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Requirements & testing
Petal Trace
When a requirement changes, which tests need another look? I built Petal Trace to connect requirements, test cases and defects so I can see the gaps in coverage.
I came to software through mechanical and mechatronic engineering. I still like taking something apart to understand how it works. These days, it’s more likely to be a workflow.
I studied at the University of Cape Town, where I earned my BSc in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, and my Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Studies. Working across development, QA and support gave me different ways to look at the same problem. A change can make sense on a diagram and still do something unexpected when real data moves through it.
I’m back at UCT for an MCom in Information Systems. I’m researching how testing contributes to project success in Scrum. I’m interested in what people learn from a test and how that shapes their decision to release a change.
On the creative side, I like a bit of pink and building things I can actually use. That’s where projects like Bunny Burrow, my offline focus timer, and Petal Studio, my drawing app, fit in.
ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation Level) · ECSA Candidate Engineer in Computer Engineering
Tools and skills
- Analysis
- Requirements, process mapping, data flows, functional specifications and acceptance criteria.
- Development & data
- SQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Python, JavaScript, Bash, REST APIs and DevExpress configuration.
- Quality & support
- Robot Framework, integration and regression testing, UAT, SQL and log investigation, incident triage and release verification.
- AI delivery
- Client use cases, proofs of concept, platform-specific agents, reusable prompts and output evaluation.