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What's in a title?

2024-05-04T10:03:47Z

Vincent:

'''April 2024'''

The job titles we have matter sometimes, but at other times not so much. A job title can sometimes limit people's understanding of what we can do, but at the same time they can sometimes convey succinctly exactly what we do do.

Over the years I've had many job titles and roles, including
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Tester
* Software Test Analyst
* Quality Assurance
* Software Quality Engineer
* Automation Quality Engineer
* Quality Coach
* Quality Analyst
* Weather Radar Technician
|
* Support Engineer
* Software Developer
* Logistics Manager
* Father
* House dad
* Programmer
* University Tutor
|
* Production Scheduler
* Operator/Scanner
* Volunteer
* Organiser
* Chair
* Treasurer
* Tram Driver
* Lab Demonstrator
|}

Some of these will have meaning for you, others may mean little without knowing more of the context.

----
Recently I've been thinking of what I am, and I've landed on

== I am a Software Quality Engineer ==
I do feel a little conflicted because quality is an attribute of something, not really something we can engineer by itself. However, the title seems to have gained traction over recent years as meaning a broader engineering role focussed on software quality, which I can certainly sign up to. We build and engineer tools, systems, and processes to help us efficiently analyse and monitor the quality of software solutions. Testing is a wide and varied endeavour, but there is real value in being able to quickly get basic quality information about a code change through automation. The objective being to automate the boring and free up the tester to explore more and deeper.

'''Automation''' of course, covers so much more than simply automating '''the product itself''', but also in preparing
* the product to be ready for testing,
* the local development environment,
* the version control and branching strategy,
* the CI/CD pipelines,
* the test environments and infrastructure,
* the test data in an environment,
* the capture and aggregation of (test) environment logging and monitoring data,
* and much more.

All of these lend themselves to varying degrees of automation, without which they can become repetitive, tedious, and time consuming. I believe, that creating the whole interconnected ecosystem necessary to efficiently analyse and monitor the quality of a software solution is a genuine engineering activity.

----

----
== My old (pre 2024) intro ... ==
In the blurb at the top of my CV I used to call myself a '''Full Stack Agile Quality Analyst''' (original text below). However, I feel it no longer fully resonates with me, some of the words like "Full Stack" and "Agile" have had their day. We now generally expect people to adjust to the context they've been placed in, to simply get on and do the job as best they can with the resources available. To be able to recognise the things that need doing the most, to communicate concerns and ideas, and to have a shared commitment to achieve the most for our users, customers, team mates, and organisation. Full Stack seems to me to mean you're happy to google for (new) solutions to a problem on your plate, rather than simply handing it over to another person in the organisation. In addition, Agile seems to have become a de-facto industry norm. Of course Agile is hard to do properly, but saying you're into Agile development seems superfluous these days.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 50px; text-align:left"
|-
|
== Intro - I'm a Full Stack Agile Quality Analyst ==
'''I''' love testing and will use all resources & tools at my disposal to do it. Every delivery team has different constraints, skills, processes, bottlenecks, and opportunities for how they deliver product & process changes. I'll try to leverage the skills and resources already in the team, and add my own skills and experiences, maybe sprinkle on some ideas from the test, agile, and dev communities, as well as, some plain experimentation, to best test and deliver the changes. Each context is different and I love adjusting the development, test, and delivery processes to match them to the context at hand. I like [http://www.satisfice.com/articles/what_is_et.shtml '''exploratory testing'''], and I also have fun coding [http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/856 '''automated checks''']. I do gravitate towards [http://context-driven-testing.com/ '''Context Driven Testing''' (CDT)], and (largely) agree with the thoughts and expressions from the leaders of the CDT community, such as [http://satisfice.com/ James Bach] and [http://www.developsense.com/ Michael Bolton]. I really like [http://agilemanifesto.org/ '''Agile'''], which for me is ''"[[autonomy with responsibility through trust]]"''.
'''I''' think the essence of software development is still about '''people''': It is '''Driven by people''', '''Made by people''', and '''Made for people'''. We all have ''emotions, passions, motivators, and more! We're all different, and we all have something unique to give. ''

|- style="text-align:center"
|'''I''' love to work with people that have a '''passion''' for what they do, and have '''fun''' doing it! '''Testing '''is my '''professional''' passion, and I love working with people who '''respect''' and '''challenge''' me to be my best.
|}

What's in a title?

2024-05-04T10:01:48Z

Vincent:

'''April 2024'''

The job titles we have matter sometimes, but at other times not so much. A job title can sometimes limit people's understanding of what we can do, but at the same time they can sometimes convey succinctly exactly what we do do.

Over the years I've had many job titles and roles, including
{|
|-
|
* Tester
* Software Test Analyst
* Quality Assurance
* Software Quality Engineer
* Automation Quality Engineer
* Quality Coach
* Quality Analyst
* Weather Radar Technician
|
* Support Engineer
* Software Developer
* Logistics Manager
* Father
* House dad
* Programmer
* University Tutor
|
* Production Scheduler
* Operator/Scanner
* Volunteer
* Organiser
* Chair
* Treasurer
* Tram Driver
* Lab Demonstrator
|}

Some of these will have meaning for you, others may mean little without knowing more of the context.

----
Recently I've been thinking of what I am, and I've landed on

== I am a Software Quality Engineer ==
I do feel a little conflicted because quality is an attribute of something, not really something we can engineer by itself. However, the title seems to have gained traction over recent years as meaning a broader engineering role focussed on software quality, which I can certainly sign up to. We build and engineer tools, systems, and processes to help us efficiently analyse and monitor the quality of software solutions. Testing is a wide and varied endeavour, but there is real value in being able to quickly get basic quality information about a code change through automation. The objective being to automate the boring and free up the tester to explore more and deeper.

'''Automation''' of course, covers so much more than simply automating '''the product itself''', but also in preparing
* the product to be ready for testing,
* the local development environment,
* the version control and branching strategy,
* the CI/CD pipelines,
* the test environments and infrastructure,
* the test data in an environment,
* the capture and aggregation of (test) environment logging and monitoring data,
* and much more.

All of these lend themselves to varying degrees of automation, without which they can become repetitive, tedious, and time consuming. I believe, that creating the whole interconnected ecosystem necessary to efficiently analyse and monitor the quality of a software solution is a genuine engineering activity.

