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In the latest interview, our Founder & CEO Ruslan Desyatnikov had the opportunity to reflect on a 28-year journey from my very first job as a junior tester earning minimal pay, to leading a global Software Testing organization serving 475 clients across the world.

This conversation goes beyond his personal story, it’s about the evolution of software testing, the challenges we face in the age of AI, and the values that continue to drive his mission to restore respect, intelligence, and strategy to the QA profession.

Below are a few highlights we covered during the interview:

1. Early Journey into QA: How Ruslan’s passion for identifying problems and improving product maturity turned into a lifelong commitment to quality and excellence.

2. Revolutionizing Software Testing: Why Ruslan believes QA must move beyond execution, becoming a strategic discipline that adds measurable business value.

3. Innovation at QA Mentor: From QA Mentor’s proprietary platform QA Coverage to seven unique QA methodologies including latest discipline – HIST (Human Intelligence Software Testing), our goal has always been to make testing smarter, faster, and more meaningful.

4. AI & Human Intelligence: AI is an incredible enabler, but without human judgment, empathy and critical thinking, testing loses its purpose. This belief gave birth to HIST (Human Intelligence Software Testing), his vision for the future of QA.

5. Testing in the AI and Low-Code Era: The next generation of testers must become thinkers, storytellers, and strategists who guide automation but does not compete with it.

At its core, this interview is about more than tools or technology. It’s about the human drive to transform challenges into progress and to lead with purpose, discipline, and creativity.

To everyone in the testing community: whether you are just starting or leading global QA transformations, we hope Ruslan’s story reminds you that our craft still matters deeply, and that the future of testing will be built on human intelligence guiding artificial intelligence.

Read the full interview to learn more about:

a. How QA Mentor became a global leader
c. Why HIST is redefining the QA profession
d. Ruslan’s vision for software testing in the next decade

Link to full interview https://lnkd.in/e7JvhK-U

Link to the magazine https://lnkd.in/egrC5kZu