Dave Westerveld is a senior test analyst at Ansys Inc. where he has been involved in testing many different projects ranging from well established products to the early stages of major new initiatives. He has experience in many different aspects of the testing role including being a bug hunter, helping build an automation framework and mentoring other testers. He has been involved in traditional automation initiatives at various stages and has also helped to drive up product quality through the creative use of automation tools. Dave has a desire to see teams efficiently producing high value software and is enthusiastic about understanding the way that automation tools can be used to help with this goal.