----

----
== My old (pre 2024) intro ... ==
In the blurb at the top of my CV I used to call myself a '''Full Stack Agile Quality Analyst''' (original text below). However, I feel it no longer fully resonates with me, some of the words like "Full Stack" and "Agile" have had their day. We now generally expect people to adjust to the context they've been placed in, to simply get on and do the job as best they can with the resources available. To be able to recognise the things that need doing the most, to communicate concerns and ideas, and to have a shared commitment to achieve the most for our users, customers, team mates, and organisation. Full Stack seems to me to mean you're happy to google for (new) solutions to a problem on your plate, rather than simply handing it over to another person in the organisation. In addition, Agile seems to have become a de-facto industry norm. Of course Agile is hard to do properly, but saying you're into Agile development seems superfluous these days.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: 50px; margin-right: 50px; text-align:left"
|-
|
== Intro - I'm a Full Stack Agile Quality Analyst ==
'''I''' love testing and will use all resources & tools at my disposal to do it. Every delivery team has different constraints, skills, processes, bottlenecks, and opportunities for how they deliver product & process changes. I'll try to leverage the skills and resources already in the team, and add my own skills and experiences, maybe sprinkle on some ideas from the test, agile, and dev communities, as well as, some plain experimentation, to best test and deliver the changes. Each context is different and I love adjusting the development, test, and delivery processes to match them to the context at hand. I like [http://www.satisfice.com/articles/what_is_et.shtml '''exploratory testing'''], and I also have fun coding [http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/856 '''automated checks''']. I do gravitate towards [http://context-driven-testing.com/ '''Context Driven Testing''' (CDT)], and (largely) agree with the thoughts and expressions from the leaders of the CDT community, such as [http://satisfice.com/ James Bach] and [http://www.developsense.com/ Michael Bolton]. I really like [http://agilemanifesto.org/ '''Agile'''], which for me is ''"[[autonomy with responsibility through trust]]"''.
'''I''' think the essence of software development is still about '''people''': It is '''Driven by people''', '''Made by people''', and '''Made for people'''. We all have ''emotions, passions, motivators, and more! We're all different, and we all have something unique to give. ''

|- style="text-align:center"
|'''I''' love to work with people that have a '''passion''' for what they do, and have '''fun''' doing it! '''Testing '''is my '''professional''' passion, and I love working with people who '''respect''' and '''challenge''' me to be my best.
|}

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2024-05-04T09:54:22Z

Vincent: /* Work Experience */

{{ContactDetails}}

== Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer ==
As a versatile Software Quality Engineer, I aim to understand the nuances of the product, team dynamics, technological landscapes, and organizational structures so that I can adapt and contribute effectively. I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts, and look beyond traditional testing methodologies to consider the design of the whole quality ecosystem necessary for delivering quality software solutions efficiently.

== Skills ==
=== Testing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Context Driven Testing
* API Testing
* Testing Native Mobile Apps
* Testing Web Apps
* Testing Firmware/Embedded systems
* Testability Concepts
|
* Observability Concepts
* Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)
* Visual Modelling
* Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)
* Accessibility Testing
|}

=== Programming and Automation ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left"| Javascript
! style="text-align:left"| Java
! style="text-align:left"| Other
|-
|
* Node.js
* Express.js
* React.js
* Jest
* Cypress.io
* Webdriver.io
|
* Cucumber (BDD)
* Tidal Wave UI automation library
* Selenium
* REST Assured
* JUnit, TestNG
* LeJOS (Lego mindstorm) Robotics
|
* Appium
* XCUITest
* C#: Specflow (BDD)
* SQL
* GraphQL
* C++: Arduino, ESP32
|-
!colspan="3" style="text-align:left"| Tools
|-
|colspan="3"|
* Splunk (log aggregation & analysis)
* Postman, Newman
* Github/Bitbucket
* Jenkins, Azure Devops, TFS, Google Cloud Platform
* Bash & Powershell scripting
* SoapUI & ReadyAPI
|}

=== General ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Platform Engineering
* Staff Mentoring & Induction
* Agile Squad Master
* Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager
* Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics
* Electrical & Electronic Engineering
|}

== Work Experience ==
I am taking a break from work to give myself some time for self-care after some difficult periods over the last couple of years.

=== [[TTC - Dept. of Internal Affairs - Senior Test Automation Engineer]] (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024) ===
: Contracting. Part of the Test Automation team for the Three Waters Project, developing a UI Automation suite in Java using the [https://wave.tidalcode.dev/ Tidal. wave] Selenium automation library

=== [[Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer]] (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023) ===
: Served as a Roving Automation Quality Engineer, bridging testing and automation gaps across multiple teams. Tested and automated mobile apps (Appium & XCUITest), a D365 web UI (Java, Selenium, POM's), and various APIs (Java, REST Assured). Also undertook a secondment as a platform engineer supporting Splunk, and later developed a ReactJS web app for viewing the test environments and interconnections.

=== [[FirstAML - Test Analyst]] (Oct-2020 - Mar-2021) ===
: Served as a quality coach for a startup company developing a ReactJS Web App for the AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism) industry.

=== [[Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
: Contracting 4 days/week. Helping modify legacy weather radars with some embedded Arduino micro controllers. Designing new electronics, PCB's, maintaining power waveguide systems, and performing signal analysis.

=== [[Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
: Contracting 1 day/week. Developed a Postman collection to test the API and implemented a node in Google Cloud Platform to execute the collection using Newman, and a simple Web UI (Node.js, Express.js) to trigger test runs and display HTML test reports. The Web UI implemented access restrictions for whitelisted IPs and authenticated users.

=== [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]] (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020) ===
: Native Mobile App functional and accessibility testing. API testing and automation. Using Postman/Newman, Specflow with C#, Javascript(Postman/Node.js/Express.js), Splunk for dashboards, TFS & Powershell for System deployment automation. Created a [[Postman Testrunner Framework]] for automated API integration checks and environment health monitoring.

=== [[Engel Consulting - Contracting]] (Sep 2016 - Dec 2016) ===

=== [[Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst]] (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016) ===
: Part of a small squad at Trade Me, I conducted context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic website. My responsibilities included testing DBs, UIs, APIs, and mobile apps, leading deployments, conducting test planning and peer reviews, utilizing BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, Splunk, ReadyAPI, XMind, Jira, and Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds.

=== [[Pre-2014 Roles]] ===
: [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Logistics Manager (Aug-2005 - Aug-2009)|Logistics Manager]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Primary Caregiver (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005)|Caregiver]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Bioengineering Institute - Software Engineer (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)|Software Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Development & Support Engineer (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)|Development & Support Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Carter Holt Harvey(Tissue Group) - Production Scheduler (1994 - 1996)|Production Scheduler]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#University of Auckland - Lab Coordinator & Physics Tutor (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005 part time)|Physics Tutor]]

== Related wiki pages ==
=== [[References_-_Full_List|References]] ===
:[[References_-_Full_List#Dept. of Internal Affairs (TTC)| TTC]], [[References_-_Full_List#Westpac| Westpac ]], [[References_-_Full_List#Fiserv| Fiserv ]], [[References_-_Full_List#| Trade Me Motors]]

=== [[Volunteering]] ===
: [[Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch|Ministry of Testing]], Eastern Suburbs AFC, Glendowie Boating Club, MOTAT, Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School

=== [[Professional Development]] ===
: Conferences, workshops, meetups etc.

