About Jonathan Kohl

Since 1998, Jonathan Kohl has worked to help teams develop the best software they can. Jonathan consults on software testing, management and leadership, and teaches testing and management skills to a variety of audiences.

A highly skilled technician and strategist, Jonathan is equally at home working on software development projects, or training, teaching and mentoring practitioners who are looking to improve their skills. Jonathan also speaks on software and mobile application testing and development issues for software conferences, workshops, and user group meetings.

Jonathan is experienced in mobile application development. He has worked as a mobile applications tester, technical designer, product and business advisor.

Jonathan supports and contributes to Open Source testing tools. He is a current contributor to the Galton Estimation Project. He was the founder and project lead on the Session Tester project, and was an original commiter and contributor to the Watir project.

Jonathan provides management consulting services, and is a skilled problem solver on software projects. A trained manager with over eighteen years of leadership experience, Jonathan assists leaders on software development teams.

Writing and Speaking

Jonathan is an experienced freelance author and popular speaker. His writing and speaking have been described as thought provoking and entertaining. See his publications page for writing and speaking samples.

Consulting Services

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Jonathan offers a variety of consulting services for software development and IT teams. He also provides advisory work for startups and organizations looking for quality-related guidance.

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Management

Assessments

Jonathan's technical assessments are an effective, quick tool for teams to help identify and solve problems. He is experienced as a management consultant and is an expert interviewer, and creative problem solver.

Leadership

Jonathan has a knack for helping visionaries distill their product or project ideas. He has helped company founders and project leaders develop their ideas and communicate their abstract vision into concrete goals.

Project

Jonathan helps test managers with project management, interviewing and hiring testers, developing skills, and developing professional development strategies for individual team members.