RESUME
Richard Bender
Phone: 518-743-8755
Bender RBT Inc.
Cell: 518-506-8755
17 Cardinale Lane
Fax: 518-743-8754
Queensbury, NY 12804
rbender@BenderRBT.com
Mr. Bender has over forty years experience in software with a primary focus on quality assurance and
testing. He has consulted internationally to large and small corporations, government agencies, and the
military. This has involved a wide range of applications including finance, billing, manufacturing,
operating systems, data base management systems, communications, medical, command and control,
satellite intelligence, aircraft, trains, automobiles, air traffic control, shipping, insurance, utilities, sales and
distribution, education, prison management, and weather forecasting. He teaches a series of courses on the
techniques for practical, rigorous requirements-based testing, code-based testing and writing testable
requirements.
The technology base for these applications includes embedded systems, PC-based, client-server, mid-range,
mainframe, super computer, and web based applications. It encompasses all major programming languages
and operating systems.
Over the years Mr. Bender has been actively involved in various activities to improve software quality and
productivity. These include:
BenderRBT (previously known as SoftTest/CaliberRBT) – This PC-based tool designs test cases from the
system’s specifications and is independent of the application’s programming language and target operating
environment.
Training – He has developed and teaches numerous courses including Writing Testable Requirements,
Requirements Based Testing, Code Based Testing, and the Quality Program Overview.
Consulting – Mr. Bender has developed a Quality Process Assessment (QPA) which is applied at a project
level or for an organization as a whole. It addresses how well testing is integrated into the development
process; how testable the requirements and design specificati