=== [[Education]] ===
: University of Auckland: ME(Elec)

=== [[Presentations, Posts, and blogs]] ===

----
----

==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024==
===Interesting Reads===
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/download/a-context-driven-approach-to-automation-in-testing A Context Driven Approach to Automation in Testing]''' By James Bach and Michael Bolton
:Quote: ''"dynamically evaluating context and selecting, designing, or adjusting our actions to solve the problems that we encounter."''
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/4947 Round Earth Test Strategy]''' by James Bach
:Interesting alternative to the ''"Test Automation Pyramid"''.
:Quote: ''There are testing problems to consider at every level, "Quality above requires quality below".''

===My '''[[Observability Project]]'''===
* [https://expressjs.com/en/starter/hello-world.html Express.js basic hello world] and my [https://github.com/VincentDirks/node.js-in-the-cloud node.js-in-the-cloud] repo
* [https://www.atlassian.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vs. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian 
:I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my [[Observability Project]]

* Setting up Docker Desktop at home to run the [https://github.com/Splunk/docker-Splunk Docker Splunk Image]

===[[Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out|Archive]]===
:Old pre-2024 entries

----
----

[[#Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer|Back to Top]], Send [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback]

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2024-05-04T09:35:28Z

Vincent: /* Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023) */

{{ContactDetails}}

== Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer ==
As a versatile Software Quality Engineer, I aim to understand the nuances of the product, team dynamics, technological landscapes, and organizational structures so that I can adapt and contribute effectively. I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts, and look beyond traditional testing methodologies to consider the design of the whole quality ecosystem necessary for delivering quality software solutions efficiently.

== Skills ==
=== Testing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Context Driven Testing
* API Testing
* Testing Native Mobile Apps
* Testing Web Apps
* Testing Firmware/Embedded systems
* Testability Concepts
|
* Observability Concepts
* Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)
* Visual Modelling
* Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)
* Accessibility Testing
|}

=== Programming and Automation ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left"| Javascript
! style="text-align:left"| Java
! style="text-align:left"| Other
|-
|
* Node.js
* Express.js
* React.js
* Jest
* Cypress.io
* Webdriver.io
|
* Cucumber (BDD)
* Tidal Wave UI automation library
* Selenium
* REST Assured
* JUnit, TestNG
* LeJOS (Lego mindstorm) Robotics
|
* Appium
* XCUITest
* C#: Specflow (BDD)
* SQL
* GraphQL
* C++: Arduino, ESP32
|-
!colspan="3" style="text-align:left"| Tools
|-
|colspan="3"|
* Splunk (log aggregation & analysis)
* Postman, Newman
* Github/Bitbucket
* Jenkins, Azure Devops, TFS, Google Cloud Platform
* Bash & Powershell scripting
* SoapUI & ReadyAPI
|}

=== General ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Platform Engineering
* Staff Mentoring & Induction
* Agile Squad Master
* Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager
* Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics
* Electrical & Electronic Engineering
|}

== Work Experience ==
I am taking a break from work to give myself some time for self-care after some difficult periods over the last coupe of years.

=== [[TTC - Dept. of Internal Affairs - Senior Test Automation Engineer]] (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024) ===
: Contracting. Part of the Test Automation team for the Three Waters Project, developing a UI Automation suite in Java using the [https://wave.tidalcode.dev/ Tidal. wave] Selenium automation library

=== [[Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer]] (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023) ===
: Served as a Roving Automation Quality Engineer, bridging testing and automation gaps across multiple teams. Tested and automated mobile apps (Appium & XCUITest), a D365 web UI (Java, Selenium, POM's), and various APIs (Java, REST Assured). Also undertook a secondment as a platform engineer supporting Splunk, and later developed a ReactJS web app for viewing the test environments and interconnections.

=== [[FirstAML - Test Analyst]] (Oct-2020 - Mar-2021) ===
: Served as a quality coach for a startup company developing a ReactJS Web App for the AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism) industry.

=== [[Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
: Contracting 4 days/week. Helping modify legacy weather radars with some embedded Arduino micro controllers. Designing new electronics, PCB's, maintaining power waveguide systems, and performing signal analysis.

=== [[Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
: Contracting 1 day/week. Developed a Postman collection to test the API and implemented a node in Google Cloud Platform to execute the collection using Newman, and a simple Web UI (Node.js, Express.js) to trigger test runs and display HTML test reports. The Web UI implemented access restrictions for whitelisted IPs and authenticated users.

=== [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]] (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020) ===
: Native Mobile App functional and accessibility testing. API testing and automation. Using Postman/Newman, Specflow with C#, Javascript(Postman/Node.js/Express.js), Splunk for dashboards, TFS & Powershell for System deployment automation. Created a [[Postman Testrunner Framework]] for automated API integration checks and environment health monitoring.

=== [[Engel Consulting - Contracting]] (Sep 2016 - Dec 2016) ===

=== [[Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst]] (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016) ===
: Part of a small squad at Trade Me, I conducted context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic website. My responsibilities included testing DBs, UIs, APIs, and mobile apps, leading deployments, conducting test planning and peer reviews, utilizing BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, Splunk, ReadyAPI, XMind, Jira, and Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds.

=== [[Pre-2014 Roles]] ===
: [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Logistics Manager (Aug-2005 - Aug-2009)|Logistics Manager]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Primary Caregiver (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005)|Caregiver]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Bioengineering Institute - Software Engineer (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)|Software Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Development & Support Engineer (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)|Development & Support Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Carter Holt Harvey(Tissue Group) - Production Scheduler (1994 - 1996)|Production Scheduler]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#University of Auckland - Lab Coordinator & Physics Tutor (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005 part time)|Physics Tutor]]

== Related wiki pages ==
=== [[References_-_Full_List|References]] ===
:[[References_-_Full_List#Dept. of Internal Affairs (TTC)| TTC]], [[References_-_Full_List#Westpac| Westpac ]], [[References_-_Full_List#Fiserv| Fiserv ]], [[References_-_Full_List#| Trade Me Motors]]

=== [[Volunteering]] ===
: [[Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch|Ministry of Testing]], Eastern Suburbs AFC, Glendowie Boating Club, MOTAT, Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School

=== [[Professional Development]] ===
: Conferences, workshops, meetups etc.

=== [[Education]] ===
: University of Auckland: ME(Elec)

=== [[Presentations, Posts, and blogs]] ===

----
----

==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024==
===Interesting Reads===
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/download/a-context-driven-approach-to-automation-in-testing A Context Driven Approach to Automation in Testing]''' By James Bach and Michael Bolton
:Quote: ''"dynamically evaluating context and selecting, designing, or adjusting our actions to solve the problems that we encounter."''
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/4947 Round Earth Test Strategy]''' by James Bach
:Interesting alternative to the ''"Test Automation Pyramid"''.
:Quote: ''There are testing problems to consider at every level, "Quality above requires quality below".''

