# Joe Verlander (@joeverlander.bsky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/joeverlander.bsky.social
Headline: Ethical and Responsible Technologist

## About

Experienced systems analyst and problem-solver with many years experience in quality management and technology transformation. Passionate about learning, coaching and mentoring.

## Career

- **Lead Quality Specialist at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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

### Technical
- DevOps
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Quality Assurance
- Requirements Engineering
- Software Testing
- Test Automation
### Business
- Agile Methodologies
- Business Analysis
- Business Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Financial Services
- Financial Systems
- Management
- Product Development
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Strategy
- Team Management
### Interpersonal
- Analytical Skills
- Leadership
- Team Leadership
### Security
- Network Administration
### Other
- Accessibility Testing
- Agile Testing
- Azure DevOps
- Business Innovation
- Career Counseling
- Career Development Coaching
- Expatriate Tax
- Global Mobility
- Income Tax
- Information Technology
- Innovation Management
- Internal Audit
- International Tax
- Manual Testing
- Mobile Testing
- Tax
- Tax Advisory
- Tax Returns
- Technical Test Analyst
- Technology Enabled Business Transformation
- Technology Risk
- Test Cases
- Test Management
- Test Planning
- UAT Coordination
- User Acceptance Testing

## Projects

- **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

- 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

- **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

- ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer — qa Ltd (Oct 2023)
  Linked credential: Certified Advanced Test Automation Engineer (CTAL-TAE)

## Awards

- Freedom of the City of London — London Metropolitan Archives (Oct 2022)

## Languages

- English (native)

## Links

- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4423-3424 (verified)
- GitHub: https://github.com/VerlanderJoe
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-verlander-5442ba67