Graham Thomas, Independant Software Testing Consultant, UK.

Graham wrote his first computer program at college in 1978.  Started working in IT in the early 1980s as a programmer, and discovered software testing in the early 1990s. He has formal qualifications in programming, analysis and design, project management and software testing.

He has worked for a large consultancy, several smaller management consultancies, and also for a systems house, as well as various end users. He has wide ranging experience of IT, development and software testing, covering the public sector, retail, finance, banking insurance and treasury.

Currently Graham works as either a program test manager or implementing testing change. Prior to this he worked as a test manager. He is a member of the BCS SGST Standards Working Party, acting as secretary since 2001.He has presented at conferences, seminars and testing groups since 1994.