About Me


Hi im Mark
I am a Qualified Software Tester based in Victoria, Australia.


I have experience working in Quality Assurance across a number of industries including telecommunications, Retail and Education.
My experience includes E-Commerce and Corporate Websites, Mobile Applications and Educational Software.

In my spare time I work with small indie developers, evaluating and reviewing Video Games.
I also dabble in Web Development and am an amateur programmer

IT Operations:

I have worked in an IT Operations Environment providing Infrastructure Support and Maintenance for Windows Servers, Network Equipment and over 1500 Desktops My Primary responsibility was an Applications Specialist, responsibile for creation of Hardware and Software Alerts for the environment using Platforms such as Solarwinds and Splunk along with maintenence and management of Internal Applications such as ManageEngine, Jira and OpsGenie.

IT Support:

I have over 5 years experience providing IT Support for both the public as well as supporting Small and Large Businesses in the retails and Telecommunications Industries. I have experience in Desktop Hardware, Laptops and Mobile Devices, Phones, Printers and Faxes in a Windows and Linux Environment I specialise in Application Support in a Windows and Linux Environment. I am also experienced in Producing Detailed Documentation for IT Processes and Procedures that can be understood by audiences from a Technical and Non Technical Backgroud

Programming:

Working as a Software Tester i have had experience in reviewing code along with experience in Writing Automated Tests in Python and C#. Working as an Application Specialist I have experience in Powershell and DOS Batch Scripting as part of creating Automated Tasks. I have more recently studied Software Development in C#, HTML,CSS and Javascript. This website is my first Web Development project

Video, Audio and Image Editing:

I created a small YouTube Channel focused on one of my other interests which is Video Games. I regularly recieve games provided by small Indie Developers which i evaluate and cover on my channel with reviews, guides and playthroughs. As part of creating regular content I am also skilled in recording, creating and editing video and Audio. I also have exposure to using image editors such as Photoshop, and Inkscape