Robert V. Binder has joined Olenick & Associates' Chicago office as its Director of Innovation. An internationally recognized high-assurance thought-leader and serial entrepreneur, he adds a unique dimension to OA’s broad service offerings and will work to extend its strategy and brand.
Binder has developed hundreds of application systems and advanced automated testing solutions, including two projects released as open source. He recently played key roles in regulatory compliance for the technology space, including a model-based testing solution that resolved Microsoft’s ten-year supervision under a Federal consent decree. As CEO and founder of a test automation startup, he took an advanced mobile app testing technology to market. Prior to this, he lead a global consulting practice in software process and advanced software testing for fifteen years.
He is the author of the definitive Testing Object-Oriented Systems: Models, Patterns, and Tools and two other books. His 58 articles in leading publications and peer-reviewed journals have been cited over 2,100 times. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Software Testing, Verification, and Review and served on Agitar Software’s advisory board. Binder is a Co-director of the newly founded Internet Assurance Lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a member of the ANSI X9 D14 working group developing a standard for quality management systems in the automated and high-frequency trading space. Binder is a sought-after keynote speaker for events like the Google Test Automation Conference and IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering.
Olenick & Associates had a presence at this year’s International Legal Technology Association’s Annual Conference, held in National Harbor, Maryland. This event draws more than 2500 people from law firms, corporate legal departments, and the vendors who cater to them. Olenick was fortunate to present in two breakout sessions.
The first was a demonstration and open discussion regarding the Legal Systems Test Repository, which is sponsored by Olenick. That session was presented by Andrea Warner, Rick Lesley, and Bill Mertes. The second was a two hour, hands-on tutorial, of Windows PowerShell presented by Dave Kuhl. Dave Lindley also attended the conference. In addition to our excellently delivered presentations, much general networking and marketing was performed. Our growing commitment to this conference is consummate with our overall growing legal client base, and we look forward to continued success! Below are links to the materials Olenick presented at the conference, enjoy!
Olenick & Associates has opened an office in Belfast, Northern Ireland that enhances the Olenick - Global existing service offerings in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Olenick Belfast office will augment our existing Chicago and Buenos Aires Quality Assurance and Software Testing service offerings and focus on offshore test automation to meet our client's needs. Olenick continues to expand versatile cost effective mobile, functional, and performance test automation services using industry-leading and open-source products.
Olenick & Associates (O&A) has renewed their HP Partnership again for 2012.
By maintaining our HP Partnership, we are able to provide results-driven services to our customers using industry-leading testing tools.
Olenick & Associates, Inc. (O&A) has been a premier provider of general information technology staffing services with particular expertise in software testing and project management services for over a decade. The Philadelphia practice was established in 2007 to better serve O&A's east coast customers.
Jim Murray has joined Olenick as Philadelphia Region General Manager and Sales Representative.
Jim has spearheaded business development in a variety of industries for IT consulting services and enterprise software solutions. For over 20 years, he has serviced companies in the pharmaceutical, health care, insurance, manufacturing and legal industries. Jim has experience in infrastructure, application development and managed service outsource consulting sales and experience selling enterprise solutions to pharmaceutical manufacturing quality control environments. His experience across multiple industries coupled with the ability to generate new business is a great fit to the O&A team. Jim is based in South Jersey and will be directly involved in projects in the Philadelphia Region and along the east coast.
Olenick & Associates, Inc (O&A) has been a premier provider of Information Technology consulting services with large expertise in software testing and project management services for over a decade.
We are excited to announce our Legal Service offerings. Olenick & Associates has assembled a legal industry team that brings years of experience to legal departments and law firms.
William Mertes - Senior Associate & Director of the Software Engineering Practice (Chicago)
Bill has been a Technology leader and strategist for 20+ years at the AMLAW 50 law firm. He helped pioneer, build, and mature that firm’s highly regarded and recognized IT organization. His specialties include Development, Business Process Automation, Knowledge Management, Database Design and Architecture, and Document Management, and he has broad experience with the major legal specific applications currently being utilized at law firms. He is on the Board of Directors at LEDES Oversight Committee. He is very active in ILTA, as well as being a previous ILTA Conference Co-Chair.
David Lindley – Lead Senior Consultant (Chicago)
David has over 24 years of experience in the legal industry. He has acted in several capacities, including eDiscovery services manager, director of information systems, applications manager, client services manager, paralegal, and geographic information systems programmer for Voting Rights Act litigation. Mr. Lindley also lectures across the United States on the issues of electronic discovery and preservation methodologies. He has been a participant and featured speaker at the ILTA conference, Sedona conference, and LegalTech.
