Julie Gardiner

Julie Gardiner works as a Principal Consultant at EPAM Systems, providing consultancy, delivery, and advice in all aspects of testing, management, and agile/DevOps. She is a certified Scrum Master and agile coach, who has over 25 years of experience, including time as a Developer, DBA, Project Manager, Head of Operations Management, and Head of R&D. She has held positions of Test Analyst, Test Team Leader, Test Consultant, and Test Manager, Head of Test and Agile roles in the public sector and in financial, broadcasting, insurance, utilities, retail, web, and telecom industries using both traditional and agile methodologies. Before joining EPAM, Julie’s previous roles included Director of Consulting (Digital Engineering and TQA) for Hitachi Consulting, Head of Test and Implementation at a UK Bank, and Director of Product Management for CA Technologies. An enthusiastic and passionate speaker, Julie has presented worldwide as a keynote, tutorial, or track speaker and has won Best Speaker awards at many testing and agile events.