About the Authors
With over a quarter-century of software and systems
engineering experience, Rex Black is President of Rex
Black Consulting Services (www.rbcs-us.com), a leader in
software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS delivers
consulting, outsourcing, and training services, employing
the industry’s most experienced and recognized
consultants. RBCS worldwide clientele save time and
money through improved product development,
decreased tech support calls, improved corporate
reputation, and more.
Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of
software testing today. His popular first book, Managing
the Testing Process, has sold over 40,000 copies around the
world, and is now in its third edition. His six other books—
Advanced Software Testing: Volumes I, II, and III, Critical
Testing Processes, Foundations of Software Testing, and
Pragmatic Software Testing—have also sold tens of
thousands of copies. He has written over thirty articles;
presented hundreds of papers, workshops, and seminars;
and given about fifty keynote and other speeches at
conferences and events around the world. Rex is the
immediate past President of the International Software
Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and a Director of the
American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB).
Jamie L. Mitchell has over 28 years of experience in
developing and testing both hardware and software. He is
a pioneer in the test automation field and has worked
with a variety of vendor and open-source test automation
tools since the first Windows tools were released with
Windows 3.0. He has also written test tools for several
platforms.
Jamie specializes in increasing the productivity of
automation and test teams through innovative ideas and
custom tool extensions. In addition, he provides training,
mentoring, process auditing, and expert technical
support in all aspects of testing and automation.
Jamie holds a Master of Computer Science degree
from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, and a Certified
Software Test Engineer certification from QAI. He was an
instructor and board member of the International
Institute of Software Testing (IIST) and a contributing
editor, technical editor, and columnist for the Journal of
Software Testing Professionals. He has been a frequent
speaker on testing and automation at several
international conferences, including STAR, QAI, and PSQT.
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