Curriculum Vitae

Summary

Evert-Jan is an experienced test manager with over 25 years of expertise in the field. Throughout his professional career, he has held various roles, including test manager, and has been responsible for leading a test department. Evert-Jan has managed complex international, multi-site test projects and is adept at communicating effectively across all levels of an organization. His experience spans both the private and public sectors.

To be the best possible test manager, Evert-Jan prefers to engage in some hands-on work within his projects (when time permits), ensuring he stays in tune with his team and any testing challenges they may face. He skillfully manages project stakeholders and, with his positive attitude, serves as an inspiring and supportive team leader. Evert-Jan is energetic, responsible, and approaches tasks with a proactive mindset, working in a goal-oriented manner to achieve established success criteria.

He is flexible and structures work processes at an appropriate level. With experience gained at one of Europe’s largest consultancy firms specializing in testing, Evert-Jan possesses an excellent background in test methodologies. He consistently meets or exceeds expectations on all his projects, bringing significant value to every project he undertakes.

Experience since: 1995 

Main competence areas 

·      Test 

§  Test Management 

§  Defect Management

§  End-to-End Test

§  User Acceptance Test

§  System Test

Industry knowledge

·      Public sector 

§  Ministries and departments

·      Health- and welfare  

§  Hospitals

·      Telecommunications 

·      International organizations

·      Business services 

§  Software vendors and consultants 

·      Finance

§  Payments

§  Bank

§  Pensions

·      IT

§  Consultancy

Career and projects  

Danske Bank 

Apr 2024 – Jun 2024 – Test manager

Test manager on a User Acceptance Test (UAT) test in the Assets Management area. Focus of this short assignment was to drive the test execution phase towards go-live date. Tasks included helping the test team maintain focus on the quality and deadline, structuring the test organisation and -setup, managing external supplier and other stakeholders, defect management, and performing daily test management activities. The test was completed on time, successfully meeting the go-live deadline.  

Nets / Nexi 

Jan 2020 – Dec 2023 – Test manager

Test Manager leading End-to-End testing for a complex payment processing project.
The project aims to build a new payment processing platform to modernize and replace the legacy payment systems with a future-proofed solution based on cloud Microservice architecture using Java and state-of- the-art database and integration tools. The platform encompasses Clearing & Settlement as well as real- time payment authorizations. The project adheres to SAFe & Agile principles. 

As a test manager, I was responsible for End-to-End testing in multiple areas. In my role as an E2E test manager, my responsibility was to test the deliveries from 5-10 development teams in a comprehensive End-to-End test. 

My major responsibilities included:
– Developing and executing test strategies and test plans.
– Managing the test team, with testers physically located across 5 countries.
– Implementing test automation.
– Playing a key role in integration and delivering an integrated solution to the market. 

– Collaborating with both the IT and business sides.
– Providing close support throughout all test phases and production deliveries.
– Ad hoc Test execution. 

As test manager I had responsibility for two main areas:

·      Issuing & Acquiring Clearing & Settlement to phase out a legacy platform. Despite introducing an entirely new platform with numerous new technologies, only minor incidents occurred, without impacting the customers. 

·      Acquiring Authorisation, a “near real time” payment processing platform. 

My major responsibilities included:

·      Developing and executing test strategies and test plans.

·      Managing the test team, with testers physically located across 5 countries.

·      Implementing test automation.

·      Playing a key role in integration and delivering an integrated solution to the market. 

·      Collaborating with both the IT and business sides.

·      Providing close support throughout all test phases and production deliveries.

·      Ad hoc Test execution.

e-Boks 

Oct 2018 – Nov 2019 – Test manager

Test manager for a migration project from Mainframe to .NET. 

·      Major responsibilities:
Developing the Test Plan;

·      Managing the Test team with testers being physically distributed across 2 countries; 

·      Defect management; 

·      Test automation;

·      Cooperation with external suppliers;

·      Release management. 

NETS 

May 2016 – Aug 2018 – QA Lead / Test manager

QA Lead for a new developed online payment platform. The platform was developed by several Agile development teams across the globe (teams in 8 different countries). The platform consisted of 10+ different systems that needed to be integrated. The platform has gone live successfully. 

