Yavetta Cole

Yavetta Cole is a seasoned software quality assurance professional with extensive experience in testing and validation. Currently serving as a Staff Software QA Specialist at ARA since January 2020, Yavetta has previously held roles as a Sr. Quality Assurance Tester at Syngenta from January 2012 to December 2019, and as a Quality Assurance Tester at Applied Research Associates from November 2009 to January 2012. Yavetta began a career at IBM in 1998, advancing to a Staff Software Engineer position by February 2009, where responsibilities included problem investigation, usability feedback, and test plan development. Yavetta holds an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Stillman College.