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A Networking Testing Conference
A Networking Testing Conference
I know testing conferences, at least some of them. I can safely say I've been to a few.
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Best way to get an ISTQB (advanced) certificate done and out of the way? I don't do these because they are useful, I do them because it's asked too…
Best way to get an ISTQB (advanced) certificate done and out of the way? I don't do these because they are useful, I do them because it's asked too…
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Today, I took a moment to teach exploratory testing to a colleague. What does that look like then? If you watched it, you would think it looks like a…
Today, I took a moment to teach exploratory testing to a colleague. What does that look like then? If you watched it, you would think it looks like a…
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Seitsemäs vuosi. 1000 mimmiä online. 11.000 Mimmit koodaa (Women code) yhteisö. A good start :) Kiitos kaikille kumppaniyrityksille vuosien…
Seitsemäs vuosi. 1000 mimmiä online. 11.000 Mimmit koodaa (Women code) yhteisö. A good start :) Kiitos kaikille kumppaniyrityksille vuosien…
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Experience
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Licenses & Certifications
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Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competency (CPACC)
IAAP - International Association of Accessibility Professionals
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Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
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Foundation Certificate in Software Testing
ISEB
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Practitioner Certificate in Software Testing
ISEB
Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
Tieto- ja viestintätekniikan ammattilaiset TIVIA ry
- 2 years
Science and Technology
Serving as member of the board 2022 - 2023.
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Board Member
Sytyke ry
- Present 1 year 5 months
Science and Technology
Serving as member of the board 2024.
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Chairman & Founding member
Ohjelmistotestaus ry
- Present 11 years 1 month
Science and Technology
Chairman of the board for Ohjelmistotestaus ry (http://testausyhdistys.fi), a non-profit for advancing context-driven testing and BBST course (BBST(tm), Black Box Software Testing by Altom) in Finland.
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Member of Executive Committee
Agile Finland ry
- 1 year 1 month
Science and Technology
Upgraded from a member to a member of executive committee for Agile Finland ry to contribute to sharing lessons learned and skills relevant to making software development productive and enjoyable to all of the professionals.
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Chairmain
Finnish Association for Software Testing
- 11 years
Science and Technology
Finnish Association for Software Testing (TestausOSY in Finnish) is a community of people interested in testing and quality.
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Member
Pyöreän tornin kilta ry
- Present 20 years 5 months
Education
Invite-only membership for outstanding contributions in Helsinki University of Technology Student Bodies. Since then, HUT became Aalto University
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Member of the Board
Tietokilta
- 1 year
Education
Member of the board. https://histotik.tietokilta.fi/Vuosi_vuodelta/index.html
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Treasurer
Teekkarispeksi ry
- 1 year
Education
Production of "Venetsian Merkantti", 1996. https://teekkarispeksi.fi
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Lakinlaskijaistirehtööri
Teekkarijaosto
- 1 year
Education
Organized 2000 people event in Dipoli 'Lakinlaskijaiset' that happens annually 30.9 when the student cap use is time period ends.
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I&E-tirehtööri
Teekkarijaosto
- 1 year
Education
Organized collaboration around student union guild events on Helsinki University of Technology Student Union events.
Publications
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Ensemble Programming Guideboook
Self-Published
See publicationEnsemble Programming Guidebook introduces basics of getting started with Ensemble Programming.
Courses
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BBST Test Design
Oct 8 2021
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Black-Box Software Testing Foundation by AST
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Rapid Software Testing by Michael Bolton
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Rapid Testing Intensive by James Bach
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Specification by Example Workshop by Gojko Adjic
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Honors & Awards
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Tivi 100 ICT vaikuttajaa
Tivi
Tivi-lehti valitsee vuosittain 100 ICT-vaikuttajaa.
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Tivia70 Award
Tivia ry
Tivia ry - Kiitoksena työstä Suomen ICT-yhteisöjen rakentajana, kouluttajana ja avoimuuden edistäjänä.
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Tivi 100 ICT vaikuttajaa
Tivi
Tivi-lehti valitsee vuosittain 100 ICT-vaikuttajaa.
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Tester Worth Appreciating 2022
Ohjelmistotestaus ry
https://ohjelmistotestaus.org/testaaja/index_en.html
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Tivi 100 ICT vaikuttajaa
Tivi
Tivi-lehti valitsee vuosittain 100 ICT vaikuttajaa.
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Tivi 100 ICT vaikuttajaa
Tivi
Tivi-lehti valitsee vuosittain 100 ICT-vaikuttajaa.
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EuroSTAR Testing Excellence Award 2020
EuroSTAR
https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/eurostar-2020-final-day-highlights/
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Tivi 100 ICT vaikuttajaa
Tivi
Tivi-lehti valitsee vuosittain 100 ICT-vaikuttajaa.
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MIATPP Award 2016: Most Influential Agile Testing Professional Person
Agile Testing Days
The Agile Testing Days MIATPP award 2016, selected by a vote from peers through an open online survey. More information on the award http://www.agiletestingdays.com/award/ and tweets announcing my win: https://twitter.com/AgileTD/status/806456408279580672
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Pyöreän Tornin Kilta, Arwoisa
Teknillisen Korkeakoulun Ylioppilaskunta
https://www.pyoreantorninkilta.fi/arwoisat/
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TKY kultainen ansiomerkki
Teknillisen korkeakoulun ylioppilaskunta
https://tky.polyteekkarimuseo.fi/fi/tky/kunnianosoitukset/kultainen-ansiomerkki/
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ProTiK
Tietokilta
https://tietokilta.fi/kilta/arvomerkit-ja-kunnianosoitukset/ansiomerkeilla-palkitut/
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Finnish
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Swedish
Limited working proficiency
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Greek
Elementary proficiency
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