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Sarah Thompson

Southampton

Summary

Multi-talented Test Manager with 22 of experience handling diverse projects with driven and dedicated approach. Successful at managing all aspects of planning, testing and documentation.

Manage multiple large program's of testing with testing resources based both on and offshore. I’m a determined individual that likes to deliver a quality service from the beginning of a project through to realisation, building up strong relationships with all interested parties to achieve the result through a collaborative approach.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Programme Test Manager

UTMOST INTERNATIONAL
08.2007 - Current
  • Accountable for SIT, UAT, Model Office, Regression and Performance testing
  • Managed testing activities for migration of over 150+ applications to a new Data Centre
  • Delivered end-to-end testing and Quality Assurance on the UK SIS Platform for over 8 years
  • Developed strategies for improving quality and managed onshore and offshore testing teams.

IT Deployment Team / Application Support / IT Dev

SKANDIA then HCL SKANDIA
08.2002 - 08.2007
  • Deployed completed code to the iSeries platform, developed methods for code deployment, wrote code and unit tested for the iSeries platform, and supported live production issues.

Customer Accounts Clerk

JOHN LEWIS Plc
08.2001 - 08.2002
  • Administered customer accounts, sanctioned account purchases, dealt with enquiries, and managed business accounts.

Part-time Senior Sales Assistant

ADAMS CHILDRENSWEAR
09.1998 - 07.2001
  • Ran the shop on manager's day off, maintained visual layout and stock levels, and task managed other staff members.

Training Squad Member

MCDONALDS RESTAURANT
11.1995 - 09.1998
  • Trained new and existing crew members, ensured correct procedures were followed, served customers, and managed the shop floor in the absence of a manager.

Education

ISEB Practitioner in Test Management -

09.2010

EDI Level 3 NVQ in Management -

06.2010

Lean Enterprise Research Centre LCS level 1A -

10.2009

ISEB Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing -

10.2008

ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing -

02.2008

PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate -

09.2006

ISEB Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management -

04.2006

Institute of Leadership & Management – Graduate Development Programme (Building on Talent) -

09.2004

BA (Hons) 2:1 in Journalism at Solent University -

01.2001

Waseley Hills High School, Birmingham -

01.1997

Skills

  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Quality Centre/Application Life cycle Management
  • MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Project management skills
  • Microsoft Windows (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project)
  • Test Execution Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Test strategy development
  • AS400 (RPG, RPGLE, CL)
  • SQL Query
  • Adaptability and Flexibility

Hobbies and Interests

  • Travelling and experiencing different cultures.
  • Reading, mainly crime and law-based thrillers.
  • DIY and interior design.

Timeline

Programme Test Manager

UTMOST INTERNATIONAL
08.2007 - Current

IT Deployment Team / Application Support / IT Dev

SKANDIA then HCL SKANDIA
08.2002 - 08.2007

Customer Accounts Clerk

JOHN LEWIS Plc
08.2001 - 08.2002

Part-time Senior Sales Assistant

ADAMS CHILDRENSWEAR
09.1998 - 07.2001

Training Squad Member

MCDONALDS RESTAURANT
11.1995 - 09.1998

EDI Level 3 NVQ in Management -

Lean Enterprise Research Centre LCS level 1A -

ISEB Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing -

ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing -

PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate -

ISEB Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management -

Institute of Leadership & Management – Graduate Development Programme (Building on Talent) -

BA (Hons) 2:1 in Journalism at Solent University -

Waseley Hills High School, Birmingham -

ISEB Practitioner in Test Management -

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