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Mark Crowther is a UK software testing professional who has been in the industry since 1999. Since that time he has worked at many leading companies including AOL (UK), Electronic Arts Inc, lastminute.com, a range of banks, investment houses and London based test consultancies.
Today Crowther is an independent consultant, working on a white-label basis for London based clients in the financial services sector.
Crowther is active on Twitter, using the identity of MarkCTest[1], blogs[2] and participates in the testing community via conferences[3], interviews[4] and online forums.
His current professional focus is on test transformation in leading edge fields such as Blockchain and AI. He writes and comments on the field of Transhumanism and the concept of Bio-equity.
Influences and Approach edit
Crowther states his professional style and approach as being influenced by testing professionals including Lisa Crispin, Michael Bolton, James Bach and Cem Kaner.
He states his approach to testing is a 'pragmatic, middle way', as first presented at the BCS SIGIST in London[5], and not aligned to any school or specific approach.
Work Outside Software Testing edit
Crowther writes fiction under the pseudonym of Mark J Diez and maintains a website[6] under the same name. Diez is the surname of his wife. His debut novel is The Hannover Game.