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Emily O'Connor
Principal Quality Engineer
She/Her
Technical leader with a sixth sense for bugs. Avid learner, passionate about translating "dev-speak" to enable teams adopt automation and AI-accelerated quality engineering. I believe great software starts with user-focused problem solving, and automation should surface the bugs that PMs actually care about fixing.
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Burnout: A personal experience report
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More than just ‘manual testing’: Recognising the skills of software testers
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More than just ‘manual testing’: Recognising the skills of software testers
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The one page test plan
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The one page test plan
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The one page test plan
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Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers
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Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers
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Finding test cases in acceptance criteria
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Finding test cases in acceptance criteria
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Towards a theory of quality in documentation
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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"I LOVE this writing style - fab piece!
This bit especially - "please don’t take it personally if a tester challenges your proposed solution or what you’ve already coded". This is exactly why I come with a README and how to work with me guide; so that ..."
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Share this guide with your team to spark better conversations, clearer expectations, and stronger collaboration
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Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers
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Suddenly, a wild tester appeared! A developer’s guide to caring for software testers
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Learn about Test Strategies in 99-Seconds
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99-Second Introduction: What are Test Strategies?
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99-Second Introduction: What are Test Strategies?
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Making registration easy: Understanding the complexities of online forms
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2.3.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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99 Second Talks – Day 2 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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Thanks for sharing useful feedback on an MoT on demand course
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This badge is awarded to members who complete the A tester's role in continuous quality course.
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1.7.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.7.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.7.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.8.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.8.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.8.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.6.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.6.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.6.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.5.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.5.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.4.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.4.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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The Inverted Test Pyramid
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