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I've been testing for 20+ years with experience in Exploratory Testing and tools such as CI/CD, Bruno and Postman. I'm a self-taught pianist and enjoy writing and recording my own music.
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
1.0.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality  image
1.0.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
1.0.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality  image
1.0.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
Thanks for participating in the Leadership Lean Coffee. ☕️ image
Thanks for participating in the Leadership Lean Coffee. ☕️
See you at MoTaCon 2026! image
See you at MoTaCon 2026!
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
registered for:
Leading With Quality Lean Coffee image
Quality leadership conversations in a virtual lean coffee format
Great to see you sign up for attending Leading With Quality in Brighton, 2026. 🎉 image
Great to see you sign up for attending Leading With Quality in Brighton, 2026. 🎉
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
registered for:
Leading With Quality - Brighton image
A one-day educational experience for quality engineering leaders
99 Second Talks- TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025 image
Taking Baby steps Regret joining because now I can't imagine a life without it Testing needs to happen everywhere Feedback is really important as a tester Keyboard short cuts Take a side step ...
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated. image
Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.
New profile pic, I moustache you a question. image
Did you like my new profile pic? Just letting you you know, this month I have been moustached for Movember. I hope you like it and please consider supporting Movember: https://en.wikipedia.or...
TestBash/MoTaCon 2025 and the PCB Business Card image
I wanted to share some details about the PCB Business Card that I gave away while at TestBash/MoTaCon 2025. I should probably add some context... What was it? It was a tester puzzle in a busines...
Wow - What an experience! On Stage at TestBash 2025! image
Wow what an absolute privilege it was to stand up on stage at TestBash (MoTaCon) 2025. It was my first time speaking on such a big stage and in front of great peers in the Testing and Quality Comm...
This Week in Boundary Testing image
We were so close. The limit for the number of people on stage is 10. We got to 9. Next time we need to try for 11 to see what happens. 😃 Join
This Week in Boundary Testing image
This Week in Boundary Testing
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
contributed:
This Week in Boundary Testing image
We were so close. The limit for the number of people on stage is 10. We got to 9. Next time we need to try for 11 to see what happens. 😃 Join
What happened to your influence and impact after transitioning to a new role? image
30/09/25, Brighton, UK. Barry Ehigiator creates an immersive experience for the Leading With Quality participants. At this points folks were tasked with reflecting on their experience of tr...
Curiosity killed the chat - Ep 109 image
Curiosity killed the chat - Ep 109
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
contributed:
Curiosity killed the chat - Ep 109 image
Discover how curiosity shapes conversations about AI, teamwork, new tools, and the value of recognising every contribution.
Thanks for participating in the chat during TWiQ.  image
Thanks for participating in the chat during TWiQ. 
Thank you Neil for joining This Week in Quality, sharing your quality week, wins and being active member of community. image
Thank you Neil for joining This Week in Quality, sharing your quality week, wins and being active member of community.
Past-Present-Fundamentals remain tools change image
25 years ago, I started my career in IT, learning coding the old-fashioned way — through teachers, libraries, and physical books, practicing on a computer. 15 years ago, learning shifted online. I...
Thanks for joining the stage at This Week in Quality. Bug congrats! Good to hear from you.  image
Thanks for joining the stage at This Week in Quality. Bug congrats! Good to hear from you. 
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thanks for being a great host today. image
Thanks for being a great host today.
It was great to hear what you had to say on 'This week in quality', thank you for getting up onto the stage. Without ... image
It was great to hear what you had to say on 'This week in quality', thank you for getting up onto the stage. Without people like you we would all be sat there in silence. 
Cheeky Veerle  image
And her cheeky-ness is contagious. We had so much fun with Veerle as a host of MoTaCon25
Bug congrats Stuart Thomas! image
Stuart Thomas did what was, we believe, his first real on stage talk. Bug congrats, and here's a memory of it to last you a life time. You can now learn from Stuart: "How we introduced quali...
Sometimes 1 + 1 = more than 2 image
Veerle and Gwen hosting at MoTaCon, they are a great duo!
Mark's awesome business card from TestBash / MoTaCon 2025 image
Got this businesscard from Mark Benson at TestBash, truly living up to his Creative Technologist label. Complete with five test cases to figure out and a hidden easter egg that can only found after...
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
is Open to Meet at MoTaCon 2026
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
registered for:
MoTaCon 2026 image
Previously known as TestBash, MoTaCon is the new name for our annual conference. It's where quality people gather.
Preeti keeps expanding her horizons image
It's been a pleasure to have Preeti involved and growing in the MoTaverse over the past year. Here she is doing a 99 second talk on the big MoTaCon stage.
Accessibility is an axiom image
02/10/25, Brighton. I loved chatting with Bonnie Poole at MoTaCon. We caught up early on day 2 before it all got busy. Here's us in The Brighton Dome Corn Exchange. We had a good old chit-c...
The victory dance of quality image
"The biggest effect is that when you see is when other team members start taking quality into account during the process. The first time that a developer went to the sprint planning and was like, h...
99 Second Talks – Day 2 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025 image
Celebrate the creativity and courage of testers and quality engineers as they share stories, lessons, and ideas in just 99 seconds.
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
achieved:
99 Second Speaker image
This badge is awarded to a member who has given a 99 second talk.
99 Second Talks – Day 2 – TestBash Brighton/MoTaCon 2025 image
99 Second Talks – Day 2 – TestBash Brighton/MoTaCon 2025
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
contributed:
99 Second Talks – Day 2 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025 image
Celebrate the creativity and courage of testers and quality engineers as they share stories, lessons, and ideas in just 99 seconds.
MoTaCon 2025 – Community image
MoTaCon 2025 – Community
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
contributed:
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
contributed:
Testin' the time limit image
17/10/25, across the globe, a live episode of This Week in Quality. We must take all opportunities to boundary test. 😃 Thanks to everyone who showed up today to help us continue our producti...
Can't escape the Bug image
I spent a week in beautiful Wales with the family. But I couldn't keep Bug off my mind. It's been an intense year and this was a much needed de-compression. I was holding it together, and now...
Two tall speakers - Demi & Rahul image
Met demi for the first time in person. It was nice to meet her and know about her experience at this conference. Also, heard good feedback about her talk from others. It was her first time sp...
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
commented on:
It was great to meet and chat to you in person at MoTaCon Rahul.  image
"It was great to meet and chat to you in person at MoTaCon Rahul. "
Meeting Neil Taylor IRL image
It's always a pleasure to meet people who you have known through social media and online world in person. It was nice meeting you, Neil and talking to you about Ai and other things. Thanks f...
Meeting Neil Taylor IRL image
Meeting Neil Taylor IRL
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
contributed:
Meeting Neil Taylor IRL image
It's always a pleasure to meet people who you have known through social media and online world in person. It was nice meeting you, Neil and talking to you about Ai and other things. Thanks f...
Brighton Dome - Place to meet brilliant people as part of MoT Conference  image
Must click to capture Brighton Dome where people come from all over world to attend MoT conference. Great opportunity to meet and know each other with testing passion and mindset
They just kept turning up!  image
02/10/25. It's Thursday. The time is 16:03. It's Day 2 of MoTaCon. And I've never seen the 99-Second Talks queue grow so quickly. And even after this photo more people turned up. Such is the...
Neil Taylor
Neil Taylor
commented on:
Thanks Simon.  The first post should be there now:
https://musicandtesting.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/motacon-2025-the-... image
"Thanks Simon. The first post should be there now: https://musicandtesting.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/motacon-2025-the-conference"
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