===My '''[[Observability Project]]'''===
* [https://expressjs.com/en/starter/hello-world.html Express.js basic hello world] and my [https://github.com/VincentDirks/node.js-in-the-cloud node.js-in-the-cloud] repo
* [https://www.atlassian.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vs. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian 
:I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my [[Observability Project]]

* Setting up Docker Desktop at home to run the [https://github.com/Splunk/docker-Splunk Docker Splunk Image]

===[[Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out|Archive]]===
:Old pre-2024 entries

----
----

[[#Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer|Back to Top]], Send [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback]

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2024-05-04T09:33:32Z

Vincent: /* Work Experience */

{{ContactDetails}}

== Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer ==
As a versatile Software Quality Engineer, I aim to understand the nuances of the product, team dynamics, technological landscapes, and organizational structures so that I can adapt and contribute effectively. I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts, and look beyond traditional testing methodologies to consider the design of the whole quality ecosystem necessary for delivering quality software solutions efficiently.

== Skills ==
=== Testing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Context Driven Testing
* API Testing
* Testing Native Mobile Apps
* Testing Web Apps
* Testing Firmware/Embedded systems
* Testability Concepts
|
* Observability Concepts
* Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)
* Visual Modelling
* Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)
* Accessibility Testing
|}

=== Programming and Automation ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left"| Javascript
! style="text-align:left"| Java
! style="text-align:left"| Other
|-
|
* Node.js
* Express.js
* React.js
* Jest
* Cypress.io
* Webdriver.io
|
* Cucumber (BDD)
* Tidal Wave UI automation library
* Selenium
* REST Assured
* JUnit, TestNG
* LeJOS (Lego mindstorm) Robotics
|
* Appium
* XCUITest
* C#: Specflow (BDD)
* SQL
* GraphQL
* C++: Arduino, ESP32
|-
!colspan="3" style="text-align:left"| Tools
|-
|colspan="3"|
* Splunk (log aggregation & analysis)
* Postman, Newman
* Github/Bitbucket
* Jenkins, Azure Devops, TFS, Google Cloud Platform
* Bash & Powershell scripting
* SoapUI & ReadyAPI
|}

=== General ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Platform Engineering
* Staff Mentoring & Induction
* Agile Squad Master
* Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager
* Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics
* Electrical & Electronic Engineering
|}

== Work Experience ==
I am taking a break from work to give myself some time for self-care after some difficult periods over the last coupe of years.

=== [[TTC - Dept. of Internal Affairs - Senior Test Automation Engineer]] (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024) ===
: Contracting. Part of the Test Automation team for the Three Waters Project, developing a UI Automation suite in Java using the [https://wave.tidalcode.dev/ Tidal. wave] Selenium automation library

=== [[Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer]] (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023) ===
: Served as a Roving Automation Quality Engineer, bridging testing and automation gaps across multiple teams. Tested and automated mobile apps (Appium & XCUITest), a D365 web UI (Java, Selenium, POM's), and various APIs (Java, REST Assured). Also undertook a secondment as a platform engineer supporting Splunk, and later developed a ReactJS web app for viewing the test environment landscape.

=== [[FirstAML - Test Analyst]] (Oct-2020 - Mar-2021) ===
: Served as a quality coach for a startup company developing a ReactJS Web App for the AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism) industry.

=== [[Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
: Contracting 4 days/week. Helping modify legacy weather radars with some embedded Arduino micro controllers. Designing new electronics, PCB's, maintaining power waveguide systems, and performing signal analysis.

=== [[Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
: Contracting 1 day/week. Developed a Postman collection to test the API and implemented a node in Google Cloud Platform to execute the collection using Newman, and a simple Web UI (Node.js, Express.js) to trigger test runs and display HTML test reports. The Web UI implemented access restrictions for whitelisted IPs and authenticated users.

=== [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]] (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020) ===
: Native Mobile App functional and accessibility testing. API testing and automation. Using Postman/Newman, Specflow with C#, Javascript(Postman/Node.js/Express.js), Splunk for dashboards, TFS & Powershell for System deployment automation. Created a [[Postman Testrunner Framework]] for automated API integration checks and environment health monitoring.

=== [[Engel Consulting - Contracting]] (Sep 2016 - Dec 2016) ===

=== [[Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst]] (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016) ===
: Part of a small squad at Trade Me, I conducted context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic website. My responsibilities included testing DBs, UIs, APIs, and mobile apps, leading deployments, conducting test planning and peer reviews, utilizing BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, Splunk, ReadyAPI, XMind, Jira, and Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds.

=== [[Pre-2014 Roles]] ===
: [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Logistics Manager (Aug-2005 - Aug-2009)|Logistics Manager]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Primary Caregiver (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005)|Caregiver]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Bioengineering Institute - Software Engineer (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)|Software Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Development & Support Engineer (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)|Development & Support Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Carter Holt Harvey(Tissue Group) - Production Scheduler (1994 - 1996)|Production Scheduler]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#University of Auckland - Lab Coordinator & Physics Tutor (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005 part time)|Physics Tutor]]

== Related wiki pages ==
=== [[References_-_Full_List|References]] ===
:[[References_-_Full_List#Dept. of Internal Affairs (TTC)| TTC]], [[References_-_Full_List#Westpac| Westpac ]], [[References_-_Full_List#Fiserv| Fiserv ]], [[References_-_Full_List#| Trade Me Motors]]

=== [[Volunteering]] ===
: [[Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch|Ministry of Testing]], Eastern Suburbs AFC, Glendowie Boating Club, MOTAT, Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School

=== [[Professional Development]] ===
: Conferences, workshops, meetups etc.

=== [[Education]] ===
: University of Auckland: ME(Elec)

=== [[Presentations, Posts, and blogs]] ===

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==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024==
===Interesting Reads===
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/download/a-context-driven-approach-to-automation-in-testing A Context Driven Approach to Automation in Testing]''' By James Bach and Michael Bolton
:Quote: ''"dynamically evaluating context and selecting, designing, or adjusting our actions to solve the problems that we encounter."''
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/4947 Round Earth Test Strategy]''' by James Bach
:Interesting alternative to the ''"Test Automation Pyramid"''.
:Quote: ''There are testing problems to consider at every level, "Quality above requires quality below".''

===My '''[[Observability Project]]'''===
* [https://expressjs.com/en/starter/hello-world.html Express.js basic hello world] and my [https://github.com/VincentDirks/node.js-in-the-cloud node.js-in-the-cloud] repo
* [https://www.atlassian.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vs. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian 
:I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my [[Observability Project]]

* Setting up Docker Desktop at home to run the [https://github.com/Splunk/docker-Splunk Docker Splunk Image]

===[[Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out|Archive]]===
:Old pre-2024 entries

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Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2024-05-04T09:27:24Z

Vincent: /* TTC - Dept. of Internal Affairs - Senior Test Automation Engineer (Nov-2023 - Jan-2023) */

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== Intro Vincent Dirks - Software Quality Engineer ==
As a versatile Software Quality Engineer, I aim to understand the nuances of the product, team dynamics, technological landscapes, and organizational structures so that I can adapt and contribute effectively. I specialize in adapting to diverse contexts, and look beyond traditional testing methodologies to consider the design of the whole quality ecosystem necessary for delivering quality software solutions efficiently.

