Speaking Engagements & Media
2017
ARTICLE: “Where Will You Be When The World Changes?”
AppliTools.com Guest Blog, June 12, 2017
MEETUP PRESENTATION: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
KWSQA Meetup, Waterloo, ON, May 31, 2017
KEYNOTE: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
2017 Quality Software Australia Conference – Melbourne, Australia, May 10-12, 2017
WORKSHOP: “Metrics: Tell A Story, Not A Number”
2017 Quality Software Australia Conference – Melbourne, Australia, May 10-12, 2017
MEETUP PRESENTATION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
QA Testers of Charlotte – Meetup – Charlotte, NC, April 18, 2017
SPEAKER: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster”
Toastmaster’s Event – Belk Sto-Re-Tellers, Charlotte, NC, April 13, 2017
KEYNOTE: “Test (R)evolution III: An Expert Panel of Software Testing (moderator)”
2017 STPCon Spring Conference–Phoenix, AZ, March 14-17, 2017
SESSION: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
2017 STPCon Spring Conference–Phoenix, AZ, March 14-17, 2017
SESSION: “Leadership Roundtable: How Successful Teams Thrive In An Ever Changing Testing World”
2017 STPCon Spring Conference–Phoenix, AZ, March 14-17, 2017
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2017 STPCon Spring Conference–Phoenix, AZ, March 14-17, 2017
PODCAST: “Crowdfire Interview with Mike Lyles” (Show Host)
Crowdfire Stories Podcast, Crowdfire, March 12, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Jess Lancaster” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 8, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Keynote Panelists (Eric Proegler, Amber Race, and Henrik Andersson)” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 6, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Sauce Labs (Charles Ramsey-CEO, Bill McGee, and Leo Laskin)” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 6, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Hans Buwalda” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 3, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Paul Merrill & Angie Jones” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 31, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Anne Hungate” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 30, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Nancy Kelln” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 30, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Rajesh Mathur” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 27, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Christin Wiedemann” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 26, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Michael Hackett” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 24, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: Special Broadcast of Attendee Testimonials from STPCon Fall 2016 Event” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 23, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Pradeepa Narayanaswamy” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 18, 2017
MEETUP PRESENTATION: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
Triangle Testing and Automation User Group – Raleigh, NC, January 10, 2017
2016
ARTICLE: “Double Vision”
AppliTools.com Guest Blog, December 20, 2016
KEYNOTE: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
2016 STPCon Fall Conference–Dallas, TX, September 19-22, 2016
KEYNOTE: “Test (R)evolution II: An Expert Panel of Software Testing (moderator)”
2016 STPCon Fall Conference–Dallas, TX, September 19-22, 2016
SESSION: “What the 80’s Taught Me About Software Testing”
2016 STPCon Fall Conference–Dallas, TX, September 19-22, 2016
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2016 STPCon Fall Conference–Dallas, TX, September 19-22, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Fall 2016 Speaker Interview with Mike Lyles” (interview for my Keynote and STP Host Role)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, September 7, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Fall 2016 Speaker Interview with Sauce Labs & QA Consultants” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, August 23, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Fall 2016 Speaker Interview with Amber Race” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, August 17, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Fall 2016 Speaker Interview with Keynote Panelists: Paul Grizzaffi, Mary Thorn, Melissa Tondi” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, August 11, 2016
KEYNOTE: “Test (R )evolution: An Expert Panel on Software Testing (moderator)”
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
WORKSHOP: “Metrics: Tell A Story Not A Number”
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
WORKSHOP: “Leading the Next Generation of Software Testers”
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
SESSION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: Rapid Software Testing: An Interview with James Bach” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, March 31, 2016
SESSION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See“
2016 TISQA Conference–Chapel Hill, NC, March 2-3, 2016
SESSION: “Leading the Next Generation of Software Testers”
2016 TISQA Conference–Chapel Hill, NC, March 2-3, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2016 Speaker Interview with Greg Sypolt and Ashley Hunsberger” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 25, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2016 Speaker Interview with Performance Speakers – Mark Tomlinson, Eric Proegler, and Andreas Grabner” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 16, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2016 Speaker Interview with Jim Hazen” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 13, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2016 Speaker Interview with Keynote panelists Dave Haeffner, Smita Mishra, and Damian Synadinos” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 5, 2016
