Today I had the chance to deliver my first keynote talk at a conference. Matt Heusser and I delivered a talk about "AI in Testing: Hip of Hype?" and by all accounts, I think it went well. We set up the talk to play off each other, where I represented the hip elements of AI, and Matt highlighted the Hype aspects. At times it may have come across as a bit of an Abbott and Costello routine but that added to the fun of it for me. I will do a more in-depth post on our keynote later but I did make an announcement here that needs to be broadcast.
On October 1, 2024, I started working as a Senior Development Test Engineer for ModelOP. They are based in Chicago and are focused on providing monitoring and management solutions for AI Governance. If that seems vague, it's because I'm literally learning about all this as I go. My job responsibilities will be testing-related, with a major emphasis on automation and accessibility.
We made a point in this talk that this would be the last of the series of times Matt and I have taught together or spoken together where I was working specifically for Excelon Development. Matt gave me many valuable insights into what it took to be an independent consultant and how to work effectively in that space. I hope to leverage those lessons in this new role and ultimately be effective in that capacity.
It's been a strange journey over the past fifteen and a half months but I learned a lot through it, I think I grew a great deal, and I learned I had capacity in areas I didn't think I had.
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