Angie Walko
About Angie Walko
Angie Walko serves as the IT QA Administrator (Manager) at New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance, where she has built the testing department and manages a large team. With extensive experience in quality assurance and a strong educational background in Computer Science and Information Systems, she has worked in the insurance sector for over two decades.
Work at NJM Insurance Group
Angie Walko has served as the IT QA Administrator (Manager) at New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance since 2004. In this role, she built the testing department and processes from the ground up. She manages a team of over 20 employees and 40 consultants, overseeing manual and automation testing for major application delivery projects. Walko employs agile and iterative methodologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the testing processes.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Prior to her current position, Angie Walko worked at Chubb Insurance as a Quality Assurance Project Manager from 1999 to 2004. She also served as a Senior QA Analyst/MVS Systems Programmer at Prudential Insurance from 1994 to 1999. Her experience includes working with offshore testing models, which has contributed to her expertise in quality assurance practices.
Educational Background
Angie Walko studied at Rutgers University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from 1982 to 1986. She later pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Information Systems at Seton Hall University from 1990 to 1993. This educational background has provided her with a strong foundation in both technical and managerial aspects of information technology.
Career at Seton Hall University
Before her roles in the insurance industry, Angie Walko worked at Seton Hall University as an MVS Systems Programmer from 1988 to 1994. This six-year tenure allowed her to develop her technical skills and gain valuable experience in systems programming, which has informed her subsequent career in quality assurance.