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Robin Campbell

Robin Campbell

Test Consultant
BRISTOL,S Glocs

Summary

A fully committed test professional whose imagination and drive has lead to expertise in several fields, with a technical and a customer-facing background has the ability to tackle almost any project for large and small organizations. A team player and a team leader with enthusiasm and dedication, coupled with the pure test skills achieved whilst working and becoming a fully certified ISTQB Test Practitioner.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Manager

Inigo Insurance
12.2022 - Current
  • Creating test practice, testing standards, test tooling, processes
  • Defining test practice roadmap
  • Vendor selection using formal RFP tender process
  • Recruitment and training of new starters
  • Automation tool selection (Cypress) and UI Path for desktop applications
  • Implementation of a new Databricks Data Platform, new underwriters workbench and Finance Accounting Hub
  • Programme test management across 3 major projects
  • Testing requirements gathering and stakeholder management across the business
  • Defect Managemen
  • Azure Dev Ops test planning and reporting
  • Creation of Inigo Test Strategy
  • Creation of Environment Management Approach
  • Performance and Penetration test planning.

Automation Test Lead

Bromcom
09.2021 - Current
  • Leading provider of Schools management software: Classroom, staff, homework, census, reporting and finance modules
  • Established, Managed and mentored a team of 7 automation test analysts
  • Authoring an automation test strategy for 2 websites and 1 mobile application
  • Creating C# framework with Dev Ops integration from scratch: selenium, nunit, Appium, postman
  • Agile methodology - scrum master - product owner
  • Automation of aproduct with 494 level 1 pages with over 10000 test cases
  • Defect Management
  • C#, .net and SQL database technologies
  • Delivered hands-on performance testing with Jmeter and Blazemeter
  • Penetration Testing - review of 3rd party tests , creation of security policy , planning brute force attack test strategy.

Test Lead

Deutche Bank
03.2021 - 09.2021
  • Leading a team of 7 testers in System Integration Activities on Anti Fraud system - built with Angular JS front end and Oracle back end
  • Creation of new automation framework leading and creating from scratch - automation of all database batch load processes, end to end tests and all UI tests
  • Cucumber BDD test framework
  • Java and Selenium
  • Spark job automation and JDBC SQL test queries
  • Creation and execution of manual test cases
  • Test reporting, planning, defect management
  • Oracle db verification of transformation and mapping business logic for load processes from 32 different source systems using spark jobs
  • Leading the test team in automating tests for data load.

Test Lead

Axa Bristol
05.2019 - 03.2021
  • Windows 10 Virtual Desktop - deployment across all devices company wide, Azure platform virtual desktop, iGel devices
  • Test Strategy
  • Test plan authoring
  • Test Scripts
  • Test Execution for an Application factory of over 450 apps
  • Defect Management
  • Managing the business verification with 100s of business users and pilot
  • Axa - Test Lead - Artificial Intelligence GDPR big data compliance project
  • Programme Test management
  • Test Strategy
  • Test Plan authoring for Performance Test, Proof of concept for AI component for classification
  • Bespoke Java, Oracle db front end, also Service Now new development
  • Test Case Definition in Dev Ops
  • Selenium test case automation
  • Dev Ops continuous integration (Axa's first in Bristol) with C#, Jenkins
  • JMeter - performance test case creation, planning, execution and reporting
  • Azure Pipelines integration testing
  • Defect Management and Test Reporting
  • Leading team of 3
  • Stakeholder Management and software walkthroughs for Agile end of sprint demos
  • Business Verification and pilot co-ordination.

Test Lead

Nationwide Autorepair
05.2017 - 05.2019
  • Programme Test management
  • Test Strategy
  • Test Process Definition
  • Implementation of Jira
  • Defect Management Implementation
  • Test Execution UAT
  • Stakeholder management in the business and ongoing test reporting
  • Test execution of 6 new modules across distributed office user population with multiple business functions
  • Customer Advisor, Purchasing, Workshop, Invoicing and Motor Glass
  • Testing interfaces with thorough integration testing: Activeweb interfaces for Insurer instructions and estimate price calculation authorisation into Audatex
  • ETL ingest into MS SQL Finance Month end systems, Supplier order fulfilment of all manufacturer parts
  • Testing the interfaces from the Motorglass Web portal and Azure DB to 3rd party suppliers e.g
  • Pilkington Glass for 3000 monthly orders, returns and, cancellations and downstream invoicing and credit control functions.

