Alan Richardson

Alan Richardson is an accomplished author, consultant, and researcher with extensive experience in Agile development, automated testing, and digital marketing. With a career spanning since 1999 at Compendium Developments, Richardson has contributed to several industries, including banking, gaming, and media. Notable achievements include authoring the book "Automating and Testing a REST API" and "Dear Evil Tester," both influential in testing methodologies. Richardson's roles have encompassed staff engineer at PPRO, where responsibilities included advising on Agile practices and developing microservices, and head of digital marketing at AG Grid, where effective strategies substantially increased online visibility. With a solid technical background, Richardson has managed testing across multiple sectors, significantly enhancing testing processes and performance across organizations such as Camelot, LMAX, Channel 4, and GSK. Richardson holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Hons) in Computing from Edinburgh Napier University.