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Olenick & Associates briefed Gartner Group last week on our service offerings and capabilities, primarily our testing services. Gartner is famous for the “Magic Quadrant” ranking system and their IT research. Gartner is sometimes described as the “Consumer Reports” for IT. O&A has received recommendations from Gartner in the past, and looks forward to continuing this relationship in the future.
Olenick Global, Olenick & Associates’ South American subsidiary, has joined Facebook. If you are already a member of Facebook click on this link to bring you to the Olenick Global Facebook page and become a Fan!
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Olenick & Associates, Inc. (O&A) expanded their practice internationally this year with the incorporation of Olenick Global, Inc. The new company is focused on becoming a leader in offshore software testing and quality assurance services and offers cost-effective solutions to meet the growing demand for software testing and quality assurance services. The company is strategically based in Buenos Aires, Argentina to leverage the city’s international pool of talent and competitive salaries in a dynamic culture. Olenick Global fuses the agility of a start-up company with the wisdom and experience of its parent company, Olenick & Associates, a well-respected leader in software testing and quality assurance, in existence for 13 years and based in Chicago, Illinois US.
Olenick & Associates has joined Facebook. If you are already a member of Facebook click on this link to bring you to the Olenick Facebook page and become a Fan!
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Olenick & Associates will attend the Quality Engineered Software and Testing (QUEST) Conference which will be held from April 20, 2009 to April 24, 2009 at the The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center located at 70 Yorktown Center, Lombard, Illinois 60148.
Olenick will have a booth at the conference and will participate in a Solutions Benchmarking Session presented by Chris Kaufman. The session will be based on a Case Study entitled: Open-Source Unit Test Tools in Functional Testing. In this case study presentation, Chris will explain how open source unit test tools were used to build an automated functional/regression test suite for an equities clearing system.
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Olenick & Associates attended the DePaul University Healthcare, Science and Technology Job & Internship Fair to seek out technology students and alumni to fill a wide variety of entry level to experienced positions.
Olenick & Associates Senior Associate Denise Copening appears in the April issue of Quality Assurance Institute Journal with her piece entitled Commentary on Rising Elephant. Ms. Copening reviews the book Rising Elephant by Ashutosh Sheshabalaya and contrasts some of this author’s conclusions regarding the role and impact of IT outsourcing with points raised on the same subject by Ed Yourdon in an earlier issue of the same publication.
Denise Copening is a certified Project Management Professional. She has an MBA degree from the University of Colorado and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. With twenty-five years’ experience in IT and twelve years of Quality Assurance experience, she has facilitated JAD sessions, focus groups, designed and conducted educational programs, and developed Quality Assurance strategies, methodologies, and business and QA processes. She has held systems and business analysis and project leadership positions in the automotive, insurance, industrial and office product distribution, marketing intelligence and financial services and trading industries. Denise has previously been a speaker at a QAI Conferences and the PSQT Conference. She currently is a Senior Associate with Olenick & Associates in Chicago.
O&A is organized into practice areas with specialties in Quality Assurance and Software Testing, Project Management, Business Analysis and IT staff augmentation. Our best-in-class methodology, Deployment Readiness™, efficiently integrates industry-leading quality practices into your Software Development Life Cycle. O&A has a proven track record of enabling their clients to successfully complete their information technology projects with improved quality, timeliness and reduced cost.
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - May 30, 2008) - Olenick & Associates, Inc. (O&A) expanded their practice into Wisconsin in May of this year. O&A has been a premier provider of general Information Technology staffing services with large expertise in software testing and project management services in northern Illinois for over a decade. They have offices in Chicago and Philadelphia and now have established an office in Wisconsin to serve the Milwaukee, Madison and Fox Valley areas.
Robert (Rob) Lewis has joined the O&A Team as the Wisconsin Practice Manager. Rob is a leader with over 25 years of experience as an Information Systems and Technology practitioner.
Tom Olenick, President and founder, says, "Over the past ten years we have supported the IT needs of several firms in this region of Wisconsin with great success and we are very excited to be establishing a local presence in Wisconsin."
O&A is organized into practice areas with specialties in Quality Assurance and Software Testing, Project Management, Business Analysis and IT staff augmentation. Our best-in-class methodology, Deployment Readiness™, efficiently integrates industry-leading quality practices into your Software Development Life Cycle. O&A has a proven track record of enabling their clients to successfully complete their information technology projects with improved quality, timeliness and reduced cost.
