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== [[Skills]] ==
== [[Skills]] ==
=== [[Skills#Testing|Testing]] ===
=== [[Skills#Testing|Testing Skills]] ===
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* Testing Web Apps  
* Testing Web Apps  
* Testing Firmware/Embedded systems
* Testing Firmware/Embedded systems
* Testability Concepts
* Data Privacy
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* Observability Concepts
* Testability & Observability Concepts
* Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)
* Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)
* Visual Modelling
* Visual Modelling
* Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)
* Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)
* Accessibility Testing
* Accessibility Testing
* Data Privacy
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=== Programming and Automation ===
=== [[Skills#Automation & Programming|Programming and Automation Skills]] ===
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=== Tools ===
=== Tools & Technologies Experience ===
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=== General ===
=== Domain Experience ===
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* Staff Mentoring & Induction
* Staff Mentoring & Induction
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* Agile Squad Master
* Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Squad Master)
* Microservices Architecture
* Microservices Architecture
* Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager
* Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager
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== Work Experience ==  
== Work Experience ==  
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| [[Skills|skills]]
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=== [[Upskilling & Community Roles 2024]] (May-2024 - Current) ===
=== [[Upskilling & Community Roles 2024]] (May-2024 - Current) ===
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| [[Skills#Playwright|Playwright]], Splunk, Docker, Node.js, Cloudlets, Wikimedia, <br/>Meetup Organising, IoT & ESP32 embedded programing
| [[Skills#Playwright|Playwright]],  
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: Upskilling whilst looking for work, breathing life back into the Ministry of Testing - Auckland meetup group, and managing the community's access to the Laingholm Village Hall
: Whilst looking for work and updating my online CV Wiki, I’m also leading the efforts to bring back a regular schedule of events for the [https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Auckland Ministry of Testing in Auckland]. I’m pursuing personal projects with Playwright, Splunk, Docker, Node.js to setup an online publicly accessible testing hub, initially for testing my CV Wiki through [https://cloudlets.com.au Cloudlets]. I’m also dabbling in some IoT with some embedded programming of an ESP32 to send data to Splunk, such as measuring temperature and humidity around my home.


