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Name Paul Gordon Residence 6 Londesborough Road
Phone 07913 896886 Southsea, Portsmouth
E-Mail pgordon@questec.co.uk PO4 0EX
Nationality UK Security Cleared to SC level
CAREER SUMMARY
I am an achievement oriented professional with Software Test Team Management
experience within the Space, Telecommunications and IT sectors. The foundation of my
career is a sound understanding of software testing principles, information technology,
telecommunication networks and a broad knowledge of business processes.
I have a proven ability to successfully develop strong working relationships with clients,
this enables me to gain a real understanding of technical and functional requirements
assisting me to accurately scope the testing effort required to satisfy the customer’s
needs.
Employment History
Organisation: DHL
Period: May 2004 – Mar 2005
Position: Product Release- QA Specialist
I was responsible for ensuring the rollout of Enhancements, Bug Fixes and new Programs
into the “Live Environment” had been subjected to the appropriate levels of quality
control and technical testing.
My role primarily focussed on managing work streams of consolidated periodical changes
to the IT infrastructure. I was responsible for ensuring that the appropriate resources had
been assigned, I would review and approve the Implementation Plan, Back Out Plan and
Release Notes and when satisfied garnish with them Head of Department approval
signatures, these quality assurance measures ensured all changes were “Released to
Production” in a controlled and manageable environment. I was also responsible for the
establishment of detailed processes which have been adopted by the Business globally.
Organisation: ITNET
Period: Jan 2004 – Apr 2004
Position: Infrastructure Manager
My key responsibilities were to devise, record, plan and monitor all the Integration Test
activities required to achieve client confidence in the supplied services.
I utilized Prince 2, RUP and Best Practice Management tools to Plan and Disseminate
Project Information in a timely and targeted approach, ensuring stakeholder buy in and
transparent project reporting.
Organisation: Railtech Solutions
Period: Mar 2003 – Jan 2004
Position: Software Test Team Manager
Client: Network Rail, Highways Authority, And Bulgarian
Rail.
As Software Test Team Manager I was brought in to create a software testing team from
scratch. Responsible for devising test cases, test scripts and test matrixes for C++, PHP,
ASP, ASP.net, CGI, Java and SQL components of the development. I was responsible for
interviewing and hiring applicants, I ensured junior team members of the team were able
to manually convert specifications and requirements into demonstrate-able Test Scripts. I
used RUP and Prince 2 Methodologies daily during the development and testing cycles. I
provided the key inputs to the design of the companies bug log, ensuring issues found
during testing were immediately flagged to the development team, once fixes had been
provided I created work packages for the testers and was responsible for ensuring the
bug log was updated, providing closure statements on all expedited issues.
Education, City and Guilds – Electronic Servicing, HMS Collingwood, Fareham, Hants.
Main Subject Areas: Radar, Sonar, Communications, Satellite
Communications.