Board & Organization
PNSQC is managed by a seven-member board elected by the voting members at the annual meeting in November. Board members serve a three-year term. The terms are staggered so that only 2-3 board members are elected in any given year. The board elects officers at a meeting subsequent to the annual meeting. The board and other active volunteers conduct their business at monthly business meetings that generally occur on the second Friday of the month. See the events calendar for specifics. The current board members are:
- Brian Gaudreau, President
- Lloyd Bell, Vice President
- Launi Mead, Secretary
- Bill Baker, Treasurer
- Doug Reynolds, Audit Chair
- Phil Lew, Program Chair
- one position is vacant – will be filled soon
Brian brings to PNSQC over 20 years of software testing and quality assurance experience relevant to telecom, enterprise metadata, government, multimedia, healthcare IT and marketing platforms. Brian has spoken at Seattle quality meetings many times and was an invited speaker at the PNSQC 2016 Conference. In addition to local involvement in software quality assurance groups, Brian’s other interests include playing live music and supporting animal rescue shelters in the Pacific NW.
Lloyd Bell is a 20 year veteran of software and hardware testing and development. Lloyd has experience in game design, voice acting, test management, has been a producer on multiple game titles and has also started a 3rd party customer service and testing lab. He has recently worked with Microsoft on the Connected Experiences team and has led teams to help with the release of Microsoft’s day-one launch of the Windows 8 and Windows Phone platform. Lloyd is currently working at CrowdCompass by Cvent as the SR. Manager, Quality Engineering. CrowdCompass helps organizations make their conferences, meetings, conventions, and trade shows a lot more popular through the power of mobile event apps. They have developed thousands of apps for events of all sizes and industries each year. Lloyd has been a resident of Portland for the last 5 years.
Launi has over 25 years’ experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst in the highly regulated Financial and Telecommunications sectors. In addition to quality testing and quality assurance, Launi has been active in innovation and process improvement initiatives. She has been a longtime PNSQC volunteer and has served on several committees. In her spare time, Launi enjoys hiking and camping.
Bill brings 17 years of software development, process improvement, project management, quality, and requirements management experience covering banking and business applications. He has been involved with PNSQC for several years, first as a speaker, then later as a volunteer. In addition to being a board member and treasurer, Bill is chair of the Operations and Infrastructure Committee and a member of the Program Committee.
Doug is a Software Quality Functional Manager for Tektronix Inc., in Beaverton Oregon.Doug has worked for Tektronix since 1991. He holds a Master of Computer Science and Engineering from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), a Master of Business Administration from George Fox University, and a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology from Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT). Doug has presented at PNSQC on four different occasions and has assisted with the Exhibits Committee, Selection Committee, and Review Committee. Doug has also served a PNSQC Secretary and Treasurer.
After working in various management and technical positions in software development and product management, Philip Lew leads XBOSoft’s (
