Flavio Kubagawa is a Test Automation Engineer at
QAD Inc and has been working in the testing arena for the past 5 years both as a
tester and a test automation engineer. Currently he is implementing the use of
Action Based Testing methodology as QAD's test automation tool. Prior to joining
QAD he has worked in Brazil as a developer and systems analyst for major banks
(Itau, Banespa), as well as in projects for the Brazilian Navy and Brazilian Air
Force, where he obtained his degree in Computer Science from Instituto
Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, in the city of São José dos Campos.
Hans Buwalda, ABT Chief Architect, leads LogiGear's Action Based
Testing™ research and development, including ABT Toolset™ operations, and
oversees the practice of ABT methodology. Prior to joining LogiGear, Hans served
as Project Director at CMG The Netherlands where he was the original architect
behind the Action Words approach — an integrated method for planning, managing,
and deploying software testing and test automation. Hans is an internationally
recognized expert specializing in action-based test automation, test development,
and test-technology management. He speaks and presents workshops at
international conferences on testing concepts such as Action Based Testing, The
Three Holy Grails of Test Development, Soap Opera Testing, and Testing in the
Cold. Hans authored (along with Dennis Janssen and Iris Pinkster) Integrated
Test Design and Automation (Addison Wesley 2001). He holds a Master of Science
degree in Computer Science from Free University, Amsterdam.