Meet the men behind GT Datamaker™

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"Huw and Paul from Grid-Tools grasped our data model so well that in only two days we were already creating the data needed for the project. It was much sooner than we ever expected!"

Large US based financial organization

About Huw Price

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Huw Price, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Grid-Tools

Voted "IT Director of the Year 2010" by QA Guild, Huw Price has nearly a 30 year career. He has been the lead technical architect for several US and European software companies. Specializing in test automation tools he has launched numerous innovative products which have re-cast the testing model used in the software industry.

Huw has provided high-level architecture design support to multinational banks, major utility vendors and health care providers.  A strong believer in balancing pragmatism with a visionary approach, he has been able to rapidly bring new products to market while maintaining strong quality control.

Huw writes numerous white papers and publications on test data management topics, some of which have been published in magazines such as The European Software Tester and Test Experience. He is an adviser to Kings College KCL in the United Kingdom and has lead numerous academic discussions with academic groups, including KCL.  He presents frequently at conferences and exhibitions like QSIT's STeP-IN 2009 conference in India, the SQS international conferences, Oracle User Groups, the UKCMG 2008 conference and the Star East 2009 conference. He is also keen to provoke lively discussion amongst audiences about best practice and the limitations on current testing techniques.  Huw has experience of training large groups and offering strategic advice to large corporations like Deutsche Bank and Capgemini.

Huw’s newest venture, Grid-Tools, has quickly redefined how large organizations need to approach their testing strategy.  Grid-Tools has introduced a strong data-centric approach to testing, launching new concepts such as using data objects, data inheritance and implementing a central test data warehouse. Currently working with leading edge testing companies such as Fiorano, Facilita and Emprix, Grid-Tools are building on the strategy of improving automation tools and associated structured methodologies.

Learn more about Huw Price - listen to his radio interview with the BBC

Click here to read Huw Price's posts on the Grid-Tools blog!

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