Kate Green is a woman in the testing community who has made significant contributions to her field through her education background and years of experience managing tech teams. She started out as an elementary school teacher before transitioning into software development and eventually becoming an engineering leader with over 20 years of industry experience. Kate's journey highlights the importance of broadening one's understanding and embracing new challenges, which she credits with helping her find a sense of purpose in testing. With a non-traditional background, Kate was drawn to test automation, where she could apply her skills to make developers' lives easier. As a woman in tech, Kate faces challenges but finds support and empowerment through the testing community, particularly from women like Lisa Crispin, Angie Jones, and Maaret Pyhäjärvi. Throughout her career, Kate has achieved notable successes, including reimagining an API test suite and building a CSS framework for two newspapers. Currently leading a product team at Wirewheel, a data privacy company, Kate continues to educate through speaking engagements and blogging, sharing her advice with entry-level software engineers and emphasizing the importance of planning for failure in order to increase code resilience.