Charles Penn
Senior Test Engineer
He/Him/His
I am Open to Write, Speak, Teach, Mentor, CV Reviews, Work, Mentee
Software tester in the Midwest of the US.
Typically happy to discuss testing of any sort, geeky things, and parenting.
Achievements
Certificates
Awarded for:
Achieving one or more Community Stars in five or more unique months
Activity
earned:
Leading quality in a large team
earned:
Ship with confidence: Agentic AI-Driven Quality with Rovo Dev and Xray
earned:
Leading quality in a large team
earned:
Leading quality in a large team
earned:
Leading quality in a large team
Contributions
Learn how to survive and adapt as a solo test lead on a large, long-running project.
If you didn't write it, do you own it? The role of AI Guardrails in code quality.
Master the core functionalities and practical implementation of TestComplete through a hands-on demonstration of UI automation, object mapping, and CI/CD integration for desktop applications.
Charles Penn asks:
What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly? I know that I can get caught up in other work and fail to take the time to do exploratory testing....
Charles Penn askedĀ
What resources do you use to decide what is most vital when you start advocating for Accessibility in an application? What resources do you use when you start testing for A...
System testing is often seen as just the top of the Automation Pyramid, which can lead it to being minimized to a dangerous point.This has been my focus during my career, and I am always happy to ...
A collection of questions and answers about system testing
AI accelerates code generation and it might seem like we're shipping faster. But what does that mean for quality work? Is quality work the bottleneck?Charles Penn shares thoughts on this topic.
Charles Penn shares the challenges of auditing tests.If you're open to sharing, what does your test audit process look like?
Charles Penn shares a handy tip for overnight (nightly) test runs.