Thomas C. Vaniotis
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Employment
I am the Test Lead for the Global Production Support team at Liquidnet, a marketplace for
institutional equities traders.
I have expertise with test automation, context-driven testing, performance testing, and exploratory testing.
I am a proud member of the Association for Software Testing and ascribe to the principles of the Context-Driven School of Software Testing. I am a graduate of the Black Box Software Testing Foundations course.
Education
I have a BA (with honors) in Music and Philosophy from the University of Rochester,
and completed a post-baccalaureate fellowhsip in Medieval Studies. My particular academic interests
were in epistemology, philosophical theology, choral conducting and choral singing. I
graduated from Greely High School in Cumberland, ME where I was a member of the Greely Drama Society and edited
the Inkwell literary/art magazine.
Memberships
Assiciation for Software Testing
The New York Philharmonic
Friends of the New York Public Library
Church of Our Saviour
Public Lectures/Presentations
Spiral Test Coverage (Lightning Talk)
Conference of the Association for Software Testing 2011.
The Meaning and Prayers of the Mass.
September 27, 2011. New York, NY.
Musical Study
Organ, Theory & Conducting
Michael Spassov, private lessons (educated Julliard School)
Harold Stover, Portland Conservatory of Music
William Weinert (Conducting),
Eastman School of Music
L. Brett Scott (Conducting),
University of Rochester
Piano
Thomas Rosencranz, Eastman School of Music
Thomas Yee, Eastman School of Music
Sarah Chan, Eastman School of Music
Robert Glover, University of Southern Maine
Sharon Robinson, University of Southern Maine
Recent Reading
Magazine Subscriptions
Computing:
Wall Street & Technology, eWeek, InformationWeek
General Interest/Politics:
The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal
Religion:
First Things, Adoremus Bulletin, Christefedeles
Music:
Journal of Musicology, Sacred Music
Books 2011
Lewis, C. S.
A Year with C. S. Lewis
(HarperSanFrancisco: 2003).
Hayek, Friderich.
The Road to Serfdom
(University of Chicago: 1994).
Eckel, Bruce.
Thinking in Java (4th Edition)
(Prentice Hall: 2006).
Books 2010
Kaner, Cem, James Falk and Hung Quoc Nguyen.
Testing Computer Software, 2nd Edition
(Wiley: 1999).
Weinberg, Gerald.
Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach
(Dorset House: 1986).
Driver, Susannah A.
I Do, I Do: American Wedding Etiquette of Yesteryear
(Hippocrene Books: 1998).
Brody, Rosalie.
Emily Post Weddings, 1st Edition
(1963).
Books 2009
Senior, John.
The Restoration of Christian Culture
(IHS Press: 2008).
Books 2008
Ash, Lydia.
The Web Tester's Companion: The Insider's Guide to Efficient and Effective Tests
(Wiley: 2003).
Weiss, David M.
After the Trade is Made: Processing Securities Transactions, Third Revised Edition
(Portfolio Hardcover: 2006).
Schall, James V.
The Life of the Mind
(ISI Books: 2006).
von Balthasar, Hans Urs.
Love Alone is Credible
(Ignatius: 2004).
Colin-Jones, Graham and Yvonne.
Philippines: a quick guide to customs and etiquette.
(Kuperard: 2006).
Santos, Ruperto C.
Living and Loving Jesus
(St. Paul's, Makati Citi: 2007).
Ward, Benedicta (transl.).
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection
(Cistercian Publications: 1975).
The Old Testament (through Jeremiah)
(Revised Standard Version).
Benedict XVI.
Sacramentum caritatis.[Encyclical]
(Libera Editrice Vaticana: 2007).
Benedict XVI.
Spes Salvi.[Encyclical]
(Libera Editrice Vaticana: 2007).
Books 2007
Escriva, Josemaria.
The Way, Furrow, and The Forge
(Scepter: 1988).
Plantinga, Alvin.
Warrented Christian Belief
(Oxford UP: 2000).
Augustine of Hippo.
Instructing Beginners in Faith
Canning, Raymond, transl.
(New City Press: 2006).
The Epistles and Revelation
(Revised Standard Version).
Wierenga, Ed.
The Nature of God: An Inquiry into Divine Attributes.
(Cornell: 1989).
Butler, Richard.
Religious Vocation: An Unnecessary Mystery.
(TAN Books: 2001).
Ratzinger, Joseph.
The Spirit of the Liturgy.
(Ignatius Press: 2000).
Apostoli, Andrew.
When God asks for an undivided heart: choosing celibacy in love and freedom.
(Paulist Press: 1995).
Lewis, C. S.
Till we have Faces: a myth retold.
(Harcourt: 1956).
Books 2006
Buckley, William F. Jr.
Nearer, my God: an autobiography of faith.
(Harcourt Brace: 1997).
McConnel, Steve.
Software Project Survival Guide.
(Microsoft Press: 1997).
Reiss, Marcia.
Architectural Details.
(Thunder Bay Press: 2004).
Black, Rex.
Managing the Testing Process: practical tools and techniques for managing hardware & software testing.
(Wiley: 2002).
Benedict XVI.
Deus Caritas Est.[Encyclical]
(Libera Editrice Vaticana: 2006).
Gilson, Etienne. The Spirit of Mediæval Philosophy.
(Charles Scribner's Sons: 1936).
Murphy, J. Patrick.
The New Men.