ABOUT ME
My name is Kimberly Arys, a freelance software test consultant based in Belgium. I support organisations in delivering reliable, high-quality software by strengthening their testing processes throughout the Software Development Life Cycle.
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With over 19 years of experience in software testing and quality assurance, I have worked in a wide range of IT environments and projects. This experience, combined with a solid IT background, led me to take the step towards independent consultancy since 2018.​
I strongly believe that software quality is a key factor in user trust and business success. Poorly tested software not only affects functionality, but also damages credibility and customer confidence. That is why I focus on building robust, efficient and sustainable testing approaches.​
As a test consultant, my role is to help teams improve and optimise their testing strategy, adapt to continuously changing market demands and shorten time-to-market without compromising quality. I support organisations in setting up continuous testing, both manual and automated, tailored to their context and maturity level.
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Quality, ownership and continuous improvement are at the core of how I work.
Linkedin Recommendations
"Kimberly worked as tester in a highly complex environment. She was able to cope with the complexity and really understand the deepest details of the applications. Consequently, she was well respected within the development team and the cooperation went very smooth. Also Kimberly's soft skills contribute a lot to the smooth cooperation with developers. I hope to get the chance to work again with Kimberly in future projects."
By Steven Coppens (PM)
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"Kimberly is a joy to work with. As a tester she is motivated finding every defect before it hits a UAT/TRG/PRD environment. She is eager to gain knowledge about the business logic which makes her a perfect candidate for a customer proxy.
Furthermore she is always in for a laugh, which is a plus"
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By Yves Venken (Developer)
"Kimberly was functional tester in the eSales team that I accompanied as a scrum master. In my view, Kimberly is a great team player : she shares her point of view to push the team to better results and, as a senior member, coaches junior colleagues. From a testing point of view, Kimberly is punctual and very reliable."
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By Ward Bryon (Scrum master)
"Kimberly is een leuke collega om mee samen te werken. Ze heeft een manier een leuke werksfeer te brengen in het team. Op professioneel vlak heeft ze de goede reflexen als tester om zowel naar de hoofdlijnen als naar de details te kijken. Kimberly tracht om de applicatie/het project zo goed mogelijk te leren kennen en de juiste procedures te volgen. Bovendien helpt ze graag anderen verder."
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By Steven Poelmans (Developer)
"Kimberly is a tester with a profound level for details. Even with only a minimal of documentation she can manage her way through the application and catch even the smallest fault in the systems.
Kimberly is, besides her great testing skills, also a fine teamplayer en easy to work with."
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By Wim Molenberghs (Developer)
"During the 5 months that Kimberly worked on the GenSet project she surprised me a number of times by her eye for detail, effort and commitment to the task at hand. Her testing skills were very good even though she was a junior tester at the time. If having to select testers for a project, I wouldn't hesitate to put her on my shortlist."
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By Frank Gijsens (Test Manager)