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Timothy Western

Timothy Western
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Timothy Western is a software test professional of 15 years and holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. In addition to being an Eagle Scout, Timothy is a member of the Association for Software Testing and a student in the Miagi-Do School of Software Testing. Timothy was involved with the Let's Code Blacksburg movement, and hopes to continue to spread good testing practices in the New River Valley. Timothy has recently taken a position with Salesforce Marketing Cloud as a Senior Software Quality Engineer, near Blacksburg, VA.   In the past, he has worked as a Software Developer, Tester, and Software Developer in Test for Rackspace, ManTech International, Software Tester for Harmonia Holdings, LLC and Stenovations. Timothy brings a passion and enthusiasm to testing and has worked on a wide variety of projects focused on e-Learning, collaboration, computer aided transcription, software tool automation, business processes, security checking, e-mail, application development, and enterprise integration. He sees software testing, itself, as a service, and seeks ways to effectively apply good test practices along with test automation at the right level and scope in supporting his teams.

Disclaimer: Tim's posts, comments, and articles on Stickyminds.com are his opinion only and these opinions are not necessarily those of Salesforce.com or any of his previous employers.

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Salesforce
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Quality Assurance
Job Title
Senior Software Quality Engineer
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Timothy Western

Timothy Western is a software test professional of 11 years and holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Engineering from West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. In addition to being an Eagle Scout, Timothy is a member of the Association for Software Testing and a student in the Miagi-Do School of Software Testing. Timothy is involved with the Let's Code Blacksburg movement, and hopes to continue to spread good testing practices in the New River Valley. Timothy has recently taken a position with Salesforce Marketing Cloud as a Senior Software Quality Engineer, near Blacksburg, VA.   In the past, he has worked as a Software Developer, Tester, and Software Developer in Test for Rackspace, ManTech International, Software Tester for Harmonia Holdings, LLC and Stenovations. Timothy brings a passion and enthusiasm to testing and has worked on a wide variety of projects focused on e-Learning, collaboration, computer aided transcription, software tool automation, business processes, security checking, e-mail, application development, and enterprise integration. He sees software testing, itself, as a service, and seeks ways to effectively apply good test practices along with test automation at the right level and scope in supporting his teams.

Disclaimer: Tim's posts, comments, and articles on Stickyminds.com are his opinion only and opinions are not necessarily those of Salesforce.com or any of his previous employers.

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Find Yourself Overloaded What to Do When You Find Yourself Overloaded

As much as you might want to multitask, there is a limit to how much work in progress can be handled at once. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed—whether due to your own commitments or because management keeps piling on more projects—assess the situation and see what you can do to improve your condition without letting your work suffer.
Bug Tracker Clean Up Your Bug Tracker and Keep Numbers Manageable

A good team likely is trained to consistently report defects as accurately and promptly as possible. This means that over time the bug backlog builds up, and looking for what bugs to fix starts to seem like searching for a needle in a haystack. The best way to keep your tracker under control is to improve the quality curve earlier.