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Vernon Richards

Vernon Richards is a Testing Strategist and Quality Coach .

Vernon Richards is a Testing Strategist and Quality Coach who helps tech teams release with confidence and supports testers in becoming trusted partners and technical leaders. He’s been testing since 2002 and coaching since 2017.

By day, he’s a Senior Engineering Manager at a localisation tech company. By night, he consults, teaches, and creates content on leadership, quality engineering, and entrepreneurship. He co-authored The Software Tester’s Journey, co-hosts The Vernon Richard Show, and writes on The Invisible Work blog. A regular speaker and host at conferences worldwide, he’s also Will Smith’s virtual stunt double (allegedly).

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