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This page links my skills to the roles where I learned and used them.

Testing

API Testing

Native Mobile App Testing

Web App Testing

Firmware & Embedded System Testing

Testability Concepts

Observability Concepts

Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)

Visual Modelling

Eg. Mind mapping

Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)

Accessibility Testing

Data Privacy

Risk Based Testing

Automation & Programming

JavaScript

Node.js

Including npm

Express.js

React

Jest

Cypress.io

Webdriver.io

mermaid.js

Java

Other Automation & Programming

C#, Specflow (BDD)

SQL & SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

Test Data creation
Record Verification
profiling stored procedure calls
Testing DB schema update scripts

Appium & XCUITest

GraphQL

C++, Arduino, ESP32

Tools & Technologies

Postman, Newman

VS Code

IntelliJ

Visual Studio

Github, Bitbucket

GitFlow branching strategy
Release trains

Linux

Docker

Terraform

HashiCorp Vault

Fiddler, Charles Proxy, Wireshark

And sometimes Burp Suite CE and MITM Proxy as well

Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform

TFS - Team Foundation Server (now rebranded to Azure DevOps), was used for version control (Git repos), continuous integration build server & build agents, and including Microsoft Test Manager (now rebranded to Azure Test Plan).

Kafka & Azure Event Queues

Bash & PowerShell scripting

Jira, Confluence

Including Zephyr Scale (was previously TM4J)

XMind

SoapUI, ReadyAPI

General Skills

Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Squad Master)

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) - at Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer
Agile ceremonies - stand-ups, backlog grooming, estimation, planning, demos, and retros.
Development lifecycle - story design, implementation, testing, and integration

Banking and Finance Sector

AML/CFT Sector

Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism

Online Auction Platforms

Vehicle Leasing systems

Platform Engineering

Staff Mentoring & Induction

Microservices Architecture

Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager

Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics

Electrical & Electronic Engineering

University of Auckland: Masters of Engineering (E&E) 1993

Teaching & Tutoring

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 === [https://context-driven-testing.com/ Context Driven Testing] ===
 :Used in all my roles from 2016
-=== Programming & Automation ===
 === API Testing ===
 === Native Mobile App Testing ===
@@ Line 17: / Line 16: @@
 === Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based) ===
 === Visual Modelling ===
+: Eg. Mind mapping
 === Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing) ===
 === Accessibility Testing ===
 === Data Privacy ===
+=== Risk Based Testing ===
-== JavaScript ==
+== Automation & Programming ==
-=== Node.js ===
+=== JavaScript ===
+----
+==== Node.js ====
 :Including npm
-=== Express.js ===
+==== Express.js ====
-=== React ===
+==== React ====
-=== Jest ===
+==== Jest ====
-=== Cypress.io ===
+==== Cypress.io ====
-=== Webdriver.io ===
+==== Webdriver.io ====
-=== mermaid.js ===
+==== mermaid.js ====
-== Java ==
+=== Java ===
-=== [https://maven.apache.org/ Maven] ===
+----
-=== [https://junit.org/ JUnit] ===
+==== [https://maven.apache.org/ Maven] ====
-=== [https://testng.org/ TestNG] ===
+==== [https://junit.org/ JUnit] ====
+==== [https://testng.org/ TestNG] ====
-=== [https://cucumber.io/ Cucumber] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-driven_development BDD]) ===
+==== [https://cucumber.io/ Cucumber] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-driven_development BDD]) ====
-=== [https://rest-assured.io/ REST-assured] ===
+==== [https://rest-assured.io/ REST-assured] ====
-=== [https://www.selenium.dev/ Selenium] ===
+==== [https://www.selenium.dev/ Selenium] ====
-=== [https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/test_practices/encouraged/page_object_models/ Page Object Models] (POMs) ===
+==== [https://www.selenium.dev/documentation/test_practices/encouraged/page_object_models/ Page Object Models] (POMs) ====
-=== [https://wave.tidalcode.dev/ Tidal. Wave] ===
+==== [https://wave.tidalcode.dev/ Tidal. Wave] ====
-== Other ==
+=== Other Automation & Programming ===
-=== C#: Specflow (BDD) ===
+----
-=== SQL & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_Server_Management_Studio SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)] ===
+==== C#, Specflow (BDD) ====
-=== Appium & XCUITest ===
+==== SQL & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_Server_Management_Studio SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)] ====
-=== GraphQL ===
+:* Test Data creation
-=== C++, Arduino, ESP32 ===
+:* Record Verification
+:* profiling stored procedure calls
+:* Testing DB schema update scripts
+==== Appium & XCUITest ====
+==== GraphQL ====
+==== C++, Arduino, ESP32 ====
 == Tools & Technologies ==
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 === Visual Studio ===
 === Github, Bitbucket ===
+:* GitFlow branching strategy
+:* Release trains
 === [https://www.sonarsource.com/products/sonarlint/ Sonarlint] & [https://www.sonarsource.com/products/sonarqube/ Sonarqube] ===
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 === HashiCorp Vault ===
 === [https://www.telerik.com/fiddler Fiddler], [https://www.charlesproxy.com/ Charles Proxy], [https://www.wireshark.org/ Wireshark] ===
-And sometimes [https://portswigger.net/burp/communitydownload Burp Suite CE] and [https://mitmproxy.org/ MITM Proxy] as well
+: And sometimes [https://portswigger.net/burp/communitydownload Burp Suite CE] and [https://mitmproxy.org/ MITM Proxy] as well
 === Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform ===
-[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/devops/all/overview?view=tfs-2018 TFS - Team Foundation Server] ''(now rebranded to Azure DevOps)'', was used for version control (Git repos) and as a continuous integration build server & build agents.
+: [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/devops/all/overview?view=tfs-2018 TFS - Team Foundation Server] ''(now rebranded to Azure DevOps)'', was used for version control (Git repos), continuous integration build server & build agents, and including Microsoft Test Manager ''(now rebranded to Azure Test Plan)''.
 === Kafka & Azure Event Queues ===
 === Bash & [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/ PowerShell] scripting ===
 === [https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira Jira], [https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence Confluence] ===
+: Including [https://smartbear.com/test-management/zephyr-scale/ Zephyr Scale] (was previously TM4J)
 === [https://xmind.app/ XMind] ===
 === [https://www.soapui.org/ SoapUI], [https://smartbear.com/product/ready-api/ ReadyAPI] ===
-== General ==
+== General Skills ==
+=== Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Squad Master) ===
+:* [https://www.scaledagileframework.com '''Scaled Agile Framework''' (SAFe)] - at [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]]
+:* Agile ceremonies - stand-ups, backlog grooming, estimation, planning, demos, and retros.
+:* Development lifecycle - story design, implementation, testing, and integration
 === Banking and Finance Sector ===
 === AML/CFT Sector ===
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 === Platform Engineering ===
 === Staff Mentoring & Induction ===
-=== Agile Squad Master ===
 === Microservices Architecture ===
 === Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager ===
 === Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics ===
 === Electrical & Electronic Engineering ===
+:[[Education|University of Auckland: Masters of Engineering (E&E) 1993]]
+=== Teaching & Tutoring ===