Alan Page began his software testing career in 1993 and joined Microsoft in 1995. In Alan’s career at Microsoft, he has worked on various versions of Windows, Internet Explorer, and Windows CE. While a member of the Windows CE team, Alan became one of Microsoft’s first Test Architects in 2001. Alan joined the Engineering Excellence team in 2005 and is currently the Director of Test Excellence at Microsoft, where he and his team provide technical training and consulting for testers at Microsoft

Ken Johnston is the Group Manager for the Microsoft Office Internet Platform & Operations team. This team develops manageability features for server products and services as well as provides live site operations support for Office Online, Office Live, CRM Online and several other services. Since joining Microsoft in 1998 Johnston has filled many other roles, including test lead on Site Server and MCIS and test manager on Hosted Exchange, Knowledge Worker Services, Net Docs, and the Microsoft Billing and Subscription Platform service. For two and a half years (2004-2006) he served as the Microsoft Director of Test Excellence.

Bj Rollison is a Test Architect in the Engineering Excellence team. He began his Microsoft career in 1994, working on Windows 95. He also worked on various releases of Internet Explorer, Outlook 98, and several smaller projects until becoming the Director of Test in 1999. Prior to Microsoft, Bj worked for a small OEM company in Japan building hardware and software solutions for small businesses. Bj is a frequent speaker at international conferences, contributes regularly to professional trade journals, and also teaches courses in software testing and test automation for the University of Washington Extension Program.