Tonnvane W.

Tonnvane W. has extensive experience in the field of Quality Assurance (QA), with a career spanning over 20 years. Tonnvane'smost recent role was as the Head of Quality Assurance at Octopus, starting in July 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Global Head of Software Quality Assurance at Mintel from November 2020 to April 2023. During their time at Mintel, Tonnvane focused on coaching development teams and building a small team of quality specialists to improve software quality through automation.

Tonnvane also held various roles at different organizations, including Test Manager, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach at InferMed, Ltd, a subsidiary of Elsevier Clinical Solutions, from November 2017 to January 2019. Tonnvane also worked as a Program Test Manager (contract) at Save the Children UK from February 2017 to June 2017, where they took over the acceptance testing of a content management system customization and installation project.

Earlier in their career, Tonnvane held positions such as Principal Test Manager (contract) at Tungsten Network from October 2016 to February 2017, Principal Test Manager, Digital Product Team (contract) at Trinity Mirror plc from July 2015 to August 2016, Head of QA at Tribal Worldwide from July 2014 to June 2015, and Test Manager (maternity cover) at PPL from December 2013 to July 2014.

Tonnvane also served as the Principal Test Manager at Venda from April 2012 to June 2013, where they were responsible for managing the test team and implementing automated test strategies. Prior to that, Tonnvane worked as the Principal Test Manager at the Post Office from September 2009 to March 2012, where they were in charge of the overall strategic direction of the organization's test efforts.

Throughout their career, Tonnvane has demonstrated their expertise in QA and has successfully implemented innovative approaches and strategies to improve software quality and testing processes. Tonnvane has also shown strong leadership skills, effectively managing teams and working with stakeholders at various levels.

Tonnvane W. obtained a Master's Degree in Political Science from Arizona State University from 1992 to 1994. Additionally, they have certifications including a QA Certificate in Risk Management from APMG International, a Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, and an ISTQB/ISEB certification from British Computing Society.