and CE
• Environment Manager for F&O and CE
• Off-shore & on-shore management of Test Analysts
• Creation of: Test Plans; Test Metrics & Reporting; Release Plan, Trial Run Plans
• Managing documentation delivery for RunBooks for Delivery.
• Managing releases during non-working hours
• Managing Functional Testing through to UAT including Non-Functional Testing
• Defect Management
• Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management, Functional testing, Management, Test, Testing, Test manager, Off-shore, Release manager, Manager
2015 - 2019
freelance
Consultant Test Manager
PMC Retail.
• Consultant Test Manager across various Retailers, from a 1 day consultation to 8 month full management
• Multiple Clients/Projects concurrently
• Off-shore & on-shore management of Test Analysts and Test Leads (14 off-shore & 4 on-shore)
• Creation of: overarching Test Strategies; Test Plans; Test Metrics & Reporting
• Overall Planning & Resource Management
• Managing Functional Testing through to UAT including Non-Functional Testing
• Managing the testing of MS Dynamics AX implementation
• Managing the implementation of new POS Tills and Back Office Management
• Defect Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Multiple Clients/Projects concurrently
• Off-shore & on-shore management of Test Analysts and Test Leads (14 off-shore & 4 on-shore)
• Creation of: overarching Test Strategies; Test Plans; Test Metrics & Reporting
• Overall Planning & Resource Management
• Managing Functional Testing through to UAT including Non-Functional Testing
• Managing the testing of MS Dynamics AX implementation
• Managing the implementation of new POS Tills and Back Office Management
• Defect Management
• Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management, Functional testing, Management, Test, Resource management, Implementation, Dynamics AX, Pos, Testing, Test manager, Office, Off-shore, Manager
2014 - 2015
job
Test Manager (Permanent)
Glasswall Solutions.
• Test Manager on the Glasswall's security products
• Managing the 3 man Test Team
• Managing Functional Testing and Non-Functional Testing
• Defect Management
• Data/Environment Management
• Creation of Test Plans and Managing resources for testing
• Metrics and Reporting on Testing Progress
• Creation of the Testing Roadmap for 2015
• Writing the overall Programme Test Strategy and release Test Plans
• Managing the 3 man Test Team
• Managing Functional Testing and Non-Functional Testing
• Defect Management
• Data/Environment Management
• Creation of Test Plans and Managing resources for testing
• Metrics and Reporting on Testing Progress
• Creation of the Testing Roadmap for 2015
• Writing the overall Programme Test Strategy and release Test Plans
Writing, Functional testing, Management, Test, Security, Testing, Test manager, Manager
2013 - 2014
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QA Manager (Permanent)
Willis Insurance.
• Programme Test Management on an insurance product new to Willis using a web front end and .net framework with an SQL database.
• Managing Functional Testing and Non-Functional Testing with a team of 4 Testers and 4 BA's
• Defect Management/Environment Management
• Managing the Test Areas of QC, TFS and Microsoft TM
• Metrics/Reporting from Microsoft Test Manager & QP QC
• Presentations to Team/Management/Directors on processes/Willis UK QA Team
• Requirements gathering and Business Support
• Writing the overall Programme Test Strategy and release Test Plans
• Conducting interviews for test roles on the Programme
• Managing external Performance/Load/Stress Testing
• Processes Improvement and assisted in moving the project from Waterfall to Agile
• Helped improve Quality through better test strategy and defect management
• Assisting the UK QA Manager with various other projects, including resourcing, interviews, test document reviews, and project test approach consultation
• Managing Functional Testing and Non-Functional Testing with a team of 4 Testers and 4 BA's
• Defect Management/Environment Management
• Managing the Test Areas of QC, TFS and Microsoft TM
• Metrics/Reporting from Microsoft Test Manager & QP QC
• Presentations to Team/Management/Directors on processes/Willis UK QA Team
• Requirements gathering and Business Support
• Writing the overall Programme Test Strategy and release Test Plans
• Conducting interviews for test roles on the Programme
• Managing external Performance/Load/Stress Testing
• Processes Improvement and assisted in moving the project from Waterfall to Agile
• Helped improve Quality through better test strategy and defect management
• Assisting the UK QA Manager with various other projects, including resourcing, interviews, test document reviews, and project test approach consultation
TFS, Manager, Processes, Framework, QC, Web, Test manager, Testing, Insurance, Support, Sql, Net, Test, QA, Test management, Management, Functional testing, Database, Agile, Writing
2011 - 2013
freelance
Consultant Test Manager
Company Stakeholders.
• Programme Test Manager at Timico on the Business Transformation Programme. Creation of the Company wide Test Policy for all projects, presenting to Company Stakeholders including Directors. Creation of the Test Approach and Test Plan; Test Management and mentoring the new Permanent Test Manager; Environment Management. Technologies used were BizTalk and SQL Server.
• Test Manager at Construction Skills on the Levy & Grant Project. Creating the Test Approach; managing the test environment; planning and executing System Test; business liaison to define functionality; UAT Co-ordination, tracking and assessment of UAT defects. Technologies used were .net, MS CRM, SharePoint, BizTalk and MetaStorm BPM.
• Non-functional Test Manager at Virgin Atlantic Airlines for a new back-end services platform. Creation of the Non-Functional Test Strategy (included 3rd party vendors); testing Disaster & Recovery, Resilience, Load & Performance and Backup & Restore on the OAT and the Production Environments. Technologies used were .net, IIS, BizTalk and SQL Server.
• Test Manager at Construction Skills on the Levy & Grant Project. Creating the Test Approach; managing the test environment; planning and executing System Test; business liaison to define functionality; UAT Co-ordination, tracking and assessment of UAT defects. Technologies used were .net, MS CRM, SharePoint, BizTalk and MetaStorm BPM.
• Non-functional Test Manager at Virgin Atlantic Airlines for a new back-end services platform. Creation of the Non-Functional Test Strategy (included 3rd party vendors); testing Disaster & Recovery, Resilience, Load & Performance and Backup & Restore on the OAT and the Production Environments. Technologies used were .net, IIS, BizTalk and SQL Server.
Net, Manager, Production, Server, Backup, Test manager, BizTalk, Testing, Assessment, Presenting, Transformation, Sql, IIS, Test, Test management, Management, Business transformation, Mentoring, SharePoint, SQL Server, CRM
2010 - 2011
freelance
Consultant Test Manager (Permanent)
TCL (Now QualiTest).
Test, Test manager, Manager
My education
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1996
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
BSc, Software Engineering
BSc, Software Engineering
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