Senior Test Manager

GCQH
05.2012 - 05.2016
  • Job family lead
  • Test role definition
  • Career mentoring
  • Test process definition
  • Programme test management
  • Test tooling strategy
  • Test lead on integrated web based products - Java Script, Java Beans, Mongo DB, SQL
  • Working with XML messaging in detailed integration tests for all kinds of traffic into message processing systems
  • Test Automation framework development: Cucumber, Ruby, Selenium, Jenkins, Protractor, Python
  • Project test troubleshooting
  • Influencing key stakeholders on multiple integrated work-streams
  • Defect management.

Test Manager

Lloyds Banks
10.2010 - 04.2011
  • Test management on integration project - wholesale risk & financial systems - corporate and commercial clients
  • Oracle and SAP financial period and regulatory reporting
  • Leading a team of 3 testers
  • Stakeholder management
  • Multi-site partnerships to deliver complex end to end UAT test scenarios.

DV Cleared Test Lead

GCHQ
07.2009 - 07.2010
  • Rational Unified Process
  • Rational Quality Manager - capture requirements
  • Thought leadership development of test scenarios
  • Working with XML messaging in detailed integration tests for all kinds of traffic into message processing systems
  • Project Test Lead
  • Unix environment.

Finance Test Manager

Axa SunLife
11.2007 - 07.2009
  • Lead the function of software testing and the family of dedicated testers within the Finance OpCo
  • Manage the shared assets used for the completion of testing
  • Test Environments (in consultation with Delivery Services)
  • Resource allocation
  • Test asset repository
  • Regression Testing
  • Training plans
  • Allocation of Offshore Test Centre resources
  • Ensure that AXA IT Test Policy is followed where every project: Have a documented Test Approach and a Test Manager responsible for testing
  • Have a defined test plan for each test phase
  • Provide 100% coverage of requirements through test condition definition
  • Provide documented risk assessment where test conditions are not fully executed
  • Proactively create and maintain reusable test assets including Regression Packs
  • Proactively use AXA standard tool set for test preparation, execution, test automation and reporting
  • Fully uses the Test Process as defined in Axa Repository of Knowledge
  • Through the allocated Test Manager successful completion of testing activity
  • Management of Finance OpCo-wide testing risks and issues
  • Lead test process improvement at an organizational level
  • Define test process and strategy at an organizational level
  • Perform line management duties as appropriate (carrying out performance and objectives reviews)
  • Recruitment, development and allocation of test resources, including appropriate use of offshore resources.

Lead Test Analyst

Capita - BBC TVL
05.2007 - 11.2007
  • This role involves leading a team of 6 testers on a migration and interface work-stream for the BBC TV Licensing system
  • Knowledge of Oracle, SQL, Informatica workflow is key here with a focus on delivery and risk-based testing as the implementation end of the project approaches.

Lead Test Analyst

UNITE
07.2006 - 05.2007
  • This role involved leading a work-stream on a brand new Off-shore £6M.Net/Oracle development for UNITE, a student housing company to build an Accommodation Booking System
  • This is a green field site with no previous systems project experience
  • Our team set up Mercury Quality Centre and a test practice within the department and visited Perot Systems, Delhi as part of the joint venture
  • The first 5 months were SIT/UAT based against SUCs whilst the next 5 months were primarily on non-functional tests including performance, usability, security, storage, backup & recovery.

Test Analyst

Alterian
03.2006 - 07.2006
  • This role involved traditional life cycle Acceptance testing in a leading marketing software company
  • I worked on 1 medium and 2 small scale projects where I was tasked with creating Test plans, executing tests and raising defects
  • The environment was a Client Server - VB/SQL
  • Data warehouse up to 400 million rows of data
  • I was responsible for setting up test environments: server builds using Ghost, software releases and we also maintained VMware images for sanity tests.

Test Consultant

Zurich Financial Services
09.2005 - 03.2006
  • This role involved supporting the User Acceptance Test phase of a project by providing test techniques and efficient test data preparation for an automated test robot process
  • The project needed the impetus of an experienced test professional to aid the timely delivery of a 3rd party commission payment system and the commission calculation engine required robust tests to cover 1300 commission variants.

