As a software QA architect, agile coach, and programmer, Stacy Kirk has championed for quality and process innovation in software development for over 19 years. She has led global IT teams to deliver cutting-edge web, mobile, and enterprise applications in the entertainment, security, advertising, finance, healthcare, and telecom industries. She’s the founder and CEO of QualityWorks Consulting Group and nodeqa.io.

Her international consulting firm provides manual and automated testing services of web and mobile applications. Her highly technical team of consultants specialize in designing Continuous Integration (CI) automation frameworks for performance, database, API, and mobile test efficiency. QualityWorks is the global leader in Node.js test consultancy.  Launched in 2015, nodeqa.io, provides the open source community with expert advice and best practices in the full-stack testing of Node.js applications. 

Stacy is a Certified Scrum Master, a Certified Scrum Practitioner, and a Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence. She is a graduate of Stanford University’s school of Computer Science.