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Joe Verlander

Joe Verlander

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@joeverlander.bsky.social

Ethical and Responsible Technologist

Lead Quality Specialist at Bauer Media Group

LondonEnglandUnited Kingdom🇬🇧
Open to:Full-time rolesBoard positionsMentoring othersCollaborationsSpeaking engagementsBeing mentored
Preferred workplace:HybridRemote (same region)Remote (same country)
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Experienced systems analyst and problem-solver with many years experience in quality management and technology transformation. Passionate about learning, coaching and mentoring.

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Career: 5

Lead Quality Specialist

Bauer Media Group

Jan 2024 - Present

Quality transformation of a traditional technology practice within the media advertising landscape, specifically "out-of-home", e.g. geographically distributed screens, back office workflow, CMS, commercial webportals and more.

Quality Manager | Tech Connect

PricewaterhouseCoopers (United Kingdom)

Dec 2021 - Dec 2023

Quality Management, including but not limited to: Manual and Automated testing, Accessibility Testing, API testing, Static Code Analysis, Unit and Integrations Testing, Systems Analysis, BDD/TDD/Modern Test Principles, Mobile Application Testing, Code Coverage Assessment, Test Auditing, Training and Mentorship, Agile Principles etc. Tools include Postman, SauceLabs, JMeter, Cypress, Selenium, Appium, Docker, MySQL, XCode (iOS IDE), Azure Services and many more. Team Management, with a focus on learning and development.

Quality Manager | Technology and Investments

PricewaterhouseCoopers (United Kingdom)

Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

Transitionary team due to internal reorganisation. As well as quality management role, I was responsible for the training, upskilling and mentoring of 11 computer science students, as well as apprentices and other junior members of staff.

Tax Technology Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers (United Kingdom)

Dec 2015 - Jun 2021

I co-founded a team looking to better leverage technology in our tax offerings. During this time we developed several technology products, grew the team from three people to over 50, and I retrained as a test engineer. Due to my previous client facing experience, I was able to bridge the gap between business and product, developing test analysis and business analysis skills. I obtained my formal certifications in software testing and user acceptance testing, and began my test automation/software engineering journey.

Tax Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers (United Kingdom)

Jun 2012 - Dec 2015

A tax professional, working in Global Mobility, US Income Taxes, Immigration and Transfer Pricing disciplines. During this time I worked with a wide range of clients, including high net worth individuals, FTSE100 businesses, the Financial Services sector and Inbound multinationals, as well as UK and overseas tax authorities.

Skills: 50

Technical

DevOpsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeQuality AssuranceRequirements EngineeringSoftware TestingTest Automation

Business

Agile MethodologiesBusiness AnalysisBusiness StrategyDigital MarketingDigital StrategyFinancial ServicesFinancial SystemsManagement
Product DevelopmentProject ManagementRisk ManagementStrategyTeam Management

Interpersonal

Analytical SkillsLeadershipTeam Leadership

Security

Network Administration

Other

Accessibility TestingAgile TestingAzure DevOpsBusiness InnovationCareer CounselingCareer Development CoachingExpatriate TaxGlobal Mobility
Income TaxInformation TechnologyInnovation ManagementInternal AuditInternational TaxManual TestingMobile TestingTaxTax AdvisoryTax ReturnsTechnical Test AnalystTechnology Enabled Business TransformationTechnology RiskTest CasesTest ManagementTest PlanningUAT CoordinationUser Acceptance Testing

Projects: 1

BirthTeam

Aug 2026 - Present

A private project developing a web application designed to match people seeking birth support with professional birth and antenatal workers

Credentials: 5

ICAgile Certified Professional

ICAgile

Oct 2022

Certified Tester Foundation Level

ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board

Dec 2018

Certified Advanced Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE)

ISTQB® - International Software Testing Qualifications Board

Oct 2023

Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP)

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Mar 2023

Certified Mobile Tester (CTAL-MT)

ISTQB® - International Software Testing Qualifications Board

Oct 2022

Education: 2

UCL

MSc, Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy

Sep 2025 - Jun 2027

Public Policy, Science Communication, Diplomacy, Risk Assessment, Governance, Policymaking and more, as it relates to the world of Science, Technology and Engineering

University of Oxford

AdvDip, IT Systems Analysis and Design

Sep 2023 - Jul 2024

FHEQ Lvl 6

Courses: 1

  • ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer

    qa Ltd

    Linked credential: Certified Advanced Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE)

    Oct 2023

Awards: 1

  • Freedom of the City of London

    London Metropolitan Archives

    Oct 2022

Languages: 1

  • English(Native or bilingual)

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