=== [[Water Services Reform, DIA - Senior Test Automation Engineer]] (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024) ===
=== [[Water Services Reform, DIA - Senior Test Automation Engineer]] (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| [[Skills#Java|Java]], [[Skills#Maven|Maven]], [[Skills#Selenium|Selenium]], [[Skills#Page Object Models|POM's]], [[Skills#Tidal. Wave|Tidal. Wave]], [[Skills#IntelliJ|IntelliJ]], <br/>[[Skills#Web App Testing|Web App Testing]], [[Skills#Azure DevOps (TFS)|Azure DevOps]]
| [[Skills#Java|Java]], [[Skills#Maven|Maven]], [[Skills#Selenium|Selenium]], [[Skills#Page Object Models|POM's]], [[Skills#Tidal. Wave|Tidal. Wave]], [[Skills#IntelliJ|IntelliJ]], <br/>[[Skills#Web App Testing|Web App Testing]], [[Skills#Azure DevOps (TFS)|Azure DevOps]]
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=== [[Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer]] (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023) ===
=== [[Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer]] (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| [[Skills#Banking and Finance Sector|Banking]], [[Skills#API Testing|API's]], [[Skills#Native Mobile App Testing|Mobile]], [[Skills#Web App Testing|Web]], [[Skills#Observability Concepts|Observability]], [[Skills#Accessibility Testing|Accessibility]], [[Skills#Microservices Architecture|Microservices]], [[Skills#Java|Java]], <br />[[Skills#Cucumber (BDD)|Cucumber]], [[Skills#TestNG|TestNG]], [[Skills#REST-assured|REST-assured]], [[Skills#Selenium|Selenium]], [[Skills#Page Object Models|POM's]], [[Skills#JavaScript|JavaScript]], [[Skills#React|React]], <br />[[Skills#Jest|Jest]], [[Skills#Linux|Linux]], [[Skills#Docker|Docker]], [[Skills#Kafka & Azure Event Queues|Event Queues]], [[Skills#Appium & XCUITest|Appium, XCUITest]], [[Skills#Fiddler, Charles Proxy, Wireshark|Charles Proxy]], <br />[[Skills#Jira, Confluence|Jira, Confluence, Zephyr]], [[Skills#Splunk|Splunk]], [[Skills#Platform Engineering|Platform Engineering]], [[Skills#Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform|Jenkins, Azure Devops]]
| [[Skills#Banking and Finance Sector|Banking]], [[Skills#API Testing|API's]], [[Skills#Native Mobile App Testing|Mobile]], [[Skills#Web App Testing|Web]], [[Skills#Observability Concepts|Observability]], [[Skills#Accessibility Testing|Accessibility]], [[Skills#Microservices Architecture|Microservices]], [[Skills#Java|Java]], <br />[[Skills#Cucumber (BDD)|Cucumber]], [[Skills#TestNG|TestNG]], [[Skills#REST-assured|REST-assured]], [[Skills#Selenium|Selenium]], [[Skills#Page Object Models|POM's]], [[Skills#JavaScript|JavaScript]], [[Skills#React|React]], <br />[[Skills#Jest|Jest]], [[Skills#Linux|Linux]], [[Skills#Docker|Docker]], [[Skills#Kafka & Azure Event Queues|Event Queues]], [[Skills#Appium & XCUITest|Appium, XCUITest]], [[Skills#Fiddler, Charles Proxy, Wireshark|Charles Proxy]], <br />[[Skills#Jira, Confluence|Jira, Confluence, Zephyr]], [[Skills#Splunk|Splunk]], [[Skills#Platform Engineering|Platform Engineering]], [[Skills#Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform|Jenkins, Azure Devops]]
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=== [[FirstAML - Test Analyst]] (Oct-2020 - Mar-2021) ===
=== [[FirstAML - Test Analyst]] (Oct-2020 - Mar-2021) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: 0px"
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| [[Skills#Postman, Newman|Postman]], [[Skills#AML/CFT Sector|AML/CFT]], [[Skills#Accessibility Testing|Accessibility]], [[Skills#Data Privacy|Data Privacy]], [[Skills#GraphQL|GraphQL]], AWS
| [[Skills#Postman, Newman|Postman]], [[Skills#AML/CFT Sector|AML/CFT]], [[Skills#Accessibility Testing|Accessibility]], [[Skills#Data Privacy|Data Privacy]], [[Skills#GraphQL|GraphQL]], AWS
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=== [[Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
=== [[Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
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| [[Skills#Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics|Weather Radar Systems]], [[Skills#Electrical & Electronic Engineering|Electronics]], <br />[[Skills#Firmware & Embedded System Testing|Embedded Testing]], [[Skills#C++, Arduino, ESP32|Arduino]]
| [[Skills#Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics|Weather Radar Systems]], [[Skills#Electrical & Electronic Engineering|Electronics]], <br />[[Skills#Firmware & Embedded System Testing|Embedded Testing]], [[Skills#C++, Arduino, ESP32|Arduino]]
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=== [[Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
=== [[Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| [[Skills#Postman, Newman|Postman, Newman]], [[Skills#Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform|Google Cloud Platform]], <br />[[Skills#JavaScript|JavaScript]], [[Skills#Node.js|Node.js]], [[Skills#Express.js|Express.js]]
| [[Skills#Postman, Newman|Postman, Newman]], [[Skills#Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform|Google Cloud Platform]], <br />[[Skills#JavaScript|JavaScript]], [[Skills#Node.js|Node.js]], [[Skills#Express.js|Express.js]]
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=== [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]] (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020) ===
=== [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]] (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| [[Skills#Banking and Finance Sector|Banking]], [[Skills#Programming & Automation|Automation]], [[Skills#API Testing|API Testing]], [[Skills#Native Mobile App Testing|Mobile Testing]], [[Skills#Accessibility Testing|Accessibility]], [[Skills#Observability Concepts|Observability]], <br />[[Skills#Postman, Newman|Postman]], [[Skills#Splunk|Splunk]], [[Skills#JavaScript|JavaScript]], [[Skills#Node.js|Node.js]], [[Skills#Express.js|Express.js]], [[Skills#C#, Specflow (BDD)|C#, Specflow (BDD)]], <br />[[Skills#SQL & SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)|SQL & SSMS]], [[Skills#Fiddler, Charles Proxy, Wireshark|Fiddler]], [[Skills#Jira, Confluence|Jira, Confluence]], [[Skills#Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform|Microsoft Test Manager]], [[Skills#Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform|TFS]], [[Skills#Bash & PowerShell scripting|PowerShell]]
| [[Skills#Banking and Finance Sector|Banking]], [[Skills#Programming & Automation|Automation]], [[Skills#API Testing|API Testing]], [[Skills#Native Mobile App Testing|Mobile Testing]], [[Skills#Accessibility Testing|Accessibility]], <br />[[Skills#Observability Concepts|Observability]], [[Skills#Postman, Newman|Postman]], [[Skills#Splunk|Splunk]], [[Skills#JavaScript|JavaScript]], [[Skills#Node.js|Node.js]], [[Skills#Express.js|Express.js]], <br />[[Skills#C#, Specflow (BDD)|C#, Specflow (BDD)]], [[Skills#SQL & SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)|SQL & SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)]], <br />[[Skills#Fiddler, Charles Proxy, Wireshark|Fiddler]], [[Skills#Jira, Confluence|Jira, Confluence]], [[Skills#Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform|Microsoft Test Manager]], [[Skills#Jenkins, Azure Devops (TFS), Google Cloud Platform|TFS]], [[Skills#Bash & PowerShell scripting|PowerShell]]
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=== [[Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst]] (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016) ===
=== [[Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst]] (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
| [[Skills#Context Driven Testing|Context Driven Testing]], [[Skills#Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)|Exploratory Testing]], [[Skills#Agile Squad Master|Agile]], [[Skills#Testability Concepts|Testability]], [[Skills#Accessibility Testing|Accessibility]], <br />[[Skills#Observability Concepts|Observability]], [[Skills#Jira, Confluence|Jira, Confluence]], DB, [[Skills#Web App Testing|Web App]], [[Skills#Native Mobile App Testing|Mobile]], [[Skills#API Testing|API Testing]], [[Skills#Bash & PowerShell scripting|PowerShell]], <br />[[Skills#Splunk|Splunk]], [[Skills#SoapUI, ReadyAPI|ReadyAPI]], [[Skills#Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)|A/B Testing]], [[Skills#XMind|XMind]], [[Skills#Staff Mentoring & Induction|Onboarding]], [[Skills#SQL & SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)|SQL & SSMS]]
|}
: Context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic [https://www.trademe.co.nz/ Trade Me] website, focussing on the [https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors Motors] page & features. My responsibilities included testing DBs, UIs, APIs, and mobile apps, leading deployments, conducting test planning and peer reviews, utilising BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, Splunk, ReadyAPI, XMind, Jira, and Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds.
: Context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic [https://www.trademe.co.nz/ Trade Me] website, focussing on the [https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors Motors] page & features. My responsibilities included testing DBs, UIs, APIs, and mobile apps, leading deployments, conducting test planning and peer reviews, utilising BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, Splunk, ReadyAPI, XMind, Jira, and Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds.


