mphoenix

Personal Details

First Name: Michael
Last Name: Phoenix
Employer: SolutionsIQ
Years Experience in Agile: 9
Short Bio: Michael (Mickey) Phoenix is a Software Development Engineer for SolutionsIQ based in Redmond, Washington, a Certified ScrumMaster, one of the core developers of the open source testing tool StoryTest IQ (STIQ) http://storytestiq.sourceforge.net/, and a practitioner of Agile methodologies since 1999. With over 20 years of software development experience, his roles have included Senior Technical Staff Member, Software Architect, Senior Developer, and Lead Designer. His focus has been on object-oriented design, legacy systems refactoring, and test driven development. Prior to joining SolutionsIQ, Mickey was founder and principal of the consulting firm, Stray Cat Software, and a consultant for IBM’s Integrion online banking initiative. He presented two sessions on Agile Testing at Agile2007, and sessions on Agile User Experience and Agile Testing at SD West 2008. Mickey holds a BA in Psychology, with distinction, and an MS in Computer Science, both from Stanford University, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.