Hello. Everyone calls me Ady but my 'Sunday' name is Adrian. On Twitter I'm @A11_Ady.
Like most testers I had a roundabout journey to the profession. From the early days as an auditor I 'tested' processes and systems and a lot of those techniques apply to software. From there it was creating bespoke management systems to meet ISO 9000:2000 Quality Management Systems including Health & Safety 18001 and Environment 14001.
After redundancy and a lack of opportunities in that space I moved to the financial sector moving around a little through a few roles until an opportunity arose in testing. It was there I found my passion for all things test and agile. I've had some great mentors along the way and continue to learn new things daily. Now after over 25 years in testing and testing related roles I'm looking to give back to the testing community by sharing my thoughts and ideas. I hope you find something useful in them but am more than happy to be challenged on my thoughts and enjoy reading any feedback people are gracious enough to offer.
I’m currently working at easyJet as a Quality Engineering Architect, a role which is as much about coaching than testing. I help teams make better software through coaching, training, speaking and mentoring.
Achievements
Creator of the Periodic Table of Testing and Accessibility Quadrants
Creator of a global quality initiatives in Automation and Quality
Concept creator of the UK’s first Government funded Software Testing Bootcamp and Apprenticeship Lead Trainer working with the Coders Guild
Multiple Test Lead, Quality Assurance, Management, Architect and specialist roles including Senior Management positions
International speaker at Nordic Testing Days, Agile Testing Days, Ministry of Testing amongst others.
Published in Ministry of Testing - Periodic Table of Data and Certified Agile Tester - A Personal Course Review & Practical Advice For Software Testers; Simple Tests for Accessibility Every Tester Should Know
Contributed to the book ‘Going Agile’ by Gloria J Millar Second Edition January 2016
“Ady has this knack of both seeing the whole picture and dropping down into the detail to see things we hadn’t thought of.”