== Skills ==
=== Testing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Context Driven Testing
* API Testing
* Testing Native Mobile Apps
* Testing Web Apps
* Testing Firmware/Embedded systems
* Testability Concepts
|
* Observability Concepts
* Exploratory Testing (Session & Thread Based)
* Visual Modelling
* Metrics Driven Development (A/B Testing)
* Accessibility Testing
|}

=== Programming and Automation ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left"| Javascript
! style="text-align:left"| Java
! style="text-align:left"| Other
|-
|
* Node.js
* Express.js
* React.js
* Jest
* Cypress.io
* Webdriver.io
|
* Cucumber (BDD)
* Tidal Wave UI automation library
* Selenium
* REST Assured
* JUnit, TestNG
* LeJOS (Lego mindstorm) Robotics
|
* Appium
* XCUITest
* C#: Specflow (BDD)
* SQL
* GraphQL
* C++: Arduino, ESP32
|-
!colspan="3" style="text-align:left"| Tools
|-
|colspan="3"|
* Splunk (log aggregation & analysis)
* Postman, Newman
* Github/Bitbucket
* Jenkins, Azure Devops, TFS, Google Cloud Platform
* Bash & Powershell scripting
* SoapUI & ReadyAPI
|}

=== General ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
* Platform Engineering
* Staff Mentoring & Induction
* Agile Squad Master
* Manufacturing Resource Planning - Logistics Manager
* Physics - Weather Radar Systems, Lasers, Fibre-optics
* Electrical & Electronic Engineering
|}

== Work Experience ==
I am currently on a [[Mental Health and Wellbeing Break]] (Jan-2024 - Present) to give myself time for self-care and recovery following significant life events in recent years.

=== [[TTC - Dept. of Internal Affairs - Senior Test Automation Engineer]] (Nov-2023 - Jan-2024) ===
: Contracting. Part of the Test Automation team for the Three Waters Project, developing a UI Automation suite in Java using the [https://wave.tidalcode.dev/ Tidal. wave] Selenium automation library

=== [[Westpac NZ - Senior Automation Quality Engineer]] (Apr-2021 - Nov-2023) ===
: Served as a Roving Automation Quality Engineer, bridging testing and automation gaps across multiple teams. Tested and automated mobile apps (Appium & XCUITest), a D365 web UI (Java, Selenium, POM's), and various APIs (Java, REST Assured). Also undertook a secondment as a platform engineer supporting Splunk, and later developed a ReactJS web app for viewing the test environment landscape.

=== [[FirstAML - Test Analyst]] (Oct-2020 - Mar-2021) ===
: Served as a quality coach for a startup company developing a ReactJS Web App for the AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism) industry.

=== [[Weather Radar NZ limited - Weather Radar Systems Engineer]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
: Contracting 4 days/week. Helping modify legacy weather radars with some embedded Arduino micro controllers. Designing new electronics, PCB's, maintaining power waveguide systems, and performing signal analysis.

=== [[Grappler- Agile Quality Analyst]] (Jun-2020 - Oct-2020) ===
: Contracting 1 day/week. Developed a Postman collection to test the API and implemented a node in Google Cloud Platform to execute the collection using Newman, and a simple Web UI (Node.js, Express.js) to trigger test runs and display HTML test reports. The Web UI implemented access restrictions for whitelisted IPs and authenticated users.

=== [[Fiserv Auckland - Intermediate Software Test Engineer]] (Jan-2017 - Apr-2020) ===
: Native Mobile App functional and accessibility testing. API testing and automation. Using Postman/Newman, Specflow with C#, Javascript(Postman/Node.js/Express.js), Splunk for dashboards, TFS & Powershell for System deployment automation. Created a [[Postman Testrunner Framework]] for automated API integration checks and environment health monitoring.

=== [[Engel Consulting - Contracting]] (Sep 2016 - Dec 2016) ===

=== [[Trade Me - Senior Software Test Analyst]] (Dec-2014 - Aug-2016) ===
: Part of a small squad at Trade Me, I conducted context-driven exploratory testing for software changes to the iconic website. My responsibilities included testing DBs, UIs, APIs, and mobile apps, leading deployments, conducting test planning and peer reviews, utilizing BDD and visual test tools. I gained experience with implementing agile methods, Splunk, ReadyAPI, XMind, Jira, and Confluence. I also enjoyed onboarding new staff and contributing to the test and agile guilds.

=== [[Pre-2014 Roles]] ===
: [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Logistics Manager (Aug-2005 - Aug-2009)|Logistics Manager]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Primary Caregiver (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005)|Caregiver]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Bioengineering Institute - Software Engineer (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)|Software Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd - Development & Support Engineer (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)|Development & Support Engineer]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#Carter Holt Harvey(Tissue Group) - Production Scheduler (1994 - 1996)|Production Scheduler]], [[Pre-2014 Roles#University of Auckland - Lab Coordinator & Physics Tutor (Sep-2003 - Jul-2005 part time)|Physics Tutor]]

== Related wiki pages ==
=== [[References_-_Full_List|References]] ===
:[[References_-_Full_List#Dept. of Internal Affairs (TTC)| TTC]], [[References_-_Full_List#Westpac| Westpac ]], [[References_-_Full_List#Fiserv| Fiserv ]], [[References_-_Full_List#| Trade Me Motors]]

=== [[Volunteering]] ===
: [[Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch|Ministry of Testing]], Eastern Suburbs AFC, Glendowie Boating Club, MOTAT, Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School

=== [[Professional Development]] ===
: Conferences, workshops, meetups etc.

=== [[Education]] ===
: University of Auckland: ME(Elec)

=== [[Presentations, Posts, and blogs]] ===

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==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024==
===Interesting Reads===
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/download/a-context-driven-approach-to-automation-in-testing A Context Driven Approach to Automation in Testing]''' By James Bach and Michael Bolton
:Quote: ''"dynamically evaluating context and selecting, designing, or adjusting our actions to solve the problems that we encounter."''
* '''[https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/4947 Round Earth Test Strategy]''' by James Bach
:Interesting alternative to the ''"Test Automation Pyramid"''.
:Quote: ''There are testing problems to consider at every level, "Quality above requires quality below".''

