Erik Bell

About

I live in Vantaa with my wife and daughter (11), we moved to Finland from South Africa 4 years ago for the future benefit of my daughter. Having recently tried snowboarding, I am now hooked and try to go as often as possible. I enjoy playing computer games in my spare time and usually get engrossed in one game for quite a while. I love outdoor activities, weather permitting I will be swimming in the closest lake or going for a run in the forest. I am easy to get along with and lighthearted by nature but at the same time a diligent worker. I like to have facts upfront and do not like it when things are sugar coated!

Experience

SA Data Services

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

Johannesburg, South Africa

Operational Manager

Managed the creation and configuration of the office infrastructure, networks and computers as well as the management, hire and training of all staff. Managed all Quality Assurance and Business As Usual operational processes including functionality testing and cosmetic checks for a client’s web shop based in Dubai Automation testing of UK based clients online web based application form using Robot Framework

Sitronix

Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

Johannesburg, South Africa

Project Manager

Project management of audits and the security installations service department. This included sole responsibility for the management of installation of security systems, fire suppression systems and all security related equipment at multiple sites from banking institutions to government offices as well as smaller enterprises. Key responsibilities also included standards monitoring, control, and mitigation as well as customer relations and satisfaction indexes. Project management of the design and implementation of web sites layout, content and testing including an entire rework of the site design. Documentation project management included CAD drawings as well as system schematics and connection drawings.

Advanced Network Technologies

Jan 2004 – Jan 2008

Johannesburg, South Africa

Product and Operational Manager

Site manager responsible for the technical issues and support of the entire international African Division. Project managed the help system and documentation of all the published software products Managed all South African technical staff as well as global Quality Assurance testing. This included management of the library of test scripts and results as well as gathering customer feedback. Product managed the agile delivery and fixes of known issues and feature requests for the catalog of products including end to end customer satisfaction indexes. As product liaison to sales, managed a competitor product matrix feeding back into the engineering roadmap.

AIT

Jan 1999 – Jan 2004

Birmingham, UK

Product and Operational Manager

Head of customer RFID tag programming and deliveries worldwide including management of the Site Code database and the issued card number inventory for all clients. Product manager of PC access control RFID system, managing external programmer relationships, joint product and website design with engineers and marketing and all quality assurance of RFID solutions. Technical support for PC Access Control and other company generated products QA Testing of the PC Access Control software package

Education

ISTQB

Aug 2013 – Oct 2013

ISTQB – CTFL , QA Testing

Pretoria Technical High

Jan 1988 – Jan 1992

Matric Certificate, English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Science, Technical Drawing, Motor Theory and Practical

Skills

Languages