Actively involved in the work of AI Governance and the management and maintenance of AI models.

* co-writer with Matthew Heusser, "Software Testing Strategies", published by Packt Publishing (December 2023).* Producer and co-host of 'The Testing Show,' sponsored by Qualitest. I developed a clear narrative of industry insights, guest perspectives, and foresight.* Valued contributor to renowned platforms including Ranorex, IT Knowledge Exchange, and LogiGear.

* Blog (http://mkltesthead.com) dedicated to software testing and quality, software tools and practices, testing heuristics, test automation, and education examples for software development and software testing. * Instructor of Black Box Software Testing courses (Foundations, Bug Advocacy, Test Design, Instructors Course) with the Association for Software Testing (http://associationforsoftwaretesting.org).

* I built a comprehensive curriculum for C#, testing frameworks (MSTest, NUnit, and XUnit), and Microsoft Playwright.* Taught real-time classes to students with hands-on learning experiences that made theoretical principles tangible.* Created and guided the capstone project, automated testing for the OrangeHRM open platform.

* Launched and shepherded a comprehensive initiative aimed at bolstering product Accessibility, ensuring compliance with legal standards and government regulations.* Actively shaping industry best practices through strategic guidance in Accessibility. This extends to speaking on these topics outside of work.* Maintained a diverse range of cloud-based appliances with AWS, and guaranteed robustness from development to deployment within our Jenkins pipeline and product deployment. * Transformed the testing narrative from reactive to proactive with a comprehensive strategy that fortified the build and release phases, enhancing product stability and user trust.* Maintained and augmented automation frameworks with Selenium/WebDriver with Perl, Postman, C#, and xUnit, ensuring seamless integration and robust functionality in our software ecosystems.* Build and release manager, maintained the Jenkins server, and oversaw our test/deployment cloud on AWS. My stewardship in this realm minimized downtime.

As the “Lone Tester” at SideReel, I encouraged innovation and strategic thinking within the software testing realm. My role evolved significantly, especially following the company's acquisition.Hybrid Testing Mastery: Pioneered a dual-focused testing strategy, integrating exploratory testing methodologies with automated systems. My approach went beyond mere functionality, delving into critical para-functional software attributes to guarantee optimal performance, security, and usability.Automated Testing Innovation: Spearheaded the development of sophisticated automated test scripts utilizing Ruby, RSpec, and Cucumber. I designed these scripts to simulate and validate forward-facing user behavior, significantly improving the reliability and user-friendliness of the final products.Strategic Leadership in Quality Assurance: Collaborated closely with the software development team to infuse quality assurance throughout the coding lifecycle. I became an internal advocate for best practices in software testing within the organization by conducting knowledge-sharing sessions and introducing up-to-date methodologies to the development team.

I led and directed all quality assurance and testing efforts for a company that leads the market in Immigration Law case management and I-9 verification. I actively mentored staff members in software testing and troubleshooting techniques, and also provided training for firms and end users to get the most out of Tracker's family of software applications. I also explored automated testing options using TestComplete as a way to examine and test both Win32 applications and Web components with one tool.