About Edge Testing
Edge Testing Solutions is an independent software testing and risk management company.
Our Experience
We have experience across many industry sectors including financial services, telecommunications and media, utilities, manufacturing and distribution, retail and the public sector. This means that we understand your challenges as a business as well as the technical issues faced from a testing perspective.
Our People
We recruit only the best people with an excellent pedigree and a track record in delivering real results. We foster a working environment and ethos that is challenging yet rewarding, focused yet inspiring, ensuring that we deliver successfully.
Our Core Values
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Honesty and integrity – with open communication and closeness to our clients we build an environment of trust
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Commitment to understand – we not only advise but more importantly listen to, and understand your requirements to deliver the right solution
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People focused – teamwork is key to success, therefore we work with your people and invest in our own staff enabling them to deliver together
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Professionalism - it is our aim to deliver a world-class service to our customers and we pride ourselves on our reputation and high quality
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Flexibility – we realise that we must be responsive to the different needs of our clients and as such are easy to do business with.
Management Team
Our board members have a wealth of experience and a proven track record of delivering success
Brian Ferrie
A graduate of Computing Science (BSc Hons) from Strathclyde University, Brian has over 10 years experience in software testing, including 5 years experience as a testing practitioner working across sectors such as banking, general finance, government and utilities.
Prior to co-founding Edge Testing Solutions, Brian was instrumental in the success and growth of the testing business within a large independent IT services company. There he had 5 years experience in senior management positions including the role as Head of Testing.
Brian’s strong business acumen ensures that software testing is viewed with a focus on benefits realisation and how testing can influence improvements across the software development lifecycle. He is an enthusiastic and motivated presenter of these solutions across areas such as requirements testing, risk-based testing, automation and performance testing. He was also one of the first consultants in the UK to achieve the Certified Product Instructor accreditation in the HP (formerly Mercury) testing products.
Susan Chadwick
In a career spanning 26 years, co-founder Susan has graduated from the business into IT, and specifically software testing with extensive experience as both a practitioner and senior manager within sectors including finance, government and utilities.
Susan built and developed the testing business within a large IT services company, starting in 1998, and in her last two years there had responsibility for all services for geographic and then sector focused divisions. She held a number of senior management positions including Head of Testing and two at director level.
Susan’s business background ensures that software testing has a clear business benefits focus and she has been instrumental in raising the profile in the area of testing thought leadership coupled with pragmatism and strong underlying testing practices.
Susan’s attributes also include a focused, pragmatic approach to testing, strong business acumen and highly developed analytical skills.