ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Episode 120 of Underserved is here! Our guest today is Christine Bird, a fellow UMass alum and veteran of the financial services industry. Christine started her career teaching some of the toughest students and learned to love it. Her foray into technology and QA taught her bug diplomacy, the SDLC, and how to make the skills vs. attitude decision. We discuss front-loading your tech learning, the AHA moment as a QA manager, and her love of being a city dweller. LINKS Glad.org Sdlc-caat.com Jobcorps.gov https://www.linkedin.com/in/birdchristine/
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