Rebecca Long
Consulting & Speaking

Available for engineering leadership consulting and conference speaking.

I speak and write on software quality, engineering leadership, and building inclusive, high-trust technical teams — drawing on a career built across regulated, compliance-driven environments.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Organization
Engineering and QA org scaling, managing managers, servant leadership, psychological safety, community of practice building.
Delivery & Quality Engineering
CI/CD architecture, release governance, legacy system modernization, shift-left quality practices, AI-assisted testing.
Compliance & Security-Adjacent Practice
SOC1 control ownership, SOC2 readiness, security testing coordination, audit readiness in regulated environments.
Inclusive & Diverse Teams
Building diverse technical teams and communities, drawn from a long history of STEAM advocacy and mentorship.

Speaking Engagements

Multi-year PNSQC speaker, published across software quality, security, and inclusive engineering.

Selected Speaking Engagements

PNSQC
Portland, OR
2016, 2018, 2020, 2026
Published Speaker
Poster Presenter
  • “When Testers, Product, and Engineering Disagree: A Voting-Based Bug Prioritization Process” (2026)
DEFCON27
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 2019
Speaker · Social Engineering Village
SQL Saturday Spokane
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Mar 2019
Speaker
Seattle Code Camp
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Sept 2018
Speaker
Diana Initiative
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 2018
Speaker
Beer City Code
Grand Rapids, MI
Jun 2018
Speaker
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
Portland, OR
Oct 2011
Poster Presenter
  • “Topics in Computer Security: Using Phishing to Test Social Engineering Awareness of Financial Employees” View the poster →
IFIP Trust Management Conference
Morioka, Japan
2010
Poster Presenter
International Workshop on Infrastructure Assurance (iWiA)
Morioka, Japan
2010
Speaker
  • “Usable Security Policies + User Training: The Best Method to Counter Social Engineering Attacks” Read the paper →

Invited Speaker

School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS) Summer Immersion Program
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
Jul 2025
Speaker
Consortium for Computer Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) Northwestern 2020 Regional Conference
Virtual
Oct 2020
Speaker
WE-STEM
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Mar 2020
Speaker
Spokane Mayor’s Cup CTF
Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA
Feb 2020
Speaker
Inland Northwest Business Association Lunch & Learn
Spokane, WA
Sept 2019
Speaker
GirlConNW
Spokane, WA
Mar 2019
Speaker
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
Nov 2017
Speaker