===My '''[[Observability Project]]'''===
* [https://expressjs.com/en/starter/hello-world.html Express.js basic hello world] and my [https://github.com/VincentDirks/node.js-in-the-cloud node.js-in-the-cloud] repo
* [https://www.atlassian.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vs. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian 
:I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my [[Observability Project]]

* Setting up Docker Desktop at home to run the [https://github.com/Splunk/docker-Splunk Docker Splunk Image]

===[[Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out|Archive]]===
:Old pre-2024 entries

----
----

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2024-04-21T21:39:44Z

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*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (podcast link TBD)
*[https://www.testingcircus.com/category/testing-trapeze/ Testing Trapeze] (NZ Magazine - discontinued from 2016)
*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)
*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals
*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testing Dice] (Testing)
*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

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2024-04-21T21:39:18Z

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Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2024-04-21T21:37:46Z

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2024-04-21T21:34:55Z

Vincent:

Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out

2024-04-21T21:24:20Z

Vincent: Vincent moved page Archive to Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning

== What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning ==

*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (podcast link TBD)
*[https://www.testingcircus.com/category/testing-trapeze/ Testing Trapeze] (NZ Magazine - discontinued from 2016)
*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)
*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals
*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testing Dice] (Testing)
*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2024-04-21T21:20:26Z

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Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2024-04-21T21:18:09Z

Vincent: /* What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning */

Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out

2024-04-21T21:16:42Z

Vincent:

Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out

2024-04-21T21:15:39Z

Vincent: Vincent moved page Archive of previous entries to Archive

== Archive of What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning ==

*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (podcast link TBD)
*[https://www.testingcircus.com/category/testing-trapeze/ Testing Trapeze] (NZ Magazine - discontinued from 2016)
*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)
*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals
*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testing Dice] (Testing)
*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

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2024-04-21T21:14:48Z

Vincent:

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2024-04-21T21:05:05Z

Vincent: Created page with " :''Podcasts & publications'' :*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD) :*Testing Trapeze (link TBD) :''in progress or on the to do list'' :*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webd..."

:''Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

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2024-04-21T21:02:13Z

Vincent: /* What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning */

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2024-04-21T21:01:38Z

Vincent: /* What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning */

{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning==
:''Learning''
:*[https://www.atlassian.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vs. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian

[[Archive of previous entries]]

:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

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Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2023-10-04T10:54:17Z

Vincent:

{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

----
Send [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback]

References - Full List

2021-01-25T07:59:29Z

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==References==
:'''[[2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recommendation]]'''
:'''[https://dirksonline.net/CV/Letter%20of%20Recommendation%20from%20K%20V%20Kaufman%20-%20signed.pdf 2020 Fiserv - K Vaughan Kaufman - KvK Consultancy]'''
:'''2016 Trade Me Motors - Jason Cullum''' - [https://dirksonline.net/CV/2016%20Jason%20Cullum%20reference%20for%20Vincent%20Dirks.pdf Reference] - [https://dirksonline.net/CV/Vincent%20Dirks%2c%20Performance%20Review%202016%20-%20Motors%27%20Reviews.pdf Annual Performance Review]
:'''[https://dirksonline.net/CV/REFERENCE%20-%20Mike%20Berry%20-%20Delivery%20Manager%20-%20Trade%20Me%20Motors.pdf 2016 Trade Me Motors - Mike Berry]'''
:'''[https://dirksonline.net/CV/2009MikeOgram.pdf 2009 Monitor Business Machines - Mike Ogram]'''
:'''[https://dirksonline.net/CV/2004SimonMalpas.pdf 2004 Bioengineering Institute (University of Auckland) - Simon Malpas]'''
:'''[https://dirksonline.net/CV/2001MikeOgram.pdf 2001 Monitor Business Machines - Mike Ogram]'''
:'''[https://dirksonline.net/CV/1996KerrinThomson.pdf 1996 Carter Holt Harvey Tissue Group - Kerrin Thomson]'''

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-08-16T22:15:48Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
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{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

----

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-06-09T04:28:29Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

----

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-06-09T04:26:24Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

----
[[new page]]

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-06-09T04:25:38Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

----
[[new page]]

2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recommendation

2020-06-09T04:04:43Z

Vincent:

Test Lead @ Fiserv NZ | Mobile & Web Apps | Testing | Troubleshooter | Agile | Customer & Quality | Blockchain & Crypto. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dungrani LinkedIn Profile]

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April 30, 2020
:''I rarely come across real talents who stand out like Vincent, he has exceptional QA & Testing mindset, I am certain that regardless of product he would test - he is going to excel on all the avenues of testing - be it a dissection of requirements, creating insightful mindmaps, test charters, creating test cases, finding out defects, or troubleshooting anything.''

:''I had a pleasure working with Vincent on various projects within Fiserv. The one which stands out is - He created an integration automation test suite from scratch using Postman with JavaScript, running it through various environments and providing Quality status of platform within few mins after deployment, he went above and beyond to configure Splunk into it, to log request and response data; and then created some amazing Dashboards out of it.''

:''He is also and avid communicator, passionate, positive and enthusiastic person. I would recommend him any day to anyone, he is a real gem anyone would want to have in their crown.
''
----
Piyush was my QA tech lead and effectively the product owner for whom I made the [[Postman Testrunner Framework]].

2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recommendation

2020-06-09T04:02:13Z

Vincent:

Test Lead @ Fiserv NZ | Mobile & Web Apps | Testing | Troubleshooter | Agile | Customer & Quality | Blockchain & Crypto. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dungrani LinkedIn Profile]

April 30, 2020

Piyush was my tech lead and effective product owner for whom I made the [[Postman Testrunner Framework]].
----
:''I rarely come across real talents who stand out like Vincent, he has exceptional QA & Testing mindset, I am certain that regardless of product he would test - he is going to excel on all the avenues of testing - be it a dissection of requirements, creating insightful mindmaps, test charters, creating test cases, finding out defects, or troubleshooting anything.''

:''I had a pleasure working with Vincent on various projects within Fiserv. The one which stands out is - He created an integration automation test suite from scratch using Postman with JavaScript, running it through various environments and providing Quality status of platform within few mins after deployment, he went above and beyond to configure Splunk into it, to log request and response data; and then created some amazing Dashboards out of it.''

:''He is also and avid communicator, passionate, positive and enthusiastic person. I would recommend him any day to anyone, he is a real gem anyone would want to have in their crown.
''

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-06-09T03:53:49Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

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[[new page]]

Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch

2020-06-09T03:47:45Z

Vincent: /* Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch Coordinator */

I started attending the WeTest (now MoT Akl) events in 2014, started presenting about testing in 2016, and since March 2019 I have been one of three lead co-ordinators for the Auckland branch of the Ministry of Testing (formerly WeTest). As a lead co-ordinator I'm helping to organise professional development [https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Auckland/events/ events] for the Auckland testing community. Keeping a monthly schedule of evening presentations, organising host venues, food & sponsors.

A particular passion of mine has been to ramp up instructor led hands-on technology [https://mot-akl-wiki.mel.cloudlets.com.au/doku.php/wiki:workshops workshops], with the aim is to grow these to regular monthly events during 2020.

Find more details about us on
* [https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Auckland meetup]
* [https://mot-akl-wiki.mel.cloudlets.com.au/doku.php our wiki]
* and we talk lots on [https://join.slack.com/t/wetestauckland/shared_invite/zt-5yywp052-AAlUwpdNkOURGzS2FidhJw slack]

Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch

2020-06-09T03:46:31Z

Vincent: Vincent moved page Ministry of testing - Auckland Branch to Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch

=Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch Coordinator=

I started attending the WeTest (now MoT Akl) events in 2014, started presenting about testing in 2016, and since March 2019 I have been one of three lead co-ordinators for the Auckland branch of the Ministry of Testing (formerly WeTest). As a lead co-ordinator I'm helping to organise professional development [https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Auckland/events/ events] for the Auckland testing community. Keeping a monthly schedule of evening presentations, organising host venues, food & sponsors.

