Fireside Chat: 25+ Years Career in Software Testing with Dave Harrison

Talk Description

Introducing a TestBash-first: the Fireside Chats!

The Fireside Chats are designed to be an engaging one-to-one conversation between a host and a speaker, whose opinions, ideas and stories will provide value to the community. A more broad conversation about life experiences and insights. 

And what better way to start than to have our fantastic host Gwen Diagram invite on screen for a chat, Dave Harrison! Dave has a 25+ years career in Software Testing and loads of stories to tell us about his experiences, we can't wait to listen to.

Dave received his first 'testing assignment' in the late 80's, and has been working in software testing since the early 1990's. Early projects in his career involved working on the first macintosh laptops and products that facilitated 'telecommuting' along with early versions of web browsers from Netscape and Microsoft. He then grew his career by pursuing leadership opportunities with Disney's e-commerce division,  global travel brands, and some government contracting in healthcare technology. Dave has also been a key contributor to six successful startup companies. For the past nine years, he has led the software testing practice and an early stage quality coaching effort for one of the largest Fintechs in the world. Dave has attended TestBash conferences since 2016, giving 99 second talks and helping with onsite and online discussion groups.

What you’ll learn

By the end of this talk, you'll be able to: