Computer-based testing consultancy
Clear, practical help with on-screen testing.
Hi, I'm Neil. I've spent nearly 25 years in computer-based testing, from setting up test centres to leading AI product teams. Now I help awarding bodies, certification providers and platform vendors around the world design, deliver and improve their assessments.
Chair of E-ATP (European Association of Test Publishers), 2023
High-stakes experience in IT certification · University entrance · Legal · Medical · Financial
Who I work with
Awarding bodies & assessment providers
Organisations designing, delivering or modernising high-stakes exams, who want someone who knows how vendors work from the inside.
Certification providers
Professional and IT certification programmes delivering exams at scale, in test centres or online.
Test platform vendors
Companies building delivery, authoring or AI products who want an experienced view of what assessment providers really need.
How I can help
From a few days of expert input to a defined project over several months.
AI in assessment
Practical help using AI across the testing process, from content generation to automated test assembly.
Assessment design & review
Designing new high-stakes assessments, or reviewing and revamping existing ones.
Content development
Building and running item writing, review and publishing processes that scale.
Delivery, operations & migration
Test centres, delivery models and moving exams from paper to screen or between platforms.
Platform selection
Choosing the right vendor and getting the best from them, with an insider's view of how vendors work.
Product & strategy for vendors
Product direction and market insight for companies building assessment technology.
Why work with me
Computer-based testing has changed enormously in the last two and a half decades. I've worked through those changes, in almost every role the industry has, and I bring that experience to every conversation.
More about me- I've seen it from the inside
- Most of my career has been at assessment vendors, working closely with providers large and small. I know how both sides think.
- Every part of the process
- Test centres, client support, content, assessment design, product and AI. I've worked across all of it.
- You work with me
- No account managers or junior hand-offs. The person you first speak to is the person who does the work.
- Wherever you are
- I work with clients internationally, remotely and on site, and fit around your time zone.
How we'd work together
- Step 1
We talk
A free, no-obligation call about where you are and what you need.
- Step 2
I propose
A clear scope, timeline and fee, agreed before any work begins.
- Step 3
We get it done
Short advisory pieces or defined projects, with practical outputs your team can use.
Got a testing challenge on your mind?
Tell me about it. A first conversation is free, and you'll come away with something useful either way.
Get in touch