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Meet the team who helps to drive knowledge, research and thought leadership at QA, and our learning experts who help QA excel in training.

Portfolio Directors and Capability Leads Learning experts Our executive team

Portfolio Directors and Capability Leads

David Pool

Data & AI Development Director

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Emma Thompson

Portfolio Director – Digital Marketing

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Dr Ian Clarkson

Director of Portfolio Management

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Jackie Hewett

Capability Lead Project and Programme Management

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Jane Atkinson-Weller

Portfolio Director – Data and Office Applications

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Pardeep (aka Paddy) Dhanda

Portfolio Director – Agile & Business Analysis And Systems Design

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Paul Wigzel

Capability Lead – Service Management

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Richard Beck

Portfolio Director – Cyber

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Rob Blincoe

Capability Lead – IT Infrastructure

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Learning Experts

Ali Kazmi

Cyber security: Principal Learning Technical Specialist

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Andy Smith

Senior Learning Design Consultant

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Ben Davies

QA Curriculum Manager and Information Technology Expert

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Bret Appleby

IT Infrastructure & Networks: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Bryan O'Connor

VMware, CompTIA & CCC: Principal Learning Technical Specialist

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Carl Karshagen

Learning Consultant, Programme and Project Management

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Daniel Ives

Cloud: Learning Consultant

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Darren Ley

Learning Consultant, Programme and Project Management

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David Bedford

Cloud & Virtualisation: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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David Tomlinson

PPM & Agile: Senior Learning Specialist

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Ed Walters

Senior Learning Specialist

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Farish Kashefinejad

Full-Stack Development Content Creator

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Gary Mobey

Cloud and Virtualisation: Principal Learning Technical Specialist

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Gerry McCafferty

Senior Learning Design Consultant

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Dr. Glenis Wade

Learning Consultant – Leadership and Business

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Graham Hodson

Cyber Security: Principal Learning Technical Specialist

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Guy Davis

Cyber Security: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Guy Hummel

Azure & Google Cloud Content Lead

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Jane Howell

Microsoft Dynamics 365: Principal Technology Learning Specialist

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John Chell

Cloud Technology Assessment Manager

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Justin Watkins

Cloud Computing & Virtualisation: Senior Technical Learning Specialist

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Kofi Glover

Data & AI Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Lisa Delaney

Principal Learning Specialist (Risk)

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Liz Robertson

Virtual Classroom: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Logan Rakai

Lead Content - Labs

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Luke Radford

Digital Transformation Consultant

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Mark Amory

Cyber Security: Training Delivery Manager

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Mark Fitzgerald

Data Analytics & Data Engineering Learning Consultant

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Mark Martin

Cyber Security: Principal Learning Technical Specialist

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Namir Sabbagh

Testing: Principal Learning Specialist

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Paul Fennell

Cyber security: Principal Learning Technical Specialist

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Paul Thomas

Amazon Web Services: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Phil Crayford

Microsoft Productivity: Principal Technologist

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Richard Edgerton

Digital Productivity and Office Applications: Learning consultant

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Richard O'Brien

Office Applications, Adobe: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Russell Stagg

Microsoft Azure: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Sam Wright

Digital Marketing: Senior Technical Learning Specialist

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Scott Hayes

Principal Technologist: Apple

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Scott Stephenson

Network Infrastructure: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Steve Rouse

Principal Learning Specialist – Leadership and Business

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Stuart Scott

AWS Lead

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Suzanne Vawdrey

Principal Learning Specialist – Leadership and Business

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Tahir Shafiq

Microsoft 365/Google Workspace: Principal Technical Learning Specialist

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Terry Ellis

Senior Learning Specialist

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