Summary
Paul Quinn is an Automated Test Engineer at Dell Technologies in Cork with nine years of diverse professional experience spanning QA, full-stack web development, archaeology, teaching, and small-business operations. He designs and scripts automated test suites for enterprise storage arrays, contributes Python modules to team libraries, and helps validate Jenkins builds and feature branches while troubleshooting issues across SFTP, syscalls and remote hosts. Recently appointed Scrum Master, he’s adapting to Scrum@Scale and brings a disciplined, research-driven approach to delivery and process improvement. Paul holds a Merit Diploma in Full-Stack Web Development and a first-class MA in Celtic Languages, reflecting an unusual blend of technical and humanities training that informs his clear documentation and empathetic team leadership. Outside engineering he is an experienced musical composer and performer, a background that surfaces in creative problem solving and precise attention to workflow and iteration.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Hamilton High School Bandon
Certificate, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Approved With Distinction, Certificate, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, Approved With Distinction at ACET (Active Centre of English Training)
Saint Patrick's Bandon
Bachelor's degree, Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology, 2.1, Bachelor's degree, Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology, 2.1 at Trinity College Dublin
Diploma, Fullstack Web Development, 78%, Diploma, Fullstack Web Development, 78% at Code Institute
Master's degree, Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, 1st Class Honours, Master's degree, Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, 1st Class Honours at University College Cork
English, Irish, irish, old (to 900), irish, middle (900-1200)