Halim Ahad

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About Halim Ahad

Hal is a bright, innovative professional who has gained 10 years experience in IT. His focus on IT testing has resulted in roles in test management, test analysis and test execution; subsequently, Hal has excellent skills in test planning, estimating, scripting, and implementation. Hal is a self-motivating individual with a proven track record of taking the initiative and responsibility required to successfully meet the needs of the client. Hal is a confident communicator with a flexible style that allows him to unite and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver solutions with maximum efficiency. Hal is a confident workshop facilitator and presenter. Hal has developed an excellent project skill set as a result of his numerous consultancy roles spanning different sectors and industries including banking, insurance, utilities and government organisations. Hal has been assigned within test management, defect management, team leading and training roles. Additionally, he has experience in line management, which includes grading, appraising, and mentoring staff. Hal can leverage the best working practices from these industries to tailor the right solution for any client situation. His experience will be an asset to any organisation. Hal has been employed as a consultant focusing on project delivery and quality for SQS, a leading UK testing company, for the last 4 years. Hal strives to develop client relationships by managing expectations, proactively managing risks and seeking improvements that will add value to the project. Specialties: Testing, Test Management, Agile/Waterfall/V-model Methodologies, Risk based Testing. Mercury Quality Centre, Microsoft Query Analyser, SQL, Mingle, XML, FTP