A particular passion of mine has been to ramp up instructor led hands-on technology [https://mot-akl-wiki.mel.cloudlets.com.au/doku.php/wiki:workshops workshops], with the aim is to grow these to regular monthly events during 2020.

Find more details about us on
* [https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Auckland meetup]
* [https://mot-akl-wiki.mel.cloudlets.com.au/doku.php our wiki]
* and we talk lots on [https://join.slack.com/t/wetestauckland/shared_invite/zt-5yywp052-AAlUwpdNkOURGzS2FidhJw slack]

Ministry of Testing - Auckland Branch

2020-06-09T03:41:06Z

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References - Full List

2020-06-09T03:31:23Z

Vincent: /* References */

==References==
:'''[[2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recommendation]]'''
:'''[http://www.kvkconsultancy.co.uk/VincentDirks.htm 2020 Fiserv - K Vaughan Kaufman - KvK Consultancy]'''
:'''2016 Trade Me Motors - Jason Cullum''' - [http://dirksonline.net/CV/2016%20Jason%20Cullum%20reference%20for%20Vincent%20Dirks.pdf Reference] - [http://dirksonline.net/CV/Vincent%20Dirks%2c%20Performance%20Review%202016%20-%20Motors%27%20Reviews.pdf Annual Performance Review]
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/REFERENCE%20-%20Mike%20Berry%20-%20Delivery%20Manager%20-%20Trade%20Me%20Motors.pdf 2016 Trade Me Motors - Mike Berry]'''
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/2009MikeOgram.pdf 2009 Monitor Business Machines - Mike Ogram]'''
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/2004SimonMalpas.pdf 2004 Bioengineering Institute (University of Auckland) - Simon Malpas]'''
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/2001MikeOgram.pdf 2001 Monitor Business Machines - Mike Ogram]'''
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/1996KerrinThomson.pdf 1996 Carter Holt Harvey Tissue Group - Kerrin Thomson]'''

2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recommendation

2020-06-09T02:58:46Z

Vincent: /* LinkedIn Recommendation - Fiserv */

= LinkedIn Recommendation - Fiserv =
== by Piyush Dungrani ==
Test Lead @ Fiserv NZ | Mobile & Web Apps | Testing | Troubleshooter | Agile | Customer & Quality | Blockchain & Crypto. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dungrani LinkedIn Profile]

April 30, 2020
----
:''I rarely come across real talents who stand out like Vincent, he has exceptional QA & Testing mindset, I am certain that regardless of product he would test - he is going to excel on all the avenues of testing - be it a dissection of requirements, creating insightful mindmaps, test charters, creating test cases, finding out defects, or troubleshooting anything.''

:''I had a pleasure working with Vincent on various projects within Fiserv. The one which stands out is - He created an integration automation test suite from scratch using Postman with JavaScript, running it through various environments and providing Quality status of platform within few mins after deployment, he went above and beyond to configure Splunk into it, to log request and response data; and then created some amazing Dashboards out of it.''

:''He is also and avid communicator, passionate, positive and enthusiastic person. I would recommend him any day to anyone, he is a real gem anyone would want to have in their crown.
''

2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recommendation

2020-06-09T02:56:38Z

Vincent: Vincent moved page 2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recomendation to 2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recommendation

= LinkedIn Recomendation - Fiserv =
== by Piyush Dungrani ==
Test Lead @ Fiserv NZ | Mobile & Web Apps | Testing | Troubleshooter | Agile | Customer & Quality | Blockchain & Crypto. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dungrani LinkedIn Profile]

April 30, 2020
----
:''I rarely come across real talents who stand out like Vincent, he has exceptional QA & Testing mindset, I am certain that regardless of product he would test - he is going to excel on all the avenues of testing - be it a dissection of requirements, creating insightful mindmaps, test charters, creating test cases, finding out defects, or troubleshooting anything.''

:''I had a pleasure working with Vincent on various projects within Fiserv. The one which stands out is - He created an integration automation test suite from scratch using Postman with JavaScript, running it through various environments and providing Quality status of platform within few mins after deployment, he went above and beyond to configure Splunk into it, to log request and response data; and then created some amazing Dashboards out of it.''

:''He is also and avid communicator, passionate, positive and enthusiastic person. I would recommend him any day to anyone, he is a real gem anyone would want to have in their crown.
''

References - Full List

2020-06-09T02:51:08Z

Vincent: /* References */

==References==
:'''[[2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recomendation]]'''
:'''[http://www.kvkconsultancy.co.uk/VincentDirks.htm 2020 Fiserv - K Vaughan Kaufman - KvK Consultancy]'''
:'''2016 Trade Me Motors - Jason Cullum''' - [http://dirksonline.net/CV/2016%20Jason%20Cullum%20reference%20for%20Vincent%20Dirks.pdf Reference] - [http://dirksonline.net/CV/Vincent%20Dirks%2c%20Performance%20Review%202016%20-%20Motors%27%20Reviews.pdf Annual Performance Review]
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/REFERENCE%20-%20Mike%20Berry%20-%20Delivery%20Manager%20-%20Trade%20Me%20Motors.pdf 2016 Trade Me Motors - Mike Berry]'''
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/2009MikeOgram.pdf 2009 Monitor Business Machines - Mike Ogram]'''
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/2004SimonMalpas.pdf 2004 Bioengineering Institute (University of Auckland) - Simon Malpas]'''
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/2001MikeOgram.pdf 2001 Monitor Business Machines - Mike Ogram]'''
:'''[http://dirksonline.net/CV/1996KerrinThomson.pdf 1996 Carter Holt Harvey Tissue Group - Kerrin Thomson]'''

2020 Fiserv - Piyush Dungrani - LinkedIn recommendation

2020-06-09T02:50:32Z

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-06-09T00:52:05Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

----
[[new page]]

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-05-26T05:49:47Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

----
[[new page]]

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-05-26T04:39:12Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
I am currently available for freelance work, contract, and permanent roles.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

----
[[new page]]

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-05-05T04:53:07Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

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Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-04-14T11:13:26Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-04-14T11:01:27Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-04-14T10:59:12Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-04-14T10:53:59Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-04-14T10:51:37Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2020-04-14T08:41:11Z

Vincent:

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

Pre-2014 Roles

2019-05-28T10:33:16Z

Vincent: /* Logistics Manager - Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd (Aug 2005 - Aug 2009) */

