Summary
Calum Shepherd is a pragmatic 3rd Line Application Analyst and Software Tester with over 11 years’ experience delivering application, OS and infrastructure migrations across banking, healthcare and public sectors. He combines hands-on testing, packaging (App-V/MSI) and release management with scripting-driven analysis on Windows and Linux to diagnose issues from log files to live go-lives. Comfortable leading small teams or owning a workstream, he has repeatedly translated complex stakeholder requirements into repeatable deployment and QA processes while meeting KPIs. Calum augments his practical skills with formal credentials in computer security, PRINCE2, Six Sigma (Red Belt) and ISEB testing, reflecting a strong focus on quality and risk reduction. A former IT trainer who still enjoys breaking things to find weak spots, he brings both user-facing empathy and technical curiosity to problem resolution.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Mathematics at The Open University
Postgraduate Diploma Computer and Information Security, Postgraduate Diploma Computer and Information Security at University of Liverpool
Level 2 Certificate Lean Organisation Management Techniques, Level 2 Certificate Lean Organisation Management Techniques at West College Scotland
HND Software Development, HND Software Development at Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education
BSc Computing Science, BSc Computing Science at University of Glasgow
Norwegian, Norwegian