SearchSoftwareQuality.com has a team of dedicated editors who bring you the best Software Quality information from around the Web. Our staff searches the Web daily for the latest news and technology updates. We also keep in constant contact with users and top technical experts to bring you a constant stream of fresh, original content. Here's a look at who's behind the site:
Jan Stafford Editorial Director jstafford@techtarget.com
As editorial director, Jan Stafford plans and oversees strategy and operations for TechTarget's Application Development Media Group. She works closely with the editorial team to keep the group's sites focused on the information needs of software developers, testers, project and QA managers and others in the software development community. Jan has covered the computer industry for the last 20-plus years, writing about everything from personal computers to operating systems to server virtualization to application development. She has served in top editorial positions with several national trade publications, as a contributor to such publications as "PC Week Inside" and "Investor's Business Daily," and as a speaker at industry conferences. She came to Techtarget.com from VARBusiness. At TechTarget Inc., Jan has launched and served as site editor for various sites and blogs, including SearchServerVirtualization.com, SearchVMware.com, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, SearchWindowsManageability.com, Virtualization Pro, EnterpriseLinuxLog and others. She has also been the editorial director for the Data Center Media Group.
Yvette M. Francino Site Editor yfrancino@techtarget.com
Yvette Francino has recently joined the Application Development Media Group as Site Editor for SearchSoftwareQuality.com. She has over 20 years of experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including 11 years at IBM and 10.5 years at Sun Microsystems. She has held management positions in software development, quality assurance and customer operations, managing diverse workgroups from various geographies and cultures. She has a Masters of Science in Management/Project Management degree from Regis University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of CA, Davis. A proponent of distributed agile, Yvette facilitates a network for IT professional development called Beyond Certification. Yvette also enjoys writing, blogging and social networking. When she's not on her computer, she can usually be found spending time with her family, running or hiking on the beautiful trails of Boulder, Colorado.
Brein N. Matturro Managing Editor bnally@techtarget.com
As group managing editor, Bree works with the Application Development team to make sure the sites are up to date with news, tips and expert advice while maintaining a high editorial standard. She also assembles all of the site e-newsletters. Before starting at TechTarget in October 2005, Bree worked at MIT. She graduated with a BA in English from the University of Maine, Orono in 2001. E-mail Bree with any comments or suggestions for the sites.
Melanie Webb Assistant Site Editor mwebb@techtarget.com
Melanie Webb recently moved from TechTarget operations to the editorial team as Assistant Site Editor for SearchSoftwareQuality.com. She edits and updates site content, writes articles and prepares SSQ's newsletters. Prior to joining TechTarget in 2008, Melanie worked as a college English instructor and as a technical writer. She holds a Master's in Education and a Bachelor's in English from the University of Georgia.