Senior Test Analyst

Virgin Mobile
05.2005 - 09.2005
  • Working for a T-Plan affiliated agency as a senior tester I worked on the Virgin Mobile Contract project and carried out the following tasks: Produced Test Estimates - using the Use Case estimation method
  • Run Risk Assessment Workshops
  • Integration Test Plan and walkthrough
  • Integration Test Scripts and execution across a Middleware platform using Redhat, stubs, drivers to simulate the fulfillment of contract and PAYG sim bundles with and without a handset
  • Testing in the small using Redhat and in the large using a model office mobile shop, depot and dummy handsets
  • This would stimulate all of the test conditions for a retail environment
  • Acceptance Test High Level and Low Level Test plan and walkthrough
  • Acceptance Test scripts
  • Executing tests and Defect Management
  • Manage a team of 3 testers
  • Risk Based Management Reporting.

Wap Test Team Leader / Systems Developer

Orange
04.2004 - 05.2005
  • This contract involved - defining an integration process for 3rd party Wap billing solution for Orange World customers, creating software package and distribution capability, producing documented installation instructions and defining and executing an integration test process with world-wide customers
  • I was also tasked with developing 3 systems which are now fully supported in production.

Technical Infrastructure Test Analyst

Clerical Medical Investment Group
03.1999 - 04.2004
  • To test new software for compatibility issues with other packages on the Clerical Medical 'standard build machine'
  • To package and release over 150 software packages to the entire company across 7 Novell 4 servers to an audience of over 2000 users
  • Server decommissioning - carrying out detailed analysis of all of the data groups on each server and making decisions on the nature of the groups in order to simulate their structure on the new servers
  • Liaising with the business to administer the change.

Lead Test Analyst

Norwich Union Life Assurance
05.1996 - 03.1999
  • To define the role of the 'Client Server Test Analyst' for Nat West Life
  • To provide training and mentoring for permanent staff to integrate skills in a team of 54 testers
  • Design, develop, document and test 2 MS Access systems for the team to assist with managing, tracking and documenting test projects
  • Drafting a specification and overseeing the implementation of a Model Office and implementing change and version control
  • During this long placement I worked predominantly in the Integration test space, on large-scale compliance databases for finance
  • I would prepare full integration test plans, map out test scenarios, identify test data, prepare the test schedule and execute the tests on MS SQL databases
  • Secondarily, I held the role of Lead Test Analyst on all Client Server and Internet test projects involving the following disciplines across multiple sites around the UK
  • Business Requirements, Business Design and System Design Documentation inspection and review
  • Preparation of Detailed Test Plan (including inspection and review)
  • Test Preparation, condition writing from project documentation and subsequent scripting
  • Execution of test scripts and condition sign off
  • To document, report and administer incidents raised during iterative testing and managing their subsequent re-testing
  • To provide weekly statistics to project management including incident and test condition analysis and provide end of iteration reports
  • The management of ongoing risks and issues, areas including Software releases into test environment (including ongoing releases of code fixes), hardware, documentation, sickness, holiday and resource conflicts
  • On-going re-scheduling of test iterations to compensate for redesign, re-testing and time restraints
  • Attend regular progress meetings / tele-conferences with Business Analyst and Analyst Programmers
  • Communicate with user representatives to assist with training initiatives
  • Post implementation support and review.

Education

Associate of Arts - Hotel , Catering And Institutional Management

Leeds Polytechnic
Leeds
05.1985

Skills

Self Motivation

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Timeline

Test Manager

Inigo Insurance
12.2022 - Current

Automation Test Lead

Bromcom
09.2021 - Current

Test Lead

Deutche Bank
03.2021 - 09.2021

Test Lead

Axa Bristol
05.2019 - 03.2021

Test Lead

Nationwide Autorepair
05.2017 - 05.2019

Senior Test Manager

GCQH
05.2012 - 05.2016

Test Manager

Lloyds Banks
10.2010 - 04.2011

DV Cleared Test Lead

GCHQ
07.2009 - 07.2010

Finance Test Manager

Axa SunLife
11.2007 - 07.2009

Lead Test Analyst

Capita - BBC TVL
05.2007 - 11.2007

Lead Test Analyst

UNITE
07.2006 - 05.2007

Test Analyst

Alterian
03.2006 - 07.2006

Test Consultant

Zurich Financial Services
09.2005 - 03.2006

Senior Test Analyst

Virgin Mobile
05.2005 - 09.2005

Wap Test Team Leader / Systems Developer

Orange
04.2004 - 05.2005

Technical Infrastructure Test Analyst

Clerical Medical Investment Group
03.1999 - 04.2004

Lead Test Analyst

Norwich Union Life Assurance
05.1996 - 03.1999

Associate of Arts - Hotel , Catering And Institutional Management

Leeds Polytechnic

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