Neivin Bastiean
About Neivin Bastiean
Neivin Bastiean is a Manager of Product Engineering and QA at Talend, where he has worked since 2018. He has extensive experience in quality assurance and engineering, with a strong educational background in business administration and information technology.
Work at Talend
Neivin Bastiean has been working at Talend since 2018, currently holding the position of Manager in Product Engineering and Quality Assurance. In this role, he oversees the QA strategy, which includes both manual and automated regression testing for QA teams. He is responsible for product owner duties related to the Talend Administration Centre and Master Data Management, where he creates user stories and defines the 'definition of done' based on acceptance criteria. Additionally, he coordinates release phase testing, including regression, performance, and reliability checks, and manages customer escalations that require direct R&D intervention.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Before his current role at Talend, Neivin Bastiean worked as Manager/Owner of Quality Assurance at Talend from 2013 to 2018. His earlier experience includes positions as a QA Test Analyst at Lebara Mobile, an Automation Test Engineer at Which? through Mosaic Island consultancy, and a QA Test Engineer at Hamilton Fraser Insurance. These roles contributed to his expertise in quality assurance practices and methodologies.
Education and Expertise
Neivin Bastiean holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Glyndwr, which he completed from 2011 to 2013. He also earned a Master's degree in Information Technology from the University of East London between 2006 and 2008. His undergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Cochin University of Science and Technology, completed from 2001 to 2005. He has expertise in Agile and Waterfall development methodologies, specifically utilizing Kanban and Scrum approaches.
Career Timeline
Neivin Bastiean's career in quality assurance began with his role as a QA Test Engineer at Hamilton Fraser Insurance from 2009 to 2010. He then transitioned to a QA Test Analyst position at Lebara Mobile in 2010. Following this, he worked as an Automation Test Engineer at Which? from 2011 to 2012. After five years at Talend in a managerial capacity for quality assurance, he advanced to his current role in Product Engineering and QA in 2018.