Devon Watson

Elected Councillor for Douglas City Council, Isle of Man 2020-2021, 2021-2024

- Member of Executive Committee (2022-2024)
Responding to and providing the City Council's response to government consultations, deciding and drafting policy decisions for the City Council, performance monitoring, voting on public policy, drafting bylaws, approving city budget.

- Chairman of Housing and Properties Committee (2022-2024) Chairing committee meetings, allocating homes and social housing, developing policy and strategy for the department, presenting findings and decisions of meetings to the City Council and media.

- Vice Chairman of Environmental Service Committee (2021) Shadowing the Chairman of the committee, making decisions and deciding policies related to city street lighting, waste collection, planning policy and bylaw enforcement.

- Member of Regeneration Committee (2020) Contributor to decision making and policies regarding all regeneration and community activities planned and organized by Douglas City Council.

• Developed and built the department's procedures, policies and organizational structure.
• Communicated project timelines and directly worked to communicate our team's position and with a range of international customers and suppliers.
• Boosted product stability by identifying and reporting software bugs for timely resolution, minimizing negative customer impact.
• Contributed to the successful launch of new products through meticulous testing of pre-release builds, ensuring a polished end-user experience.
• Assisted developers in reproducing reported issues, expediting their resolution and improving overall product quality.
• Optimized testing processes by designing reusable test scripts for various application modules, reducing time spent on repetitive tasks.
• Mentored junior testers, fostering a productive and collaborative work environment that emphasized continuous learning and improvement.
• Identified potential risks and developed mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions to project timelines.
• Conducted thorough post-project evaluations to identify areas for improvement in future initiatives.