Alison Wade

ABOUT

Alison Wade is an accomplished executive dedicated to the business of software. For the past fifteen years, she has worked with industry leaders developing programs for software development and testing professionals. She is the Program Chair for the Mobile Dev + Test and IoT Dev + Test Conferences , and she plays a pivotal role in the development of the Better Software, Agile Development Practices, DevOps, and STAR Conferences. She also directs Software Quality Engineering’s highly respected training curriculum and programs. Alison strives to increase awareness of diversity in the software industry concerning both the workforce and the role of software beyond commercial products and IT departments. In February 2015, Alison launched Women Who Test. Later she added a day dedicated to women in software testing, happening in conjunction with the STARWEST conference. Exclusive for SQ mag she gives an insight in her work.