Gary Kemp

Angestellt, Expert QA Executive, Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH
Lügde, Germany

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

Agile Methods
Technical Support
Scrum
System Administration
TCP/IP
Linux
HTML
Proxy
Content Management
Reporting
CRM software
Windows
Mac OS X
Jira
Bugzilla
Quality Improvement / QA
Softwaretest
Test Automation
Cucumber (Software)
Agile Development
TypeScript
Software Quality Assurance
Automation
Playwright
Shift-Left Testing
Test Driven Development (TDD)
BDD
Functional Testing
Integration Testing
HTTP
Atlassian Jira
English Language
IT Troubleshooting
Communication
Collaboration
Critical thinking

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Gary Kemp

  • Current 2 years and 7 months, since Nov 2023

    Expert QA Executive

    Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH

    * Responsible for integration, functional and regression testing (manual & automated) of central business systems * Utilized Cucumber (TypeScript) with Playwright for integration test migration & expansion * Operated in a small team to design and implement new testen vironment using Cucumber (Java) & REST Assured; producing PoC using migrated test setup * Evaluated use of AI tools to streamline test writing * Used Postman for boilerplate tests and automate processes

  • 3 years and 2 months, Sep 2020 - Oct 2023

    Software Quality Engineer

    Skyhigh Security

    * Planned, documented & executed functional, non-functional, unit, regression & UA tests on cloud-based software (UI/API) in an Agile-like environment * Automated new & existing tests using Protractor/WebdriverIO on Selenium, wrote tests/modules in Typescript/JS * Utilized test environments built on proprietary automation with Docker and Jenkins * Managed test plans, consulted with on ad-hoc/bugfix testing in an Agile/Scrum-like environment

  • 4 years and 3 months, Jul 2016 - Sep 2020

    Technical Support Engineer

    McAfee Germany GmbH

    Providing technical support, product information and configuration advice to SMB, corporate, enterprise, and government customers using Web Gateway/Web Gateway Cloud Service, McAfee Client Proxy, Content Security Reporter and Web Reporter.

  • 4 months, Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

    Customer Relations Advisor

    PANDORA A/S

    - First point of contact for Pandora UK stores, franchisees, and end consumers of premium jewellery - Support and advice on product issues, warranty claims, order fulfilment, and complaint handling - Acceptance, processing, and management of high-value stock orders, as well as some user management

  • 1 year and 1 month, Nov 2014 - Nov 2015

    Service Center Agent

    arvato CRM Solutions | Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

    - Providing professional telephone and email-based support to international businesses in the IT sector - Management of business accounts, licensing, and pre-sales enquiries - Database maintenance and troubleshooting

  • 1 year and 1 month, Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

    Customer Support - Third Line

    Moonfruit

    - Technical support for website building software, including installation and troubleshooting - Providing technical assistance to the rest of the Support team - Identifying and communicating areas of improvement for the software and Support team - Managing communication with customers via social media

  • 1 year and 1 month, Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

    Junior Software Tester

    Moonfruit

    -Supporting the senior testers in the identification, design, and implementation of test cases for new software functionality - Logging and administration of bugs and defects within an Agile development environment

  • 3 years and 1 month, Jun 2009 - Jun 2012

    Customer Support

    Moonfruit

    - Technical support for website building software, including installation and troubleshooting - Managing communication with customers via social media

  • 9 months, Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

    Virtual Server Support

    THUS plc

    - Providing telephone and email support for virtual server customers, including management of DNS and domain names - Installing and maintaining common software packages - Finding and correcting script errors, and general support for server usage

  • 3 years and 4 months, Jul 2005 - Oct 2008

    Fault Management Co-Ordinator

    THUS plc

    - Working as a central co-ordinator to ensure the rapid resolution of network faults - Managing communication to customers and other parts of the business - Creating reports and statistical analysis of faults that caused significant impact to the business - Managing creation and delivery of applications for new and existing employees

  • 2 years and 8 months, Dec 2002 - Jul 2005

    Customer Support Agent

    Demon Internet

    - Support for dial-up, DSL and web hosting clients, as well as other business users - As Second Line, providing support to junior staff - Providing Fault Management cover, and assisting in the development of employees

Ausbildung von Gary Kemp

  • 1 year and 10 months, Sep 2000 - Jun 2002

    Media Studies

    South East Essex College

    Media Production - AS Level ICT

Sprachen

  • English

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • German

    B1-B2 (Gute Kenntnisse)

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