Matt Heusser launched his company, Excelon Development, in 2011, after spending a decade in programming, testing, and project management. A former member of the board of directors of the association for software testing, Matt is a recipient of the Most Influential Agile Test Professional Person (MIATPP) in Potsdam, Germany, where he is a two-time keynoter at the Agile Testing Days Conference. The lead editor for the book "How to reduce the cost of software testing," Matt was also the lead organizer for the workshop on Technical Debt, sponsored by the Agile Alliance. As Managing Director of Excelon Matt's current focus is on DevOps and lean techniques to improve system performance.