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Professional Profile

A versatile tester with 40+ years of IT experience. Proven ability to adapt quickly to new roles and technologies to deliver high-quality results within challenging timescales.

Technical Skills

Operating Systems

Windows and UNIX

Databases

SQL Server, Oracle and Google BigQuery

Programming & Scripting

JAVA, C#, PL/SQL, T-SQL, bash scripting and Groovy

Testing Tools

Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit, TestNG, SOAPUI, Postman, Jira/Zephyr and RFT/QTP

Core Achievements & Specialisms

Automation & Scripting

Developed full Selenium/Java and Cucumber test suites from scratch, including custom reporting and error logging. Utilised SOAPUI Groovy and bash scripting to automate repetitive tasks and improve test accuracy.

Data & SQL Expertise

Authored complex SQL queries and PL/SQL functions to extract test data, calculate clearance dates, and generate board-level reports.

Modern Technology Integration

Extensively used AI to generate test data, draft test cases, summarise documentation, and create SQL/Jira tickets.

Specialised Testing

Experienced in Security, Performance (Loadrunner), Globalisation, and Disaster Recovery testing.

Professional Experience

Senior Test Analyst

Bet365

2023 — 2026

  • Conducting Functional Verification Testing (FVT) for critical regulatory reports and submissions involving complex calculations

Senior Test Analyst

Solifi

2013 — 2023

  • Focused on web client FVT and test automation using Selenium, Cucumber, and SOAPUI

System Test Engineer

IBM (Software Group)

2005 — 2013

  • Performed manual and automated functional testing across Windows, web, and command-line interfaces
  • Coordinated translation and globalisation testing

Senior Test Analyst

cahoot Internet Bank

2000 — 2005

  • Managed disaster recovery solutions, security testing, and performance monitoring for web products

Senior Analyst Programmer

Santander (formerly Abbey National)

1986 — 2000

  • Progressed from Graduate Trainee to Senior Analyst Programmer
  • Designed data models and mortgage rate change suites

Education

BSc, Management Sciences

UMIST, Manchester

1983 — 1986

Interests

Retro computing and History