Cristy Bird

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As the Marketing Manager of Events and Publishing, Cristy Bird has more than nine years of marketing and communications experience. She is responsible for getting the word out about the STAR<em>CANADA</em> event, <em>Better Software</em> magazine, and all the TechWell publishing sites. Cristy is married to her high school sweetheart and has a six-year-old at home, and a 4-month-old who keeps her on her toes.

Company

TechWell

Job Function

Testing

Job Title

Marketing Manager, Publishing and Events

Industry

Education

Interests

Agile

Test Automation

Testing

Country

United States

Cristy Bird

Cristy is passionate about helping to build a community of supportive software professionals and thrives on seeing the fruits of the Coveros community as it brings people together. She is married to her high school sweetheart, has two tiny humans to keep her on her toes, and enjoys all things water-activity related. Also go Gators!

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	4 Tips to Refocus Stale StandupsThe daily standup is supposed to get everyone on the same page and make teams more productive and efficient. But it’s easy for this short meeting to become stale and stop providing any real benefit. Here are four ways to get out of the slump of merely delivering status updates and re-energize your daily standups.
	Automation Face-Off: A Conversation with Michael Bolton, Isabel Evans, and Chris LoderAutomation is a pressing topic. In a recent STARCANADA keynote session, industry experts Michael Bolton, Isabel Evans, and Chris Loder took to the conference stage to discuss some of the burning questions about automation from test professionals in the audience. Here’s a sample of their conversations.
	Cultivating Quality Code: A Slack Takeover with Jeff LangrThought leaders from the software community are taking over the TechWell Hub to answer questions and engage in conversations. Jeff Langr, author of a number of books about software, hosted this Slack takeover and discussed the pros of unit testing versus end-to-end testing, code reviews, and test-driven development.
	Succeeding in the World of Test Automation: A Slack Takeover with Paul GrizzaffiThought leaders from the software community are taking over the TechWell Hub to answer questions and engage in conversations. Paul Grizzaffi, principal automation architect for Magenic, hosted this Slack takeover and discussed how to choose a tool, getting automation projects going, and future-proofing testing careers.
	Empathy-Driven Development: A Slack Takeover with Andrea Goulet Thought leaders from the software community are taking over the TechWell Hub to answer questions and engage in conversations. Andrea Goulet, the CEO of Corgibytes, hosted this Slack takeover and discussed how to help teams that want to be agile but aren't, and the importance of empathy in developing software.
	New Concepts in Wearables—the Future at Your FingertipsThere are some interesting wearables concepts out there on the verge of making our world more convenient, dynamic, and wondrous. These prototypes include wristbands with all the capabilities of your phone, micro projectors that can scan images, and a ring that can let you start your car with a snap.
	Wearable and Mobile Technology—My Journey through Disney WorldThe new MagicBand technology at the Disney resort operates by radio frequency technology and allows you to connect your theme park ticket, hotel room key, credit card for buying food and merchandise, and your Disney ride preferences. They're an interesting take on wearables.