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Achieving QA Excellence in Legal

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In 1946, Grace Hopper recorded the first-ever computer bug when a moth was found in the Harvard Mark II machine. Today, the practice of software testing and quality assurance is vital to all industries with the advancement of technologies. Legal Services is no different, but the focus on quality assurance and software testing has been slow to develop – until now.

Speakers:
Ralph Bonatz is the Global IT Quality Control Manager at Mayer Brown LLP. He has over 20 years of experience in quality control, performing a broad array of activities such as: establishing teams, test management and planning, test case authoring and execution, test tools and environment management, requirements management, defect management, authoring test strategy, and guiding test automation teams. Ralph’s experience crosses many different areas, including Legal, Insurance, Fleet Management, Healthcare, Trading, Enterprise Resource Planning and Government. He is a former U.S. Air Force officer and graduate of the University of Miami, FL, where he obtained a BSEE and minor in German.
Ryan LaMontagne has 16+ years as a QA Professional and is an experienced QA Manager delivering hands-on innovative testing solutions. Demonstrated history working in the law practice industry, Financial Industry, and High Tech. Skilled in Test Program Development, Test Automation, Project Management, Vendor Management, and Leadership.

Asima Macci is the Manager, Training & Quality Assurance at Bennett Jones in Calgary, AB. She has over 30 years' experience in designing and delivering technical training programs in a variety of industries. 18 of those years however, have been in Legal. She is passionate about connecting people with technology to increase organizational efficiencies, productivity and profitability.

Alan Reeson is the manager of the Quality Assurance team at McGuireWoods LLP, an international law firm with over 1000 attorneys across 23 offices in the US, UK and around the world. He has been with the firm since 2001 and his team is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining IT quality assurance and control processes for both projects and operations. Alan also serves as the owner of the Release Management process.

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Archived series ("iTunes Redirect" status)

Replaced by: ILTA - International Legal Technology Association

When? This feed was archived on December 26, 2017 19:48 (6+ y ago). Last successful fetch was on December 23, 2017 09:05 (6+ y ago)

Why? iTunes Redirect status. The feed contained an iTunes new feed tag.

What now? If you were subscribed to this series when it was replaced, you will now be subscribed to the replacement series. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.

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Content provided by ILTA. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by ILTA or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

In 1946, Grace Hopper recorded the first-ever computer bug when a moth was found in the Harvard Mark II machine. Today, the practice of software testing and quality assurance is vital to all industries with the advancement of technologies. Legal Services is no different, but the focus on quality assurance and software testing has been slow to develop – until now.

Speakers:
Ralph Bonatz is the Global IT Quality Control Manager at Mayer Brown LLP. He has over 20 years of experience in quality control, performing a broad array of activities such as: establishing teams, test management and planning, test case authoring and execution, test tools and environment management, requirements management, defect management, authoring test strategy, and guiding test automation teams. Ralph’s experience crosses many different areas, including Legal, Insurance, Fleet Management, Healthcare, Trading, Enterprise Resource Planning and Government. He is a former U.S. Air Force officer and graduate of the University of Miami, FL, where he obtained a BSEE and minor in German.
Ryan LaMontagne has 16+ years as a QA Professional and is an experienced QA Manager delivering hands-on innovative testing solutions. Demonstrated history working in the law practice industry, Financial Industry, and High Tech. Skilled in Test Program Development, Test Automation, Project Management, Vendor Management, and Leadership.

Asima Macci is the Manager, Training & Quality Assurance at Bennett Jones in Calgary, AB. She has over 30 years' experience in designing and delivering technical training programs in a variety of industries. 18 of those years however, have been in Legal. She is passionate about connecting people with technology to increase organizational efficiencies, productivity and profitability.

Alan Reeson is the manager of the Quality Assurance team at McGuireWoods LLP, an international law firm with over 1000 attorneys across 23 offices in the US, UK and around the world. He has been with the firm since 2001 and his team is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining IT quality assurance and control processes for both projects and operations. Alan also serves as the owner of the Release Management process.

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