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A useful summary of software construction guidelines for financial systems: https://lnkd.in/eUmiXmeW
A useful summary of software construction guidelines for financial systems: https://lnkd.in/eUmiXmeW
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Another successful and inspiring QA or the Highway conference in the books. The 10th anniversary conference was full of great sessions and speakers!…
Another successful and inspiring QA or the Highway conference in the books. The 10th anniversary conference was full of great sessions and speakers!…
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I guested on Meta-cast recently. Listen at the link below. #TestAutomation and #Leadership. Josh and Bob - thanks so much for the opportunity and…
I guested on Meta-cast recently. Listen at the link below. #TestAutomation and #Leadership. Josh and Bob - thanks so much for the opportunity and…
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Experience & Education
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Beaufort Fairmont, LLC
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Volunteer Experience
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President Of The Board Of Directors
Triangle Software Quality Association (TSQA)
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Grew this non-profit 501(c)(6) organization while positively affecting more software quality professionals in the Research Triangle than ever before.
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Organizer, Triangle Testing and Automation User's Group (TriTAUG)
TriTAUG
- 2 years 4 months
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Planning, development, and logistics for the meet up. https://www.meetup.com/TriTAUG/
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Publications
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Test automation ROI: 5 ways to show the business benefits
TechBeacon
See publicationDone well, test automation can return multiples of the amount of time and effort invested. Setting expectations with stakeholders and business owners is key to helping ensure that everyone is moving toward the same vision of success. Just as important is setting expectations of returns and communicating with them after.
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Will AI bots steal your QA testing job?
TechBeacon
See publicationAbout a year ago at a major testing conference, five executives sat in front of about 300 testers and declared adamantly that machine learning, a branch of artificial intelligence, would take over software testing.
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3 Highly Effective Strategies for Managing Test Data
TechBeacon
See publicationManagement of Test Data is one of the key components of successful test automation. These 3 strategies will help you manage your data and keep your tests working properly!
Honors & Awards
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Speaker CAST 2019
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Speaker STPCon 2019
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Speaker TriAgile 2019
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SauceLabs - Industry Advisory Council 2019
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Speaker Automation Guild 2019
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Speaker QA or the Highway 2019
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Speaker STPCon Fall 2018
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Speaker StarWest 2018
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Speaker Agile+DevOps East 2018
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Speaker StarCanada 2017
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Speaker StarWest 2017
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Speaker STPCon Fall 2017
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Speaker NCPMI
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Speaker Agile 2017
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Speaker QualityJam 2017
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Speaker STPCon Spring 2017
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Speaker TriAgile 2017
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Speaker Automation Guild 2017
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Speaker StarCanada 2017
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Speaker StarWest 2017
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Speaker Better Software Conference East 2016
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Speaker StarWest 2016
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Speaker STPCon 2016
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Speaker TriAgile 2016
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Speaker TISQA 2016
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Speaker TISQA 2014
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Organizations
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Association for Software Testing
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- PresentThe Association for Software Testing (AST) is an international non-profit professional association with members in over 50 countries. AST is dedicated and strives to build a testing community that views the role of testing as skilled, relevant, and essential to the production of faster, better, and less expensive software products. We value a scientific approach to developing and evaluating techniques, processes, and tools. We believe that a self-aware, self-critical attitude is essential to…
The Association for Software Testing (AST) is an international non-profit professional association with members in over 50 countries. AST is dedicated and strives to build a testing community that views the role of testing as skilled, relevant, and essential to the production of faster, better, and less expensive software products. We value a scientific approach to developing and evaluating techniques, processes, and tools. We believe that a self-aware, self-critical attitude is essential to understanding and assessing the impact of new ideas on the practice of testing. https://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/
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Triangle Software Quality Association (TSQA)
President, Board of Directors
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More activity by Paul
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Hi friends. I have bandwidth this fall to help teams identify and move towards their software quality dreams! I know budgets are tight. I can develop…
Hi friends. I have bandwidth this fall to help teams identify and move towards their software quality dreams! I know budgets are tight. I can develop…
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Today, I’m keynoting QA or the Highway, one of the most excellent testing conferences in the USA. I’m choosing QA *and* the Highway! I’m going to…
Today, I’m keynoting QA or the Highway, one of the most excellent testing conferences in the USA. I’m choosing QA *and* the Highway! I’m going to…
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Really appreciate the chance to talk with Bob Galen and Joshua Anderson today on Meta-Cast! Really honored to record with you two guys!
Really appreciate the chance to talk with Bob Galen and Joshua Anderson today on Meta-Cast! Really honored to record with you two guys!
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Love this insight from David Pereira on the MetaCast - "before covid, we had limited meeting rooms with limited space, so we had to think a bit. What…
Love this insight from David Pereira on the MetaCast - "before covid, we had limited meeting rooms with limited space, so we had to think a bit. What…
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Code is read-heavy. We spend more time reading existing code than we spend writing new code. For example, anytime we need to repair, extend or…
Code is read-heavy. We spend more time reading existing code than we spend writing new code. For example, anytime we need to repair, extend or…
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Unravel the secrets of acquiring SDETs, supercharge your software development 🔎 🗓️ Join us TOMORROW, June 18, at 11 AM (EDT) for the conclusion of…
Unravel the secrets of acquiring SDETs, supercharge your software development 🔎 🗓️ Join us TOMORROW, June 18, at 11 AM (EDT) for the conclusion of…
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Looking forward to continuing the conversation on SDETs today (6/18) at 11am ET! Join me!
Looking forward to continuing the conversation on SDETs today (6/18) at 11am ET! Join me!
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This Friday, I will deliver the closing keynote at QA or the Highway! "Fixing a Bug: The Automation Panda Goes Manual" QA or the Highway is an…
This Friday, I will deliver the closing keynote at QA or the Highway! "Fixing a Bug: The Automation Panda Goes Manual" QA or the Highway is an…
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