=== [[Pre-2014 Roles]] ===
=== [[Pre-2014 Roles]] ===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; margin-top: -10px"
| [[Skills#Risk Based Testing|Risk Based Testing]], VB, [[Skills#Firmware & Embedded System Testing|Embedded Dev & Test]], [[Skills#Manufacturing Resource Planning|MRP II]], [[Skills#Electrical & Electronic Engineering|Electronics]], Logistics, Networking, [[Skills#Teaching & Tutoring|Training & Tutoring]], <br />[[Skills#C++, Arduino, ESP32|C++]], Customer & Tech Support, Production Planning, Documentation, Specifications, Sales Forecasting
|}
: [[Pre-2014 Roles#LeasePlan NZ - Software Tester (Apr-2013 - Dec-2014)|Software Tester]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Logistics Manager (Aug-2005 - Aug-2009)|Logistics Manager]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Primary Caregiver (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005)|Caregiver]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Bioengineering Institute - Software Engineer (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)|Software Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Development & Support Engineer (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)|Development & Support Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Carter Holt Harvey(Tissue Group) - Production Scheduler (1994 - 1996)|Production Scheduler]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#University of Auckland - Lab Coordinator & Physics Tutor (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005 part time)|Physics Tutor]]
: [[Pre-2014 Roles#LeasePlan NZ - Software Tester (Apr-2013 - Dec-2014)|Software Tester]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Logistics Manager (Aug-2005 - Aug-2009)|Logistics Manager]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Primary Caregiver (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005)|Caregiver]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Bioengineering Institute - Software Engineer (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)|Software Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Development & Support Engineer (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)|Development & Support Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Carter Holt Harvey(Tissue Group) - Production Scheduler (1994 - 1996)|Production Scheduler]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#University of Auckland - Lab Coordinator & Physics Tutor (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005 part time)|Physics Tutor]]


