Marc Williams
About Marc Williams
Marc Williams serves as a QA Manager at CentralSquare Technologies in Lake Mary, Florida, where he has worked since 2018. With extensive experience in quality assurance, he has held various managerial roles and successfully implemented cost-reduction strategies throughout his career.
Work at CentralSquare Technologies
Marc Williams has served as the QA Manager at CentralSquare Technologies since 2018. Based in Lake Mary, Florida, he has played a pivotal role in overseeing quality assurance processes within the organization. His responsibilities include managing a QA test team that comprises six test managers and over twenty offshore testers. Under his leadership, the team has successfully implemented a batch run reduction strategy that has led to a significant annual cost reduction of 40%. Williams has also ensured the smooth implementation of over twenty AccessPLUS releases each year, maintaining production environment integrity.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Before joining CentralSquare Technologies, Marc Williams accumulated extensive experience in quality assurance roles. He worked at First Data Corporation for sixteen years as a Test Manager in the Quality Assurance and Testing Center of Excellence. His tenure included modifying the Latin America regression strategy to reduce costs by 50% while maintaining quality standards. Additionally, he established a Base24 test team in Argentina to enhance coverage for LAC release testing. Williams also held positions at SunGard Public Sector and Superion, where he contributed to QA processes and team management.
Education and Expertise
Marc Williams earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communicative Disorders from the University of Central Florida, where he studied from 1992 to 1996. His educational background has provided him with a solid foundation for his career in quality assurance and testing. Williams has developed expertise in managing QA teams, implementing cost-reduction strategies, and ensuring the quality of software releases. His ability to lead teams and manage complex projects has been a consistent theme throughout his career.
Achievements in Quality Assurance Management
Throughout his career, Marc Williams has achieved notable milestones in quality assurance management. He successfully led a QA test team at CentralSquare Technologies and managed the implementation of over twenty AccessPLUS releases annually without negatively impacting production environments. His strategic initiatives, including the batch run reduction strategy and the modification of regression strategies, have resulted in substantial cost savings for the organizations he has worked with. Williams's contributions have significantly enhanced the efficiency and effectiveness of QA processes.