co SOFTECO09 Key Speakers (CEO, RBCS inc, USA With a quarter-century of software and systems engineering experience, Rex Black is President of RBCS (wwwirbcs-us.com), a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. Rex is the ‘most prolific author practicing in the fiold of software testing today. His popular fit book, | “im Rex Black er Managing the Testing Process, and three other books on testing, Critical Testing Processes, Ko> Foundations of Sottware Testing, and Pragmatic Software Testing, have sold thousands of copies around the world. He has written over twenty-five artices, presented hundreds of papors, workshops, seminare & given about thity koynote speaches at conferences and events around the world. Rex Is the President of American Software Testing Qualifications Board, and past President of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), Dave Miller VP, Software Quality Assurance, FodEx USA Dave Miller joined FedEx in 2002 Now VP of Software Quality Assurance for FedEx, he provides best-practice processes for the development of software. He is also responsible for the testing of software for package shipment, automated package label generation, and revenue Invoicing sysiems for FedEx. Dave has worked in Information Technology for over 30 years. He received a BS in Computer Science trom Oregon State University and a MS in Information ‘Theory from Ohio State University. He spent over 20 years with ATT, where he began his ccareor with Boll Telephone Laborateries developing and testing telephory business applications. Prior to joining FedEx, Dave was a partner wih KPMG Consulting, providing IT support to ‘multiple Fortune 500 companies across the U.S. Lee Copeland Software Quality Engineering (SQE), USA Leo Copoland has more than thify-five years of experience as a consultant, instructor, author, and information systems professional. He has held a number of technical and managerial Positions with commercial and non-profit organizations in the areas of applications development. software testing, and software development process improvement. Lee frequently ‘speake at software conferences both in the US and intemationslly and currently serves as Program Chair for the Better Software Conference & EXPO, the STAR testing conferences, and ; Software Quality Engineering's Agile Development Praciicas conterence. Lee is he author of A > Practitoner’s Guide to Software Test Design, a compendum of the most effective methods of test case design Sigrid Eldh Eriosson, Sweden Sigrid Eldh has over 20 years experience in the software industry working with a wide range of software in diferent companies. She is a co-founder of SAST, the Swedish Association for ‘Software Testing and did also start the Australian Software Testing Association. She has a Masters degree in Computer Science and a degree in Psychotherapy and Croarisational behaviour She is an author of books in software, tasting and management. She currently works as a Test Expert and Manager for Ericsson AB, Sigrid was the programme chair of EuroStar'99. Sigidis a frequent speaker at intemational testing conferences and has published many papers throughout the world on software testing and related subjects. Bernard Homes Tessco Technologies, France Founder ané principal consultant for TESSCO Tochnolagis Inc (a Sofware Testing & Training consultancy), Berard Homés Is past-member Of the board of IEEE (France) and active in various software testing association and workgroups. With experience in setting up a specialized test centor offering consultancy services for @ major French telecom company. and software quality assurance eorvieos for a Fronch sataliio solutions providors, Board is now in ‘charge of quailty assurance for EureCopter Group, the werld leader in helicopter design and manufacturing. A long time speaker at various intemational conferences and universities, Bemard Homés is also president of the French Software Testing Board (wwwcfi.net), and represents France at the ISTQB and chairs the |STB Advanced Level syllabus working party. More Speakers’ Profile at www.mstb.org