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=== Test Community Events ===
=== Test Community Events ===
* Registered to go to the [https://nztestingconf.nz/ NZTestingConf 2024] in Wellington to listen to
* Attended [https://nztestingconf.nz/ NZTestingConf 2024] in Wellington. Presentations:
** Shay Naiki, QA Manager @ Alphero: Creating a collaborative culture in the testing world: lessons from life in a digital agency
** Shay Naiki, QA Manager @ Alphero: Creating a collaborative culture in the testing world: lessons from life in a digital agency
** Nevetha Mani, Product Human @ Hectre: Off the beaten path: rethinking quality in the startup world
** Nevetha Mani, Product Human @ Hectre: Off the beaten path: rethinking quality in the startup world
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** Toby Martin, QA Practice Lead @ Pushpay: Stop automating, start investigating: a guide to slowing down to speed up  
** Toby Martin, QA Practice Lead @ Pushpay: Stop automating, start investigating: a guide to slowing down to speed up  
** Ryan Bevens, QA Community Manager @ Potentia: Diary of a reluctant recruiter: your value as a tester
** Ryan Bevens, QA Community Manager @ Potentia: Diary of a reluctant recruiter: your value as a tester
:''== Watch this space for conference notes ==''


===Interesting Reads===
===Interesting Reads===

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Name Vincent Dirks
e-mail vincent@dirksonline.net
Mob 021-0269-6216
LinkedIn nz.linkedin.com
Location Parau, West Auckland
Download Curriculum Vitae (2 pages)
Curriculum Vitae (Long Form)

Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer

As a versatile Software Quality Engineer, I aim to understand the nuances of the product, team dynamics, technological landscapes, and organisational structures so that I can adapt and contribute effectively. I specialise in adapting to diverse contexts, and look beyond traditional testing methodologies to consider the design of the whole quality ecosystem necessary for delivering quality software solutions efficiently.

Skills

Testing Skills

  • Context Driven Testing
  • API Testing
  • Testing Native Mobile Apps
  • Testing Web Apps
  • Testing Firmware/Embedded systems
  • Data Privacy
  • Testability & Observability Concepts
  • Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)
  • Visual Modelling
  • Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)
  • Accessibility Testing

Programming and Automation Skills

JavaScript Java Other
  • Node.js, npm
  • Express.js
  • React
  • Jest
  • Cypress.io
  • Webdriver.io
  • C#, Specflow (BDD)
  • SQL & SSMS
  • Appium
  • XCUITest
  • GraphQL
  • C++: Arduino, ESP32

Tools & Technologies Experience

  • Splunk
  • Postman, Newman
  • VS Code, IntelliJ, Visual Studio
  • Github, Bitbucket
  • Docker, Linux

Domain Experience

  • Banking and Finance Sector
  • AML/CFT Sector
  • Online Auction Platforms
  • Vehicle Leasing systems
  • Platform Engineering
  • Staff Mentoring & Induction
  • Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Squad Master)
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager
  • Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Work Experience

skills

Upskilling & Community Roles 2024 (May-2024 - Current)

Playwright, Splunk, Docker, Node.js, Cloudlets, Wikimedia,
Meetup Organising, IoT & ESP32 embedded programing
Whilst looking for work and updating my online CV Wiki, I’m also leading the efforts to bring back a regular schedule of events for the Ministry of Testing in Auckland. I’m pursuing personal projects with Playwright, Splunk, Docker, Node.js to setup an online publicly accessible testing hub, initially for testing my CV Wiki through Cloudlets. I’m also dabbling in some IoT with some embedded programming of an ESP32 to send data to Splunk, such as measuring temperature and humidity around my home.

Water Services Reform, DIA - Senior Test Automation Engineer (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024)

Java, Maven, Selenium, POM's, Tidal. Wave, IntelliJ,
Web App Testing, Azure DevOps
Contracting through TTC Global. Test Automation team, Three Waters Project, developing a UI Automation suite in Java using the Tidal. wave Selenium automation library

Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023)

Banking, API's, Mobile, Web, Observability, Accessibility, Microservices, Java,
Cucumber, TestNG, REST-assured, Selenium, POM's, JavaScript, React,
Jest, Linux, Docker, Event Queues, Appium, XCUITest, Charles Proxy,
Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, Splunk, Platform Engineering, Jenkins, Azure Devops
Served as a roving Automation Quality Engineer, addressing testing and automation needs across multiple teams. Conducted testing and automation for mobile apps (Appium & XCUITest), a D365 web UI (Java, Selenium, POM's), and various APIs (Java, REST Assured). Also contributed as a platform engineer supporting Splunk, and developed a React web app for visualising test environments (Node.js, React, mermaid.js).

