Sometimes I think that it would be easy to put here my resume, that way you would find out who I’m.. but the true is that my resume probably just show you some key highlights and then for sure you wouldn’t recognize me neither.
I start studying Computer Science at Eafit University back in ’94, at my last semester I try to start studying Anthropology at the same time, but that doesn’t work out well, so I had to drop Anthropology to complete the Computer Science studies.
I start as a multimedia programmer (Macromedia Director), making some instructional software, then move out to be a Visual Basic programmer making some educational software. Then I became program manager, project manager and finally a research manager.
As a research manager I joined a Software Testing company, and then move to be the Test Manager of InterGrupo, since that, I committed my self to provide training in testing and software quality.
Today, I still had the Test Manager position at InterGrupo, but I also work in the Process Team, and share that with being a Lecturer at Eafit University teaching Verification and Validation course. Also I’m an advisor at a Software Testing Company.
About Me
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name José Alejandro Betancur Álvarez
location Medellín, Colombia
job Research Manager
Current Research Interests
Managing Innovation: understanding innovation and how it affects the organization, the knowledge in them, the necessary changes to survive and keep productive.
Software Testing: Context driven solutions, testing process, agile methods of software testing and software engineering.
Software Metrics: Mostly statistical process control, trying to resolve the questions: “Is my team effective?”, “Is the right process?” using software measurements.
Education
MBA
Eafit University, 2008
Specialist in Finance
Eafit University, 2008
Computer Science
Eafit University, 2001
Extended Courses
Introduction to Capability Maturity Model Integration V1.2
Carnegie Mellon University, 2007
Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) Team Training
GRafP Technologies, 2007
Black Box Software Testing -Foundations
Association for Software Testing, 2007
Mastering Test Design
SQE, 2005
Systematic Software Testing
SQE, 2005
Affiliations and Certifications
Association for Software Testing, member
Lo Blanco & Lo Negro, director
IBM Certified Specialist for Rational Test Management and Robot
Career Highlights
2005 - Present: Test Manager, InterGrupo SA Lead a team of testers. Responsibilities include define the test strategy, test process and software development process. Define methods to measure the improve of productivity and quality.
Both New York pictures were taken by me in January 2008