CHICAGO, IL – Olenick & Associates, Inc. (O&A) is expanding its service offerings in the east coast market with the establishment of an office in Philadelphia. O&A has been a premier provider of general Information Technology staffing services with large expertise in software testing and project management services in northern Illinois for over a decade. They have long supported clients in the tri-state area from their home office in Chicago. With the opening of the office in Philadelphia O&A will be even better positioned to serve this growing market, and to leverage the pool of talented and skilled professionals living in the region.
O&A is organized into practice areas with specialties in Quality Assurance and Software Testing, Project Management, Business Analysis and IT staff augmentation. Our best-in-class methodology, Deployment Readiness™, efficiently integrates industry-leading quality practices into your Software Development Life Cycle. O&A has a proven track record of enabling their clients to successfully complete their information technology projects with improved quality, timeliness and reduced cost.
Gary Cunningham, Former Senior Associate, was invited to speak at the SIIA OnDemand Conference on the benefits of leveraging SaaS technology to optimize core business functions, and to share how On Demand technology has enabled Olenick & Associates, Inc. to compete more effectively and efficiently in the marketplace.
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to 550 software and information companies located around the world.
Olenick & Associates launches new web site!
Al Rago, Senior Associate, presents at CQAA meeting.
A best-in-class organization exhibits exemplary best practices. Such an organization is clearly singled out from the pack and is recognized as a leader for its procedures for dealing with the acquisition and processing of materials and the delivery of end products or services to its customers. The concept of best in class is closely allied with total quality management, and one tool that can help in achieving this status is benchmarking.
HP Software Universe 2007 was a chance to focus on what matters most to businesses. Key concerns such as ITSM or SOA, business alignment or quality management, IT governance or regulatory compliance.
IT professionals from some of HP's largest customers, industry gurus and HP technical experts delivered more than 240 track sessions on hot topics such as ITSM, quality management, network management and business service management. No matter the IT challenges there was a session that gave you insight and clarity into the issues you face daily.
Roundtable sessions explored best practices and methodologies that companies can use immediately to optimize business outcomes. These were moderated by HP experts, and fell into three categories:
• Quality management
• SOA transformation
• Applications and operations management
Mainstage was a big part of both the excitement and value of HP Software Universe. In addition to HP executives who did updates on industry trends, HP vision and product direction, there was also a word from Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales, the Internet entrepreneur who founded Wikipedia.
Virtualization client recognized as 56 out of 500 top Innovative companies for Monte Carlo simulation package using Microsoft’s Virtual Server and IBM blade technologies using Grid computing.
Olenick & Associates releases Knowledge Session case study on Virtualization of a Monte Carlo simulation package using both Microsoft’s Virtual Server 2005 R2 and VMWare’s ESX products on IBM Blade configurations.
Olenick & Associates, in partnership with IBM Rational, hosted a seminar titled "Using IBM Rational Testing Tools with Olenick & Associates' Deployment Readiness Methodology". This seminar presented a case study driven overview of Olenick's trademarked testing methodology as well as a look at how IBM Rational testing tools can be used to successfully implement software quality best practices. When utilized, the best practices of the O&A Deployment Readiness Methodology are key factors in ensuring your project success. Our practice is to implement applicable portions of the O&A Deployment Readiness Methodology based on an analysis of the project as well as corporate, cultural, and people factors.
Senior Consultant Denise Copening, PMP, CSQA, CSTE, selected to be a speaker at the QAI 26th Annual Software Testing Conference October 18-20, 2005. Topic is Data Warehouse QA Challenges. She spoke at the conference in Orlando, Florida.
"Deployment Readiness™" was published in the Official Gazette on June 28, 2005 as a Trademark of Olenick & Associates, Chicago, Illinois. The Official Gazette is published by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office.
Associate Phil Coolidge’s proposal “Effective Project Reporting: Developing a Customized Dashboard Reporting System” accepted by The International Conference on Practical Software Quality and Testing PSQT Conference presented from September 12-16, 2005 in Minneapolis, MN.
Olenick & Associates launches new web site!
Senior Consultant Denise Copening of OA publishes article on Out sourcing in the April 2005 issue of the Journal of the Quality Assurance Institute.
Olenick & Associates launches its IOS and O-Solutions Practices!
Olenick & Associates reaches double digit resource growth fourth consecutive year.
Olenick & Associates selected by large electrical utility company in Illinois as their official QA Testing support vendor.
Olenick & Associates hires 70th consultant!