===Primary Caregiver (Sep 2009 - Mar 2013) ===
:'''Volunteering'''
:* Eastern Suburbs AFC –Junior Girls Co-ordinator
:* Glendowie Boating Club - Arrow Class Convenor
:* MOTAT Tramways Volunteer Conductor
:* Eastern Suburbs Montessori Primary School - PTA
::Also see '''[[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Volunteering|Volunteering]]'''
:'''Research Assistant – University of Auckland (part time Aug 2011 - May 2012)'''
:*Set up a large database (MS Access) of historic Auckland traffic flows for research into a cyclist's exposure to air pollution when commuting to and from work.
----

===Logistics Manager - Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd (Aug 2005 - Aug 2009)===
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|[[Template:References|Reference]]
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:Management of all aspects of production and delivery of the electronic hardware goods sold by the company. Including stock management, procurement, packing and shipping to local and overseas customers, coordinating sub-assemblies from third party suppliers, and management of one staff and some casual workers. Reviewed related company procedures, and developed new systems & procedures to boost work-flows, increase business information accuracy/completeness, and improve production quality and efficiency.
----

===Primary Caregiver (Sep 2003 - Jul 2005) ===
:'''BTech(Opto-electronis) Lab Coordinator (part time)'''
::University of Auckland, Dept of Physics, managed the lab for 20 students and assisting them with their final year projects and also primary academic supervisor for several students.

:'''Physics Tutor (part time)'''
::University of Auckland, Dept of Maori & Pacific Health, Physics tutor for pre-stage 1 MAPAS course.

:'''Home Renovations'''
::Completed the renovations of our small 1st home prior to selling and upscaling to accomodate the new arrivals.
----

===Bluetooth Software Engineer UoA Bioengineering Institute (Sep 2002 - Aug 2003)===
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|-
|[http://dirksonline.net/CV/2004SimonMalpas.pdf 2004 Simon Malpas]
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:Developed a Bluetooth protocol stack for the telemetry of data from devices implanted in rabbits used for medical research.
:*Bluetooth HCI commands
:*Protocol stack implemented in extremely low resource PIC micro controler
:*Code base written mainly in C and shared across multiple device types, and different compilers.
:*LabView integration
----
====Physics Tutor University of Auckland (part time Jul 2002 - Sep 2002)====
::Dept of Maori & Pacific Health, Physics tutor for pre-stage 1 MAPAS course.
----

===Senior Development & Support Engineer, Project Manager - Monitor Business Machines NZ Ltd (Aug 1997 - Nov 2001)===
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"
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|-
|[http://dirksonline.net/CV/2001MikeOgram.pdf 2001 Mike Ogram]
|}
:Monitor developed a cost management solution primarily for tracking photocopying through electronic swipe card terminals
:*Global customer support lead
:*Testing
:*Release Management
:*Global training
:*Project Manager to develop a premium player loyalty program (Terminal & infrastructure hardware and software) for Burswood Casino (Perth)
----

===Short Term Contracts (1996 - 1997)===
:*Cerebos Greggs – Production Planner & documentation
:*Auckland City Council – Ph PABX maintenance & support
----

===Production Scheduler - Carter Holt Harvey - Tissue Group (1994 - 1996)===
:*Production scheduling (MRPII) of diapers and facial tissues
:*Sales forecasting
:*Product specifications
:*Continuous improvement projects
:*Developed a VB application to automate the generation of excel productions plans from data in AS-400

Curriculum Vitae - Vincent Dirks

2018-09-08T23:14:52Z

Vincent: /* New things I'm learning and trying out */

Welcome to my cv, it's a wiki and I think that's pretty cool. I'd love your [http://dirksonline.net/cvwiki/index.php?title=Talk:Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks feedback].''
.
{{ContactDetails}}

{{PersonalIntroduction}}

{{SummarySkillsMatrix}}

{{Work Experience}}

{{References}}

{{Volunteering}}

{{CoursesConferencesWorkshopsMeetings}}

{{Education}}

{{Presentations}}

==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''2018''
:* Postman - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.

:''2017''
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.

:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's

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==Blogs & Slides==
:2017
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]

:2016
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]

:2014
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]

==What I'm reading...watching...listening==
:''Regular Podcasts & publications''
:*TestTalks by Joe Colantonio (link TBD)
:*Testing Trapeze (link TBD)

:''in progress or on the to do list''
:*[https://leanpub.com/selenium-webdriver-book Selenium WebDriver, From Foundations To Framework, by Alex Collins and Yujun Liang] (Book Selenium Automation)
:*[http://momtestbook.com/ The Mom Test, by Rob Fitzpatrick, How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.] (Book, Lean Startups)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Fragility/dp/081297381X The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb] (Book)
:*[https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477450378&sr=1-8&keywords=software+testing Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach. by Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord] (Book, Testing)
:*[https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Machine-Learning-and-Data-Sciences-Conference/Data-Science-Summit-2016/K001/player Opening Keynote Session with Dr. Joseph Sirosh: Azure - the Cloud Supercomputer for AI]
:*[http://www.software-testing-tutorials-automation.com/2014/02/selenium-webdriver-difference-between.html Selenium WebDriver : Difference Between findElement and findElements with example]
:*[https://youtu.be/TUX7ntXlVkc Cucumber with Selenium] (Automation, series of videos)

:''Nov 2016''
:*[http://socialleancanvas.com/the-canvas/ Social Lean Canvas] a tool to help social entrepreneurs apply the rigours of Lean Startup to ventures that have social or environmental goals

:''Oct 2016''
:*[https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kenj/2014/05/19/the-future-of-quality-is-easy-with-eaasy-and-mvq/ The future of quality is easy with EaaSy and Minimum Viable Quality blog by R.K.Johnston] (Agile Testing)
:*[https://vimeo.com/44133409 Functional Automated Testing Best Practices with Selenium WebDriver by Ben Burton] (Video, Testing, Automation)
:*[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code by Joel Spolsky] (Blog)
:*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality Parkinson's law of triviality (aka Bike-shedding)] (Wikipedia)
:*[https://zxsecurity.co.nz/presentations/201607_Unrestcon-ZXSecurity_GPSSpoofing.pdf, You are not where you think you are - GPS Spoofing How to by David Robinson/Karit (@nzkarit) – ZX Security, Unrestcon 2016]
:*[https://solavirtusinvicta.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/heuristic-testing-dice/ Heuristic Testng Dice] (Testing)
:*[http://techbeacon.com/uncle-bob-martin-agile-manifesto-15-years-later Uncle Bob Martin: The Agile Manifesto, 15 years later] (Agile)
:*[https://youtu.be/ZK3jSXYBNak?list=UUcyq283he07B7_KUX07mmtA 4 essential body language tips from a world champion public speaker] (Presenting)
:*[http://www.testingtrapezemagazine.com/magazine/october-2016/ Testing Trapeze Magazine - October 2016] (Testing)
:*[https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/10/07/platform-as-a-service-team-takes-even-handed-approach-to-meetings/ Hand Signals at meetings to reduce interruptions] (Agile)

==New things I'm learning and trying out==
:''Dec 2016''
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]

:''Nov 2016''
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]

:''Oct 2016''
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.

:''Sep 2016''
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's