Deborah Reid | Activities
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How does ordering a birthday cake relate back to QE?
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How does ordering a birthday cake relate back to QE?
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How does ordering a birthday cake relate back to QE?
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How does ordering a birthday cake relate back to QE?
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"Thanks Gary - lovely to hear. Feel free to share any feedback from them!"
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How does the AI "Car Wash Test" link back to QE?
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How does the AI "Car Wash Test" link back to QE?
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How does the AI "Car Wash Test" link back to QE?
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How does the AI "Car Wash Test" link back to QE?
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How does the AI "Car Wash Test" link back to QE?
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How does the AI "Car Wash Test" link back to QE?
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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
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Stu, Jamie, Christine, Russ, Ben and Myself enjoying a drink and a chat at the pre-TestBash social.
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Pre-TestBash Social
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Pre-TestBash Social
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Pre-TestBash Social
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Pre-TestBash Social
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Pre-TestBash Social
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Pre-TestBash Social
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Stuart Day and Ben Dowen at the pre testbash social
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PreBash Stu Day
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PreBash Stu Day
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PreBash Stu Day
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Richard Adams and Ben Dowen ad the pre-bash social
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PreBash Richard Adams
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PreBash Richard Adams
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James Wadley, Gwen Diagram and Ben Dowen at pre-bash social
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James Wadley, Gwen Diagram and Ben Dowen at pre-bash social
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James Wadley, Gwen Diagram and Ben Dowen at pre-bash social
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James Wadley, Gwen Diagram and Ben Dowen at pre-bash social
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James Wadley, Gwen Diagram and Ben Dowen at pre-bash social
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James Wadley, Gwen Diagram and Ben Dowen at pre-bash social
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Great to make it to the end of TestBash and chill at the social.
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The final social meetup after TestBash
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The final social meetup after TestBash
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The final social meetup after TestBash
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The final social meetup after TestBash
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The final social meetup after TestBash
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The final social meetup after TestBash
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The final social meetup after TestBash
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The final social meetup after TestBash
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Flight chaos caused by software defect in the 'space of a millisecond', report says
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How to test OTPs (beyond the obvious)
Deborah Reid
Lead Test Engineer
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As a Lead Test Engineer, with 15 years experience, Deborah specialises in quality engineering, risk management, and scaling test strategies.
Over the years, she has spearheaded quality operations for major international expansions, including multi-region deployments and scaled QE to support expanding product domains. Most recently, she's focused on driving shift-left quality practices and automation.
She is deeply passionate about fostering a quality-first culture that balances speed with stability. Her approach centres on pragmatic automation - leveraging tools like Cypress where they add maximum ROI, paired with targeted exploratory testing to safeguard complex user journeys.
She also has a passion for accessibility testing and has written a course on the topic https://www.ministryoftesting.com/courses/introduction-to-accessibility-testing?s_id=19046932
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