The Future of Software Testing: Software Testing Guru Dr James A. Whittaker Resigns from Microsoft and Takes Up Position with Google

Dr James A. Whittaker valued friend and associate of TCL today announced his move to Google after 3 years at Microsoft.

(PRWEB) May 30, 2009 -- As an evangelist for software testing James is integral to the industry and his forward thinking, innovative and sometimes controversial approach encourages us as software testers to question what we do along with how and why we do it.

James and TCL have a long standing friendship and we wish him every success in his move to Google. Stewart Noakes, Chairman - TCL

About James: Dr James A. Whittaker, has spent his career in software testing. He was an early thought leader in model-based testing where his PhD dissertation from the University of Tennessee became a standard reference on the subject.

While a professor at Florida Tech, he founded the world's largest academic software testing research center and helped make testing a degree track for undergraduates. Before he left Florida Tech, his research group had grown to over 60 students and faculty and had secured over $12 million in research awards andcontracts. During his tenure at FIT he wrote How to Break Software and the series follow-ups How to Break Software Security (with Hugh Thompson) and How to Break Web Software (with Mike Andrews). His research team also developed the highly acclaimed runtime fault injection tool Holodeck and marketed it through their startup Security Innovation, Inc.

"I'm not so much leaving Microsoft as I am joining Google. It's a new role for me and a new challenge. I like change and the new ways of thinking it promotes. I'm expecting to learn new things and see the testing world from a different perspective. It's going to be a great challenge. There's a lot of passion and excitement in the halls of Google that I am anxious to be part of.

Expect big things!
Dr James A. Whittaker

James will be returning to the UK soon to run a series of events with TCL. To register your interest or to reserve your place email me:
Clare.Batten(at)tcl-global.com

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