Guy Mason

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ABOUT GUY MASON

Lead QA Consultant / Test Analyst / Test Professional with a strong technical background and highly motivated.* Around 5 years experience with working remotely* Over 10 years experience within the QA / Testing field* Over 7 years experience working across many of London\'s top Digital Agencies (including WPP, Publicis.Sapient & Aegis/Dentsu companies)* Published author and speaker (at both the Let’s Test and SIGiST Conferences)* Agile / Scrum / V-Model Experience* ISEB / ISQTB certifiedPROFILE:With a love for technology, a quality driven approach, and a passion for testing I consistently seek to deliver value when assisting companies with the delivery of quality products.By taking a flexible approach to the testing required, the solutions delivered are not limited to any of the text book approaches but instead looks to find an optimal approach, borrowing from and applying where relevant practices used within Agile, Waterfall and other methodologies. This context-driven testing strategy is scaled and prioritised appropriately based upon the time scales available, so as to assist with meeting any tight deadlines.This approach is further assisted by identifying patterns where they exist, utilising both a technical and an analytical approach with the issues found. This assists the development team with finding issues of a broader nature within the product under test, so rather than just addressing the various symptoms that appear, it aids with identifying the root cause behind them.QA / TEST ANALYST ROLES:Worked with brands including: Nike, British Airways, Microsoft, McDonalds, BBC, Michelin, Nissan, Toyota, General Motors, Land Rover, Sky, Nestle, British Gas, PizzaExpress, Bacardi, NHS, Vodafone, Warner BrothersNON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES- Developed various software applications/utilities- Built and maintained various websites- Wrote for and assisted with running on-line/print based computer publications- Assisted in organising computer events