Better Software - March 2009 - (Page 7) Contributors As Macadamian’s QA team leader, tanya duMaresq has been providing quality assurance for companies like FileMaker, Entrust, and March Networks since 2001. Tanya has presented at STARWEST and STAREAST, and has conducted training sessions for customers in three countries. In her spare time, she kicks butt on the Macadamian softball team and plays a mean foosball game. david fern is a seasoned software testing professional with more than ten years of experience breaking software in the public and private industry. Currently he is an automation test engineer and software testing technical lead at the Social Security Administration. David has developed and implemented software testing strategies for large government Internet application deployments as well as enterprise-wide point-of-sale systems in the private sector. He has trained and mentored teams on processes and strategies for testing new technologies such as Web services and has had multiple articles and techniques published. In 2008, David spoke at the STAREAST conference and at HP Universe. He is ISTQB/ASTQB certified at the tester-foundation level, a Mercury Interactive Quick Test Professional 9.0 Specialist, and a Microsoft MCSE and MCDBA. Pete Goodliffe is a software developer, columnist, speaker, and author who never stays in the same place in the software food chain. His projects range from OS implementation, through audio codecs, to multimedia applications. Pete’s popular book, Code Craft: The Practice of Writing Excellent Code, is a practical and entertaining investigation of the entire programming pursuit— in about 600 pages. No mean feat! He has a passion for curry and doesn’t wear shoes. Jeffery Payne is CEO and founder of Coveros, Inc., where he has led the startup and growth of the company. Prior to Coveros, Jeff was chairman of the board, CEO, and co-founder of Cigital, Inc. Under his direction, Cigital became a leader in software security and software quality solutions, helping clients mitigate the business risks associated with failed software. Jeff is a recognized software expert and speaks to companies nationwide about the business risks of software failure. He has been a keynote and featured speaker at CIO and business technology conferences and frequently testifies before Congress on issues of national importance, including intellectual property rights, cyber-terrorism, and software quality. You can reach Jeff at jeff.payne@coveros. com. www.StickyMinds.com MARCH 2009 BETTER SOFTWARE 7 http://www.StickyMinds.com
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