About
Engineering Quality, Not Just Tests.
Hi, I’m Thomas Howard — a disruptor in Quality Engineering with over 15 years in test automation and 9+ years leading QA teams across high-growth tech. I’ve lived the pain of flaky tests, brittle pipelines, and under-leveraged QA teams — and I’ve spent my career fixing them.
My Mission
I started this blog to share the hard-won lessons from building and scaling test automation frameworks, coaching engineers into leadership, and making QA a first-class citizen in the SDLC. Whether you're an engineer breaking into automation, a leader trying to fix testing debt, or someone eyeing a career pivot into QE — you're in the right place.
What You’ll Find Here
Playwright Mastery
Scalable, maintainable automation patterns that work in real-world pipelines — not just demo scripts.
Python Automation Skills
From smart test fixtures to parameterization and advanced scripting — all grounded in practical, production-ready code.
AI in QE
Taming flaky tests, generating smarter test coverage, and using LLMs to augment triage, traceability, and reporting.
CI/CD That Actually Works
CI pipelines built for speed, stability, and visibility — with GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, and Allure TestOps.
Test Strategy & QE Leadership
What it takes to scale from a few brittle tests to org-wide confidence. I share the frameworks, lessons, and mistakes that helped me lead QE teams at high-growth startups.
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