Barbara Ainsworth

Barbara Ainsworth is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in IT across various industries such as finance, insurance, services, beverage manufacturing, healthcare, and government.

She has excelled in roles ranging from Subject Matter Expert (SME) to senior executive, owner/driver, program manager, and consultant, operating with budgets exceeding $5 million in both US and global organizations.

Barbara's expertise lies in Process Engineering, Management, and Improvement, alongside Program/Project Management, Quality Assurance/Quality Control, and familiarity with industry models such as CMMi, ITIL, Six Sigma, PMI, QAI, ISO, TQM, Baldrige, Deming, and Juran.

Throughout her career, she has been instrumental in driving process improvements that led to significant cost reductions amounting to $33-$45 million reported by the CIO in three separate organizations.

Her contributions extend to facilitating organizational structural and cultural changes to streamline processes, eliminate redundancy, and enhance customer value delivery.

Barbara has a track record of recruiting, coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performance teams in various settings including direct, matrix, and virtual team environments.

She is adept at assessing, analyzing, and offering strategic solutions, with a focus on planning, negotiation, institutionalization, and performance measurements.

Barbara is a motivational leader known for evangelizing best practices and fostering collaboration and partnerships from executive levels to technologists in national and global settings.

In addition to her practical experience, Barbara has continuously invested in her education, attending over 65 classes, conferences, and seminars up to 2013, concentrating on Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Project Management, and related technical topics.

She holds esteemed designations including ITIL Service Management certification by the Office of Government Commerce, Project Management Professional (PMP) certification by the Project Management Institute, Certified Software Tester (CSTE) by the Quality Assurance Institute, and Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) by QAI.

Barbara's contributions to the field extend beyond her organizational roles, as she is actively involved in industry associations such as the International Institute for Software Testing as a Faculty & Trainer, the Software Engineering Institute as a Member/Speaker, and serves as a volunteer board member for the St. Louis Quality Assurance Association.

Her diverse skill set, combined with her passion for continuous improvement and education, makes Barbara Ainsworth a sought-after professional in the realms of IT, process optimization, project management, and quality assurance.