Randy Rice is a thought leading author, speaker and practitioner consultant in the field of software testing and software quality. Rice has worked with organizations worldwide to improve the quality of their information systems and optimize their testing processes.He is co-author with William E. Perry of the books, Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing and Testing Dirty Systems. He has written over 60 training courses in software testing and related topics. Randy is on the board of directors of the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB). He holds all three ISTQB advanced testing certifications: Advanced Test Manager, Advanced Test Analyst and Advanced Technical Test Analyst.In 1990, Randy founded Rice Consulting Services, based in Oklahoma City in the United States. His website is http://www.riceconsulting.com.