About2

James Hailstone is a Test Consultant with 10 years software testing experience in system & integration of large computer systems & applications.

Current testing activities & responsibilities can include any of the following:

    Functional Breakdown (for traceability)
    Test Ideas Catalogue
    Technical Writing (development of system architecture diagrams)
    Master Test Plan
    Analysis of change impact
    Test Case Design and development
    Test Data Generation
    Allocation of Test Activities to Test Analysts
    Resource Planning
    Test Team Tasks Schedule
    Defect Management
    Test reporting (status, defects)

Experience so far has included the following technologies;

 SAP (BAPI) | Sun Java CAPS | BPEL | XML | XSD Schema | LDAP | Virtual IP | Routing | F5 load balancing | Linux Server Logs | Web Services | HTTPS | SSL | Public & Private key infrastructure testing TCP thread (single & multi) testing using Squid | Fiddler and Wireshark for network analysis | Oracle | Enterprise Application Interface (EAI) | Legacy mainframe (Black and Green screen) | Data-warehousing (Oracle | SAP Business Warehouse) | Nagios monitoring | Quality Centre | Host mainframe (IBM Terminal) | WPS Integration (IBM Process Server | Web Services) | Linux Server Logs | B2K (3rd Party vendor Credit Card DB) | Internet Banking Application | Xero Money Manager | Oracle SQL | Rational Clearquest |IVR | Letter Generation (Datamail) | Host mainframe | Genesys Agent dialling | Outbound Campaign Manager | SIP & PSTN Gateways | VISA & MasterCard Simulators

Experience has included the following vendors & clients

NZ Police

Department of Corrections

IAG 

AMI Insurance

NZ Lotteries

Bank of New Zealand

Hewlett Packard NZ

KiwiSaver

Meridian Energy