Sian Ford
Senior Test Analyst at Northumbria University
South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSian Ford is a Senior Test Analyst with nine years in software quality assurance, currently shaping testing strategy and accessibility compliance for Sage’s React component library and cloud financial products. She blends deep hands-on skills in manual, automated and BDD testing with experience mentoring engineers and advising on sprint planning, impact analysis and test estimation. Her background spans embedded and enterprise systems testing—from banking and transport platforms to ERP—underpinned by early electrical/mechanical training and data analysis experience. Now also a postgraduate researcher pursuing a PhD in Astrophysics while holding an MSc in Computer Science with AI, she uniquely combines rigorous scientific research skills with practical QA leadership. Known for championing WCAG 2.1 accessibility efforts, she brings a user-centred, data-driven approach to ensuring product quality across complex web and API ecosystems.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Honours), Natural Sciences (Physics), Upper Second Class, BSc (Honours), Natural Sciences (Physics), Upper Second Class at The Open UniversityBTEC HNC, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, BTEC HNC, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Wearside CollegeMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, Distinction, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence, Distinction at Northumbria UniversityGCSE, GCSE at Castle View Comprehensive
French
Github Skills (12)
sage10
component-library10
react10
ui-components10
codemod2
tooling1
mason1
jscodeshift1
tla1
prototyping1
refactor1
cli1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Sage/carbon
Jan 2017 - Nov 2022
Carbon by Sage | ReactJS UI Component Library
Contributions:618 reviews, 86 commits, 80 PRs in 5 years 10 months
reactjs-uireactsagewebcomponentsui-component
PrettyFlyGuys/actions-test
May 2022 - May 2022
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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