Jared Hood

Jared Hood is a seasoned IT software quality assurance professional with extensive experience in managing QA teams and executing testing strategies across various platforms and applications. Currently serving as a Manager at UDR since October 2021, Jared oversees a team of 10 international QA professionals, managing both manual and automated testing processes. Previous roles include Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Pax8, Lead Quality Assurance Analyst at Spectrum Reach, and positions at Four Winds Interactive, SpotX, Starz, booj, Nagrastar LLC, OpenTV, and Harris Corporation, where responsibilities encompassed test planning, execution, and automation, as well as participation in Agile methodologies. Jared holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Patten University and has foundational education from Metropolitan State University of Denver.