Lesley Ware
About Lesley Ware
Lesley Ware is a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer and Scrum Master at Conformis, where she has worked since 2019. With extensive experience in quality assurance and project management, she has held various roles at companies including Avid Technology, Eastman Kodak, and Sun Microsystems.
Work at ConforMIS
Lesley Ware has been employed at ConforMIS as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer and Scrum Master since 2019. In this role, she has contributed to the quality assurance processes and agile project management within the organization. Ware has led the approval process for the Jira Cloud project management tool and the Bitbucket GIT repository management tool, enhancing project tracking and version control. Her efforts have focused on improving team collaboration and ensuring the quality of software releases.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Before joining ConforMIS, Lesley Ware held various positions in quality assurance across multiple companies. She worked at Avid Technology as a Technical Support Representative from 1993 to 1996 and later transitioned to a Quality Assurance Engineer role at Eastman Kodak from 1996 to 1998. Ware spent a decade at Sun Microsystems from 1998 to 2008 as a Quality Assurance Engineer/Test Lead, where she gained extensive experience in QA processes. Additionally, she served as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Contractor at Vivox, Inc. from 2010 to 2011 and returned to Avid Technology in 2012, where she has worked for over a decade.
Education and Expertise
Lesley Ware studied at Framingham State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Media & Communications and Psychology from 1984 to 1988. She also attended Quinsigamond Community College, achieving an Associate's degree in General Studies from 2011 to 2013. Her educational background supports her expertise in quality assurance and project management, particularly in software development and deployment.
Achievements in Quality Assurance
Throughout her career, Lesley Ware has implemented several initiatives to enhance quality assurance processes. At ConforMIS, she standardized the QA Validation Protocol and closure report analysis across project teams using an Agile-approved template document. She created a Best Practices site on SharePoint to improve team collaboration and document accessibility. Additionally, Ware developed a work instruction procedure to streamline the Software Deployment process workflow between Development, CAD/manufacturing, and IT groups.
Technical Skills and Management
Lesley Ware possesses a range of technical skills related to quality assurance and project management. She has managed a virtual software server lab and VDI Workstation resource pools, focusing on maintenance, configuration, and troubleshooting. Ware implemented a standardized README.txt template to simplify software release complexities for IT installations and deployments, demonstrating her ability to enhance operational efficiency and clarity in technical documentation.