I don’t point out people’s mistakes. I just ask good questions

There’s an interesting story to your high school days, isn’t there?

I went to an acting high school. I wanted to get into the Łódź Film School, which was why I moved here. But I decided to take a break after graduating from high school and think over whether that was really what I wanted to do. And, as it turned out… it wasn’t!

So what did you finally decide on?

I followed in my family’s footsteps and went to the Medical University of Łódź, where I studied biotechnology and dental techniques. In terms of my background, I’m a dental technician and prosthetist. I can carry out a facial ectoprothesis, for instance!

So, how did the idea of becoming a tester emerge from all that?

I’d always envisaged myself working at a computer. My plan was to design and mill prosthetic restorations using CAD/CAM. While I was at university, I worked as a camera operator and editor. And I worked with graphics. I’ve been using Linux and open source tools for ages. As far back as I can remember, I was sending information about the errors I found to the developers. Later on, I lived with a friend for a while. She’s a tester and she talked me into sending off my CV and starting out in the profession.

About your CV… you’ve got a fair few things on it, haven’t you!

Right. While I was working at the National Fund, I was able to do several courses. That gave me a forklift licence and a nail stylist’s certificate and I also became an authorised electrode, gas and TIG welder.

You also have a really interesting way of getting to know people! Where did the idea of being an illusionist come from?

I’ve been interested in that ever since I was a kid. David Copperfield was really well-known at the time. I searched for information about magic tricks, but that was before the Internet era, so it wasn’t all that easy. Around ten years ago, Dynamo became famous and I went back to that passion and brushed up on it. By then, it was quite easy to find the information I needed. I bought my first deck of professional cards. After I moved to Łódź, I went round the city, going up to complete strangers sitting at tables and asked them if I could practice my magic. If they liked it, they’d buy me a beer! I met loads of people that way. And I always have my cards on me.

Well, what do you think, Insights readers? Could you stay indifferent to a CV like that?