Certificate of Completion

Professional References

• Christoph Buchetmann, Mitel GmbH (Programme Manager): Les has always been great to work with and is both approachable and prepared to go the extra mile. In Mitel, he has been a dedicated QA team member introducing initiatives and process changes to make the testing approach more effective. He is highly flexible and prepared to pick up new skills when required and has continued to develop with the team. I would not hesitate to recommend him to any team seeking a good, technical and highly personable QA analyst.

• Gayle Cooper, EON Nottingham (Project Manager): As a project manager, I have had the good luck to secure Leslie on a number of my projects. Leslie applies his significant grasp of testing methodology and experience to great effect, planning, automating and executing and also predicting and navigating issues then producing solution options before being prompted to do so. Leslie is equally comfortable acting within test lead or senior test engineer roles and is a fun, pragmatic and convivial team player (and most importantly a trusted colleague and a safe pair of hands). He is one of the best test professionals I have had to the fortune to work with and I truly hope that I have the opportunity to work with him again. I cannot recommend Leslie highly enough and I wish him the very best in his future contracts.

• Ciaran Toland, EON Nottingham: I worked alongside Leslie (Les) and later acted as line manager during his time at E.ON IT UK. Les always proved to be an excellent QA specialist and his depth of knowledge was comprehensive and ever expanding to meet the needs of the projects and technologies in use for project/product delivery. When acting as the Test Lead on assigned projects Les was always stepping up to plate and ensuring delivery to the required quality scale, whilst at the same time meeting project timelines, and providing the required testing metrics via daily and weekly reporting.

• Ben Langley, ESP Systex (Project Manager): During the past few months I have worked closely with Les on a number of key client projects in the transport industry. Les has introduced a number of initiatives and solutions that have strengthened the QA department and ultimately the project delivery process at The ESP Group. Les prides himself on his professionalism, attention to detail, all round IT knowledge and skills. I am more than happy to recommend Les to any prospective employer as an IT professional and asset to any project team. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Les and I would not hesitate to work with Les again at any time in the future.

• David Taylor, ESP Systex (Development Manager): Les has worked for me as lead tester in a contract role for 8 months. Whilst I was Group Development Manager, during that time he set up a new test department, test process and helped recruit a test team. Les is a consummate professional, knowledgeable, well organised, structured, straight forward and very committed often going above and beyond his remit. Additionally, he has great interpersonal skills. I would not hesitate to work with Les again at any time in the future.

• Jacqui Matthews, Birmingham City Council IT Services: I would recommend Les to any prospective employer he has a great testing background and can be relied upon in a crisis, a great asset to the team. He worked with me on a large payment system for Service Birmingham and his technical expertise was vital to the success of the project.

• Catherine Smith, Birmingham City Council IT Services: Leslie has been an asset to my core test team for several months, and I would have no hesitation in recommending him for any senior testing role. He is a strong communicator with all project stakeholders and has been a positive team member. He has consistently delivered against project timescales to a high standard.

• Tomasz Zieba, Sony TVTV: I've worked with Leslie during his assignment in Munich when we worked together for tvtvServices. What surprised me was the quality of his work, focus on details and his commitment to performed work. He is autonomous, can troubleshoot problems and at the same time he has a very good sense of team spirit. He maintains true professionalism, being a very sociable person, in the same time. I would be delighted to work with Leslie again.

• Sofia Friman, Tele 2: Working with Les I found him as a person with great background and deep experience of test and testing. It was a pleasure to work together with Les. Loyal, creative, self motivated and independent person that cannot be overestimated. Thanks to interpersonal skills he has great relations with both company employees and consultants. I strongly endorse Les and would love to work with him again.

• Vincent Gautier, EACI - European Commission: At EACI project, Les was able to deal with quality in software development in both pragmatic and structured ways, which was very helpful in our growing team. He brought a very positive attitude to the team, while playing the difficult role of showing where the gaps are. He has solid experience and maturity in the overall IT development process which he used to support our team in many aspects.

• Stewart Smith, Berkley Square IT: Les worked through our consultancy in his contract at Sony TVTV, from our perspective he was a pleasure to deal with and all the feedback we received from our client was glowing. I'd have no hesitation in recommending Les to any prospective client.

• Tony Simms, Roke Manor Research (Siemens Traffic Controls): Les worked as part of the test team supplying software to my company. He proved to be both diligent and technically proficient. I would recommend him as a tester anytime.

• Ove Nordgard, Telefonica GmbH: I can highly recommend Les in any technical/organizational/analysis position. Les was always detailed oriented without losing the overview, a good organizer, and was pleasant to work with.

• Andrew Talaga, Hutchison Telecommunications (Tele 2 UK): I worked with Les at 3 on a project in the customer 'self care' area (both web and mobile platforms). He proved to be very capable not only at test planning and execution but also stakeholder communication and problem resolution with the systems integrator. I'd be more than happy to work with Les again in the future.

• Todor Todorov, UPS NL: Les is a very social person and always ready to help colleagues. Les is very skilled and experienced software tester. He is very capable and responsible person and he can easily fit in any organization. Les is someone who would take the lead and assume full responsibility. I had a great time working with Les.

• John Wallace, Siemens Traffic Controls: I worked with Les for over two years and found him to be a highly skilled and knowledgeable software tester. Les is particularly adept at using a wide variety of software tools and technologies. His knowledge of the theory and practice of testing is impressive, and he always makes valuable contributions to the testing team.