TL;DR: holistic tester, quality enabler, agile experimenter, sociotechnical symmathecist, team glue. volleyball player, game lover, story enthusiast. she/her. [symmathesy = learning together in context]Having graduated in sinology, I found tech as my place to be in 2009 and grew as a specialized generalist ever since. I'm passionate about the whole-team approach to holistic testing and quality and enjoy experimenting and learning continuously. Building great products which deliver value together with great people motivates me and lets me thrive. Within my teams I often think of being the glue, as well as "the little burr under the saddle blanket that gets people thinking about changing and trying new things". (Thanks Lisa for this metaphor!)
Having received a lot from communities, I'm paying it forward by sharing my stories and learning in public. I tweet as @lisihocke, toot as @lisihocke@mastodon.social, blog here at www.lisihocke.com, and speak at conferences. Doing what scares me to reinvent myself.
In my free time, I play indoor volleyball or delve into computer games and stories of all kinds.