As QA lead the main responsibility has been the System Integration Test (SIT). Major responsibilities: 

·      Developing the Master Test Strategy;
Executing on the Master Test strategy;

·      Managing the SIT Test team with SIT testers being physically distributed across 4 countries 

·      Test automation

·      Aligning cross team deliveries into SIT;

·      Release management;

·      Defect management;

·      Being one of the main drivers for integration and delivering an integrated solution to marked;

·      Cooperation with IT and business side;

·      Closely supporting all test phases and production deliveries. 

BEC 

Jun 2015 – May 2016 – Test management

Test manager for a User Acceptance Test (UAT) regarding new functionality on Calypso, which is a standard capital market platform to control among others market risks. 

The consultant was responsible for coordination of the UAT test which was executed by one of BEC’s customers. 

Further, the consultant was responsible for Defect management and Release management support. 

Microsoft 

Jun 2014 – Jun 2015 – Defect- and Incident management

Defect and Incident manager on Windows 7 upgrade project at Region Hovedstaden (Region H). The Windows 7 project is a cooperation between Microsoft and region H, in which 40.000+ pc’s are upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7. 

The consultant was responsible for defect management on the development project in which 1000+ applications were enabled for an upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7. The consultant defined, implemented and optimised the defect process for the Windows 7 project at Region H, which involved many parties across Region H. 

During the pc upgrade the consultant became the SPOC person towards the Service desk department. The Service desk is the interface to the users and is the receiver of all incidents, which are Windows 7 related. 

A part of these incidents must be solved by the Windows 7 project. The rest of the incidents are handled by Operations. In this role the consultant where responsible for the decision of who should correct which incidents. Furthermore, the consultant handled the prioritization of the task of the “ambulancetjeneste” which had to solve the most important incidents. 

The consultant was responsible for defect and incident reporting to the management and the steering committee. Besides, the consultant had a role in the delivery of the applications from the project to operation, which had to ensure, that the applications were delivered as soon as possible to limit the project scope.

SKAT 

Mar 2013 – Apr 2014 – Test-, defect- and release management

Test, Defect and Release management in a complex project with more (internal and external) suppliers, including integration of as well new as existing IT systems based on a SOA architecture. 

The consultant runs a defect management team consisting of 3 persons, who are dedicated to run all defects / change requests for a solution via more external suppliers and SKAT’s internal development department. The task includes the responsibility to define and optimise the defect process; bring together the relevant (external) parts in order to agree upon defects; ensure to place the defect at the right part and make sure that defects will be prioritised with the aim to reflect the need of the project and the business. 

Further, the consultant is responsible for definition and support of “Change Advisory Board” (CAB). CAB is responsible for prioritization of fault handling/change requests and determination of releases for test and production. CAB controls what the different suppliers must focus on and must ensure the right priorities with management, business and test. The CAB manager is a business expert and the consultant are to define, support and optimise the process regarding CAB as well as lead the meetings with the suppliers. 

Besides, the role of the consultant is to be responsible for test and handle releases to production. 

KMD 

Oct 2009 – Feb 2013 – Test manager

Test manager on system test for a newly developed system (in an agile development environment); later on system integration test where the system should be integrated and delivered in a SOA environment for a customer in the public sector. Testing in a complex project with more suppliers, including integration with as well new as existing IT systems. 

As test manager responsible for:

·      Preparation and implementation of test strategy System test

·      Preparation and implementation of test strategy System integration test in cooperation with the customer and another supplier¨

·      Create an outsourcing test team in India (inclusive recruitment)

·      Management of on- and offshore test team

·      Management of test execution on-site at the customer in cooperation with the customer and another supplier

·      Defect management

·      Release management 

PFA Pension

Sep 2008 – Jun 2009 – Test manager

Test manager on a system integration test. The project includes integration of a new pension system to be integrated with existing applications. 

As test manager responsible for:

·      Estimation

·      Planning

·      coordination with different side projects

·      management of a test team with 15 testers. 

Motorola

Feb 2005 – Aug 2008 – Test project manager

Project manager and responsible for eight people in the test department. 

Responsible for system integration test of releases releases of business critical software communication systems (TETRA). This included management of the integration test of software and hardware deliveries from 20 different international development teams. The test team was an international multi-site test team (Denmark, England and Poland) with up to 34 testers in the execution phase. 

