New shirt, who dis?
Arriving while I was on the train to TestBash in Brighton my new MoT logo shirt made its debut at MoT Leeds on the 26th of September 2024.
I thought I ordered a smaller size but ended up with 5X. It is so big it looks and feels like I’m wearing a lab coat! What do you think?
Quality Engineering Architect
@A11y_Ady on Twitter (X). Passionate about accessibility, exploring and testing as part of the creation and development of software. I help teams build better software and I strongly believe in collaborative methods and using different thought techniques and people perspectives to look at things from many angles.
Accessibility is about inclusion, not just disability.
In my career I’ve been a Director. Test, BI and Logistics Manager. Tester, Test Engineer, QA, Site Lead Tester, Quality Engineering Architect and any other value adding role required at the time. I have also taught, coached and mentored people throughout my career.
My career highlight is creating the Software Tester Apprenticeship for the Coders Guild and training people to get their first role in IT through government sponsored free training courses based on my apprenticeship.
I have my own blog at The Big Test Theory.com sharing my thoughts, occasional poetry and my Periodic Table of Testing, a visual heuristic showing the breadth of the testing universe.
If you were hiring new software testers today, what are the most important skills and qualities that you'd look for?
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