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I am CEO of OnShore Technology Group, an IV&V firm based in Chicago. We offer validation services as well as ValidationMaster Enterprise Validation Management and Quality System. I hold a BS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from UW-Madison and an MBA in Information System from Keller GSM.
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Stacey Hack

I have spent my entire career in technology and was first interested in testing when having to deal with irate customers calling because the start up I was in everyone took calls. Understanding the direct impact that your development has on someone is extremely valuable.

Melissa Benua

Melissa Benua has worked in nearly every role in software development: engineer, test, devops, and program management. She's created and run high-availability, high-quality services at Boeing and Microsoft and PlayFab, and now works as a manager at mParticle.

Brooke Borowiak

As a software quality assurance engineer at Kenna Security I write test automation, as well as manually test, to ensure that our clients have the best experience possible. I care deeply about customer experience and satisfaction, and am excited to finally be working in the infosec space.

Terri Blankenship

I am a software Lead/Manager. I have been overseeing software testing since 2005 in the Financial Services industry.

Rachael Thompson

I am a 30 year old former teacher turned QA/Automation Engineer

Nichole Ellison

My wonderful husband and I live in the St Louis MO area and are recent "empty nesters". We spend time with our 3 beautiful daughters and 2 awesome sons-in-law when we can, then spend time exploring our city as just the 2 of us. I'm very passionate about process improvement and quality.

Dianna Keen

Dianna has more than 10 years of experience in quality assurance. She believes in the value of process for quality assurance teams and continually evaluating new approaches to consistently achieve success. She maintains a strong passion for mentoring others and building highly effective teams.

Donna Hungarter

Close to 20 years experience in the manual software testing field, with the past 4 years managing testing and QA. Outside of work, I enjoy reading, singing, indoor skydiving, and dog training and competition (agility and conformation).

Sue Bender

I have been involved in software development for almost 30 years filling several different roles. For the past 15 I have focused on test including automation.

Meghan Callahan

I've been all over the IT industry (dev to support), but found myself back in QA after an 8-year absence.

Erin Hammitt

I support a testing and analysis organization with compliance needs (privacy, records, SOX).

Tara Edwards

I work remotely for the University of Phoenix. I have been either a business analyst, systems analyst or QA analyst for the last 20 years. We've recently transitioned to the SAFe framework and I am learning test automation

Cynthia McKenzie

QA/BA professional - My knowledge expands all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle with emphasis in requirements gathering, business processes, testing, implementation, deployment and maintenance.

Cynthia McKenzie

QA/BA professional - My knowledge expands all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle with emphasis in requirements gathering, business processes, testing, implementation, deployment and maintenance.

KimBley Griffin

I am a QA professional with release manager experience who is actively honing her test automations skills. I am looking to connect with local members of this testing community.

Michelle Segata

I am a team leader for an Integration & Support team that performs incident management and software testing. It's an amazing group and we are always looking for new talent!

Melanie Berninger

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead

Talia Nassi

I am a quality-driven Test Engineer at WeWork with experience testing everything from payment processing to media to real estate. I am passionate about breaking and rebuilding software to be the highest possible quality.

Gerie Owen

Gerie Owen is Quality Assurance Evangelist at QualiTest Group, Inc. She is a Certified Scrum Master, Conference Presenter and Author on technology and testing topics. Gerie brings a cohesive team approach to testing. Her blog, Testing in the Trenches, is at https://testinggirl.wordpress.com/.

Needa Mehmud

Tech Evangelist? Book enthusiast ? Coffee ☕ addict with insatiable appetite to learn anything technology related ?

Cristy Bird

Mom extraordinaire. Super Wife. Unicorn Marketing Manager. Lover of all things florals.

Alison Wade

Alison Wade is an accomplished executive dedicated to the business of software.

Marcia Buzzella

I have collaborated with individuals and teams to identify shared objectives, talent development opportunities, best practices and standards, business process improvements, and innovative tactics to encourage adoption of new concepts, tools, and methods of interaction.

Heather Guillette

After many years in software development and IT management, I am thrilled to begin my career in the exciting world of test engineering. I'm always looking to learn new things!

Janna Loeffler

Software Engineer passionate about quality and testing.

Vanessa Smith

I was a developer for 10 years before moving to QA. I am currently the QA Lead of my team and am focused on making Visual Test Automation a reality for my healthcare organization.

Allison Scholz

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, with a focus in Marketing from the University of North Florida. I have a passion for social media, testing/proofing, and writing. I attended my first WWT event at STAREAST 2019!

Lisa Crispin

Passionate about getting more women into the software business, and making sure everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. Passionate about helping more women present at conferences. See my website for more about me.

Aprajita Mathur

I am a techie mom who loves adventure. I believe in "no regrets ", thanks to some amazing life experiences.

Robyn Anderson

I've held all sort of positions in tech, but testing is my favorite.

Eva Cote

I've worked in application development for over 20 years. I would like to join the Women Who Test community to learn and share ideas.

Melissa Kane

Manual and automated testing; Automated test code development experience in ReadyAPI, Cucumber/Ruby, Ranorex. Work remote from Mountain Home, AR for Principal (Des Moines, IA)

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Ratika Garg, Test Lead, Taco Bell

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