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Hi, I’m Heather, I blog about my experiences in:
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About me
I started my career as a mathematician working on building mathematical formulae into software for diagnostic devices. From there, I became more involved in the development of the software and naturally progressed into a role as a software developer.
While working as a developer, my passion for delivering quality products really began to shine brighter. As a result of my advocacy for the end users and code quality, it was suggested that I become the first software tester for the team.
Springboarded by my passion for quality and wanting to do a good job as the first and only tester in the company, I began to get more and more involved with the software testing community to help me learn everything I could to shine in this role. Through my active involvement in this community, I was asked to co-organise two software testing conferences and, eventually, to become a community manager for this thriving community (Ministry of Testing).
After spending 5 years as a community manager with Ministry of Testing, I moved again but this time returning to a role that gave me the opportunity to be a hands on software tester.
I am still actively involved with the software testing community and help to moderate an online tech community in Ireland too.
Achievements
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International speaker: more details.
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Contributed to the book “Starting Your Software Testing Career”.
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My e-book “30 Things Every New Software Tester Should Learn” is on the “100 Best-Selling Software Testing eBooks of All Time” list.
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Co-organised TinyTestBash Belfast 2017 and TestBash Dublin 2018 conferences around a full time software testing job.
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I made the “125 Awesome Testers You Should Keep Your Eye on Always” list in 2017
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Previously a co-organiser of the NI Testers meetup and the Belfast Software Testing Clinic meetup.