José Tavares is a accomplished software testing and management professional, with extensive experience in automated software testing and exploratory testing. Tavares holds a degree in Computer Science from Universidade de Coimbra and has studied Software Testing Management and Software Testing at Universidade do Porto. He has contributed his expertise to various organizations, including Blip.pt, where he worked as a QA Engineer, QA Analyst, QA Architect, and eventually as Delivery Manager. He has also worked as a Developer at Tapestry Software and Telbit.

Tavares is an avid reader and has a particular interest in management, business, and testing literature. Some of his favorite books include Turn the Ship Around! by L. David Marquet, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries by Peter Sims, Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, Poke the Box by Seth Godin, and Lean Startup by Eric Ries.