Katy Blay

Katy Blay has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of quality assurance (QA). Katy started their freelance QA career at Zoonou Limited in 2012, where they provided QA analysis for a brief period. Katy then moved on to AnalogFolk in 2013, where they conducted investigation testing and user testing for an existing project and provided QA assistance on a new website build. Katy also worked as a freelance test analyst at TBG Digital, POSSIBLE, and ais London in 2013, where they tested Facebook apps, conducted cross-browser testing, and maintained test scripts.

In 2013, Katy joined Head London as a freelance test analyst, where they provided manual QA support for various high-profile builds, including mobile, tablet, and responsive projects. Katy gained experience in functional and usability testing and also familiarized herself with the Selenium IDE plugin. Katy continued their freelance QA career at Tribal Worldwide in 2014, where they provided manual QA support for numerous client builds, focusing on web and mobile-based applications.

From 2015 onwards, Katy joined The BIO Agency, starting as a freelance QA analyst and later becoming a senior QA analyst and a lead QA analyst. During their time at the BIO Agency, they provided manual QA support for various projects, including Haven Holidays, an estate agent re-brand project, and high-profile projects for Hachette Publishing, Chep, and Bicester Village. Katy was responsible for defining QA approach and process, managing QA effort and execution, and providing work-based estimates for QA.

Most recently, Katy worked at BOXT starting in 2019 as a freelance QA engineer. In this role, they provided manual QA support across all development teams, working on projects related to the maintenance and improvement of the customer-facing website, BOXT installer mobile application, and the bespoke BOXT admin CMS. Katy'sresponsibilities included extensive desktop and mobile compatibility testing.

Overall, Katy Blay has a strong background in manual QA support, extensive experience in browser compatibility testing, and proficiency in various QA tools and platforms.

Katy Blay began their education journey in 2000, attending Basingstoke College of Technology. Katy pursued a degree in IT and completed their studies in 2003. Afterward, from 2005 to 2007, Katy enrolled in Capgemini / Zenos, where they focused on Software Development and obtained an NVQ Level 3 degree in the field.