Tim Wheeler
About Tim Wheeler
Tim Wheeler serves as the Head of Engineering Services at SquaredUp, where he focuses on engineering team health and productivity. With over 15 years of experience in management roles across the financial sector, he possesses expertise in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, as well as proficiency in various development languages and project management tools.
Current Role at SquaredUp
Tim Wheeler serves as the Head of Engineering Services at SquaredUp, a position he has held since 2019. In this role, he focuses on understanding engineering team health to support productivity and happiness. He is also the Director of Engineering Excellence, where he promotes a culture of transparency and collaboration within engineering teams. His responsibilities include creating dashboards to monitor team health and contributing to the development of a dashboard for tracking DORA metrics.
Previous Experience in Engineering and Testing
Tim Wheeler has extensive experience in the engineering and testing sectors, having worked in various roles across multiple organizations. He was a Senior Test Analyst at Trafigura for two months in 2009 and held the same position at Microsoft for eleven months in 2006. He also served as a Test Manager at JP Morgan from 2011 to 2012 and as a Programme Test Manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland from 2012 to 2016.
Educational Background
Tim Wheeler studied at the University of Southampton, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from 1998 to 2001. His educational background has provided him with a solid foundation for his career in engineering and management roles.
Skills and Expertise
Tim Wheeler possesses a diverse skill set that includes release management, project planning, and test strategy creation. He has expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, which he has applied in various management roles. Additionally, he is proficient in development languages such as SQL, C#, VBA, and Java, and utilizes a wide range of tools including JIRA, Jenkins, and Quality Centre for project management and testing.
Contributions to Engineering Metrics
Tim Wheeler has been actively involved in discussions about DORA metrics and their application within engineering teams. He promotes the use of regular engineering surveys to gauge team sentiment and has participated in adapting DORA metrics to unique organizational contexts. His focus on using data from software systems aims to provide insights into team health.