Ricardo Cristalli started his specific role in the area of Software Testing in 2002, having worked on several projects in different segments of the IT market. He specialized in the discipline, being certified by IBM-Rational in Test Foundation. In 2004 he was one of the founding members of the Latin American Software Testing Association (ALATS). In 2006 he was responsible for the creation of the first Brazilian Software Testing (CBTS) certification. In that same year he founded iTeste, a company specialized in Testing. He dedicated himself to the academic side, with the publication of books and as a post-graduate teacher. In 2009 he became an implementer and evaluator of the Software Test Improvement Model (MPT-BR). Since 2010 he participates in standardization, as Brazilian Coordinator with ABNT and representative of Brazil at the international meetings of ISO / IEC / IEEE 29119.Recently in April 2018 he became an Agile Testing Fellow and qualified as an instructor.
Always been enthusiastic about transferring knowledge, attending conferences, workshops and software testing meetings. Professor of the MBA in Software Quality, UFRJ, Professor of MPS.Br Post-Graduation in the discipline of Verification and Validation of Riosoft and Professor of Postgraduate Course in Software Quality at UNIC Cuiabá in Brazil, recently moved to Portugal.