Dave McHugh

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ABOUT DAVE MCHUGH

ISTQB-qualified Test Manager with wide-ranging experience gained through working for local authorities, major retail banks, insurance companies, housing associations, telecommunications companies, police authorities and government agencies. Recent experience includes test management in relation to NEC Housing and Oracle Cloud implementations (Oracle Financials, Oracle HCM and Oracle Payroll). High level of competency in producing test strategies, test plans, test completion reports and defect management processes. Experience in managing, coordinating and performing system integration testing (SIT), system testing (ST) and user acceptance testing (UAT). Ability to work closely and collaboratively with third-party software providers and in-house development teams. Clear and concise communication at all levels.Possessing a positive, pro-active approach with excellent communication and business facing skills. Experience of working on a wide variety of applications from NEC Housing, Oracle Financials, Oracle HCM (Cloud), Oracle E-Business Suite r12, Siebel applications, IBM Mainframe applications, Customer Relationship Management Systems (CRM), Microsoft Dynamics 365, web-based applications as well as data migration (ETL) and data warehouse projects. Able to work closely with business departments, development teams and third-party suppliers to ensure accurate business requirements are understood, ensuring excellent test coverage is achieved. Hard working, conscientious and professional, taking a flexible and pragmatic approach to the definition and management of test phases. Held SC level Security Clearance on several occasions for government related projects.Now seeking next challenging and rewarding opportunity to demonstrate substantial abilities and make an effective contribution.