Ruud is active in testing since 1989, with passion for the profession. Throughout his career he has played almost any possible role in testing (tester, test manager, test trainer, coach, sales, manager, test consultant, …) in a variety of environments and companies. Ruud is coauthor of several books on structured testing, including Software Testing: A Guide to the TMap® Approach.

This book is the foundation for the current TMap Next Approach. As senior test consultant and architect with Polteq Test Services BV, Ruud focuses on test improvement and test management in any context. Ruud is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences. Ruud is involved in the Research & Development department and as such constantly looking for improvement and expansion of the testing profession.