PODCAST: “Test Talks Interview #88: Mike Lyles – Becoming a Next Gen Tester”
Test Talks with Joe Colantonio, January 29, 2016
ARTICLE: “Testing Circus Interview with Mike Lyles”
Testing Circus Magazine, January 9, 2016
2015
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2015 STPCon Fall Conference–Boston, MA, October 5-8, 2015
WORKSHOP: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
2015 STPCon Fall Conference–Boston, MA, October 5-8, 2015
SESSION: “Leading the Next Generation of Software Testers”
2015 STPCon Fall Conference–Boston, MA, October 5-8, 2015
SESSION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
Agile2015–Washington, DC, August 6, 2015
SESSION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
2015 CAST Conference–Madison, WI, August 5, 2015
ARTICLE: “Leading the Next Generation of Testers”
Tea Time with Testers, June 30, 2015
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2015 STPCon Spring Conference–San Diego, CA, March 30-April 2, 2015
WORKSHOP: “Metrics: Tell A Story Not A Number”
2015 STPCon Spring Conference–San Diego, CA, March 30-April 2, 2015
SESSION: “Presenter Mentoring: Speaker Invitation & Orientation”
2015 STPCon Spring Conference–San Diego, CA, March 30-April 2, 2015
2014
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2014 STPCon Fall Conference–Denver, CO, Nov 3-6, 2014
WORKSHOP: “Field of Metrics: Bringing Your Measurement Program Back to Life”
2014 STPCon Fall Conference–Denver, CO, Nov 3-6, 2014
SESSION: “Continuous Testing Roundtable“
2014 STPCon Fall Conference–Denver, CO, Nov 3-6, 2014
SESSION: “Presenter Mentoring: Speaker Invitation & Orientation”
2014 STPCon Fall Conference–Denver, CO, Nov 3-6, 2014
SESSION: “Building a Successful Test Organization”
QA Digital Summit – Chicago, IL, October 3, 2014
WEBINAR: “A 360 Degree View of Testing” – HOST & Moderator
STP Leadership Summit, September 24-25, 2014
ARTICLE: “10 Leadership Lessons from Jeffrey Fox”
CIO Magazine, July 10, 2014
KEYNOTE PANEL: “Game Changers: Best Practices for Dev, Test, and Release”
SDLC Acceleration Summit – San Francisco, CA, May 13, 2014
KEYNOTE: “What the 80’s Taught Me About Software Testing”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
SESSION: “Automation Roundtables”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
SESSION: “The Good, the Bad, and the Metrics”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
SESSION: “Service Virtualization in the Testing World”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
SESSION: “Presenter Mentoring: Speaker Invitation & Orientation”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
QAI QUEST 2014 Newsletter, April 7, 2014
ARTICLE: “Are You Smarter Than A Test Manager (Part 2 of 2)”
Tea Time with Testers, January 3, 2014
2013
ARTICLE: “Ask The Tester: Mike Lyles Interviews Melissa Tondi”
Software Test Professionals Newsletter, December 13, 2013
ARTICLE: “Are You Smarter Than A Test Manager (Part 1 of 2)”
Tea Time with Testers, November 28, 2013
WORKSHOP: “Are you Smarter Than a Test Manager”
QAI TestTrek 2013 – Toronto, Canada, October 29, 2013
WORKSHOP: “Are you Smarter Than a Test Manager”
2013 STPCon Fall Conference – Phoenix, AZ, October 21-24, 2013
SESSION: “Building A Successful Testing Center of Excellence”
2013 STPCon Fall Conference – Phoenix, AZ, October 21-24, 2013
“SPEAK UP! Top Tips for Talking About Testing (Lunchtime Speed Geeking)”
2013 STPCon Fall Conference – Phoenix, AZ, October 21-24, 2013
SESSION: “Test Team Alignment”
2013 STPCon Fall Conference – Phoenix, AZ, October 21-24, 2013
SESSION: “Building A Successful Testing Center of Excellence”
QUEST 2013 Conference – Chicago, IL, April 15-19, 2013
WEBINAR: “A Day In the Life of a Test Manager”
QAI TestTrek 2013, October 2013
ARTICLE: “Ask The Tester: Mike Lyles Interviews Jari Laakso”
Software Test Professionals Newsletter, July 19, 2013
SESSION: “A Day In the Life of a Test Manager”
2013 STPCon Spring Conference – San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2013
WORKSHOP: “Metrics Workshop”
2013 STP Con Conference – San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2013
“Gambling With Your Test Estimations”
2013 STP Con Conference – San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2013
SESSION: “Building A Successful Testing Center of Excellence”
2013 STP Con Conference – San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2013
ARTICLE: “Ask The Tester: Mike Lyles Interviews John Ruberto”
Software Test Professionals Newsletter, March 15, 2013
ARTICLE: “Change Is Good”
The Zig Ziglar Newsletter, January 15, 2013
ARTICLE: “5 Lies You Tell Yourself That Stop You From Reaching Your Goals”
MindBodyGreen, January 3, 2013
2012
SESSION: “Building A Successful Testing Center of Excellence”
2012 STPCon Fall Conference – Miami, FL, October 15-18, 2012
SESSION: “Expert Panel on Testing”
2012 STPCon Fall Conference – Miami, FL, October 15-18, 2012
“Regression Testing (Lunchtime Speed Geeking)”
2012 STPCon Fall Conference – Miami, FL, October 15-18, 2012
ARTICLE: “Work/Life Balance Is a Fantasy & What You Can Do About It”
MindBodyGreen, October 5, 2012
ARTICLE: “Building A Successful Test Center of Excellence“
ST&QA Magazine, October 1, 2012
ARTICLE: “Why Do I Need Regression Testing“
ST&QA Magazine, August 15, 2012
ARTICLE: “Ask The Tester”
ST&QA Magazine, March 2012
