Jodie Farmer-West

Jodie Farmer-West has over 25 years of work experience in the IT and finance industry. Jodie is currently working as an Audit Director at Allianz Life since December 2021. Prior to this role, they served as an IT Manager at Allianz Life, leading a team of 20+ QA employees and contractors. Jodie was responsible for managing product projects, aligning tool usage and documentation for production calculation testing, and training users on Polarion.

Before joining Allianz Life, Jodie worked at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans as a Product Administration System Test Lead from November 2013 to June 2015. Prior to that, they worked at US Bank as a QA Group Manager, VP from January 2008 to November 2013. Jodie also gained experience at JP Morgan Chase as a QA Manager from May 2005 to February 2007 and at State Farm Insurance as a Lead Test Analyst from May 2001 to May 2005.

Jodie started their career at LaSalle Bank as a Personal Banking Manager from 1996 to 1998. With their extensive experience in IT management, QA, and finance, Jodie has developed a strong skill set and expertise in leading teams, managing projects, and ensuring quality assurance in the financial industry.

Jodie Farmer-West attended Illinois State University from 1990 to 1994 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.