FirstAML - Test Analyst (Oct-2020 - Mar-2021)

Postman, AML/CFT, Accessibility, Data Privacy, GraphQL, AWS
Served as a quality coach for a startup company developing a ReactJS Web App for the AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism) sector.

Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020)

Weather Radar Systems, Electronics,
Embedded Testing, Arduino
Contracting 4 days/week. Retrofitting legacy weather radars with embedded Arduino micro controllers. Designing new electronics, PCB's, maintaining power waveguide systems, and performing signal analysis.

Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020)

Postman, Newman, Google Cloud Platform,
JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js
Contracting 1 day/week. Developed a small solution to run a Postman collection in Google Cloud Platform and a simple Web UI (Node.js, Express.js) to trigger test runs and display HTML test reports.

Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020)

Banking, Automation, API Testing, Mobile Testing, Accessibility, Observability,
Postman, Splunk, JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, C#, Specflow (BDD),
SQL & SSMS, Fiddler, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Test Manager, TFS, PowerShell
Native Mobile App functional and accessibility testing. API testing and automation, using Postman/Newman, Specflow with C#, JavaScript (Postman, Node.js, Express.js), Splunk for dashboards, TFS & Powershell for System deployment automation. Created the Postman Testrunner Framework (PTF) for automated API integration checks and environment health monitoring.

Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016)

Context Driven Testing, Exploratory Testing, Agile, Testability, Accessibility,
Observability, Jira, Confluence, DB, Web App, Mobile, API Testing, PowerShell,
Splunk, ReadyAPI, A/B Testing, XMind, Onboarding, SQL & SSMS
Context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic Trade Me website, focussing on the Motors page & features. My responsibilities included testing DBs, UIs, APIs, and mobile apps, leading deployments, conducting test planning and peer reviews, utilising BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, Splunk, ReadyAPI, XMind, Jira, and Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds.

Pre-2014 Roles

Risk Based Testing, VB, Embedded Dev & Test, MRP II, Electronics, Logistics, Networking, Training & Tutoring,
C++, Customer & Tech Support, Production Planning, Documentation, Specifications, Sales Forecasting
Software Tester, Logistics Manager, Caregiver, Software Engineer, Development & Support Engineer, Production Scheduler, Physics Tutor

Related wiki pages

References

TTC, Westpac , Fiserv , Trade Me Motors

GitHub Profile

My GitHub Projects

Volunteering

Laingholm & Districts Citizens Association, Ministry of Testing, Eastern Suburbs AFC, Glendowie Boating Club, MOTAT, Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School

Professional Development

Conferences, workshops, meetups etc.

Education

University of Auckland: ME(Elec) 1993

Presentations, Posts, and blogs

What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024

Learning

I'm going to try use this to test some of my CV Wiki site.
See my notes as well as GitHub repo #1, and repo #2

My Personal Observability Project

I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my Observability Project

Test Community Events

  • Attended NZTestingConf 2024 in Wellington. Presentations:
    • Shay Naiki, QA Manager @ Alphero: Creating a collaborative culture in the testing world: lessons from life in a digital agency
    • Nevetha Mani, Product Human @ Hectre: Off the beaten path: rethinking quality in the startup world
    • Emma Procter & Jonathan Shirley, @ PikPok: Finding the fun: researching and playtesting games at PikPok
    • Patricio Miner, Content Creator @ Free Range Testers: ETL: the testing niche you've never thought of
    • Toby Martin, QA Practice Lead @ Pushpay: Stop automating, start investigating: a guide to slowing down to speed up
    • Ryan Bevens, QA Community Manager @ Potentia: Diary of a reluctant recruiter: your value as a tester

Interesting Reads

Quote: "dynamically evaluating context and selecting, designing, or adjusting our actions to solve the problems that we encounter."
Interesting alternative to the "Test Automation Pyramid".
Quote: There are testing problems to consider at every level, "Quality above requires quality below".

Archive

Old pre-2024 entries
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