Deb Meo

Deb Meo has worked in the software quality and testing industry for over 20 years. Deb began their career in 1999 as the First Vice President, Requirements Manager North America at ABN AMRO. During their time there, they improved and implemented rigorous requirements management processes, resulting in a 95% decrease in the number of defects found due to unclear requirements. Deb then became the First Vice President Test Center of Expertise North America and implemented a reorganization plan, increasing the team to 20 employees and 30 consultants with a $3M budget. In 2007, Deb moved to Ally Financial Inc. as the Test Center of Excellence Program Manager and was responsible for building a global testing center. Deb also built and improved standard testing processes, procedures and tools to meet industry standards and FFIEC regulation. Later, they became the Requirements & Test Manager and managed a team of business analysts and test managers for the insurance business unit. In 2011, Deb joined PwC as a Director and QA consultant operating cross functionally with partners, directors, and managers ensuring clients’ needs are exceeded. Deb also collaborated on responses to client proposal requests and expanded business opportunities by selling tools internally housed by PwC. In 2016, Deb joined EY as a Senior Manager and QA Consultant in the Guidewire practices, where they built and led quality assurance initiatives for external clients. Finally, in 2018, Deb became the Manager of Software Quality and Testing at INVIA Medical Imaging Solutions.

Deb Meo holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, General from Wayne State University. Deb has also obtained a certification from the International Institute for Software Testing (IIST).