DWD (Danish Wireless Design)

Aug 2004 – Jan 2005 – Requirement manager

DWD delivered platforms for mobile phones. 

As requirement manager responsible for management of all software demands. 

Flextronics

Mar 2004 – Jul 2004 – Requirement manager / defect manager

Flextronics bought Microcell and this business unit was a ODM (original design manufacturer) for mobile phones.

As requirement manager responsible for the user interface part in close cooperation with the customer. As defect manager responsible for handling all defects. 

Embedit

Feb 2002 – Mar 2004 – Test consultant

Embedit (now Data Respons) is a software consultancy company, specializing in embedded software.  

Aug 2003 – Dec 2003 – Flextronics as Requirement manager & defect manager 

                   Flextronics bought Microcell and this business unit was a ODM (original 

                   design manufacturer) for mobile phones.
                   As requirement manager responsible for the user interface part in close 

                   cooperation with the customer. As defect manager responsible for 

                   handling all defects. 

Sep 2003 – Nov 2003 – Eurocom Industries as Requirement manager 

                    Responsible for specification description of an alarm system for ships. 

Jun 2001 – Aug 2002 – Microcell as Software-test consultant / requirement manager / defect

                   manager 

                   Microcell is an ODM (original design manufacturer) for mobile phones. 

                   As test consultant responsible for test of user interface software on a 

                   mobile phone. This included defining and implementing the test 

                   strategy, writing test cases, test execution and coordination. 

                  As requirement manager responsible for the management of all 

                  requirements on the user interface in close cooperation with the 

                  customer. 

                  As defect manager responsible for handling all defects. 

Sabbatical year 

Nov 2000 – Nov 2001 – Traveling around Europe in a mobile home with my family. 

IQUIP (Sogeti), Holland 

Nov 1995 – Oct 2000 – Test consultant/team lead/consultant manager

Different roles at IQUIP in Holland.
IQUIP is a software consultancy company and market leader in software testing in Holland. Internationally IQUIP is well known for publishing test methods such as TMap® Structured Software Test and TPI® 

Consultant manager (Aug 1998 – Oct 2000)
Responsible for 60 consultants working at external customer sites. 

Recruitment (Sep 97 – Sep 98)
Recruitment of test consultants and test manager for IQUIP.  

Nov 1993 – Nov 1995 – KPN Telecom (Holland) as Test consultant/team leader 

                                                    Responsible team leader on a test project regarding a new billing 

                   system. The test was an acceptance test integrating the new billing 

                   systems with legacy billing systems.

                  The test team was made up of five persons and was part of a larger test 

                  project (45+ testers). 

Education, courses and certifications 

Education

1994 M.Sc. in Economics, Tilburg University (Holland) 

1992 Odense University (Erasmus program)
1991 Bachelor of Economics, HEAO Zwolle (Holland) 

Courses

2024 – Several presentations on AI 

2023 – Several conferences on software test
2018 – SAFe
2018 – Agile Ideation Cycle
2014 – Veje til endnu bedre kommunikation og samarbejde 2013 High performance teams 

2008 – Achieving results through people 

2007 – Risk management (ESI – George Washington University) 

2007 – Situational leadership 

2007 – Leadership unplugged (Motorola leadership course) 

2006 – Tango Business Simulation 

2006 – Project leadership & communication (ESI – George Washington University) 

2005 – Scheduling and cost control (ESI – George Washington University) 

2005 – Managing projects (ESI – George Washington University) 

2004 – Mobile applications & services by APIS training & seminars 

2003 – GSM System intensive by APIS training & seminars 

2000 – Several personal development courses given by different training institutes in The 

              Netherlands. Courses like negotiating skills, communicative skills, coaching, 

              teamwork, etc. 

2000 – Several IT courses at IQUIP, The Netherlands, among others TMap structured software 

              & TPI (test process Improvement) 

1999 – Management Academy at IQUIP, The Netherlands 

Certifications

2014 – ISTQB Advanced Test Management 

2014 – ISTQB Software Test foundation

2014 – Agile Project Management (Foundation) 

2024 – Prince 2 Foundation 

Language 

–              Dutch         – Native language

–              Danish       – Full professional proficiency 

–              Englis         – Full professional proficiency

Skills