Executive Profile
Nearly two decades of technology leadership and transformation — Quality Engineering, AI strategy and digital transformation inside Fortune 500 organizations — with measurable outcomes at enterprise scale.
Request Updated ResumeRecent leadership roles spanning healthcare, media, financial services and travel — building high-performing Quality Engineering organizations and driving AI-enabled transformation.
2023 — 2026
Healthcare · Full-time
Shaped the Quality Engineering department by establishing robust QA processes and hiring a talented team. Led the conversion of proprietary scripts to a Playwright-based tool, significantly improving testing capabilities. Fostered a self-managed team environment that empowered associates to take ownership of their work and drive quality improvements.
2021 — 2023
Amazon · Full-time
Atlanta Metropolitan Area · Remote
At Amazon Music, enhanced software quality by implementing innovative testing solutions. Managed QA and QE for new projects, ensuring consistently high standards. Oversaw end-to-end testing and automation using AWS Device Farm, fostered Quality Engineering team development, and led release-management initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
Skills: Agile Testing, Automated Software Testing, +3 skills
2020 — 2021
Echelon Fitness Multimedia, LLC · Full-time
Orlando, Florida, United States
At Echelon Fitness Multimedia, enhanced product quality through effective Quality Engineering and Continuous Process Improvement strategies. Responsibilities included ...
90%+ automation adoption
Led enterprise QE modernization across complex engineering environments, scaling automation adoption to 90%+ while introducing modern automation, API testing, quality standards and AI-assisted engineering practices.
84% → 98%
Transformed quality governance and release-readiness practices, improving reported test pass rates from 84% to 98% through stronger automation, quality gates, metrics and engineering accountability.
40–60% faster
Modernized testing and delivery practices to reduce release-cycle time by approximately 40–60%, enabling teams to deliver faster without sacrificing quality, reliability or risk controls.
$17M+ documented savings
Delivered significant business value through technology and vendor transformation, including approximately $15M in vendor-cost reduction and $2M in savings on a major media initiative.
Reliability, transparency and accountability are designed into systems and operating models — never bolted on afterwards.
Every initiative is tied to a business metric: cost, speed, risk or revenue. If it cannot be measured, it cannot be led.
Sustainable transformation comes from people who feel ownership. I build leaders, not dependencies.
Executives and boards deserve plain-language explanations of technical risk and opportunity.
Mary Pombares is an executive technology leader with 18+ years in technology and transformation — spanning Quality Engineering, AI strategy and enterprise digital transformation. She has led global organizations at Fortune 500 companies across healthcare, media, financial services and travel, delivering more than $100M in measurable business value.
She advises CEOs, CIOs, CTOs and boards on AI trust, governance and risk, and is a keynote speaker for global audiences on responsible AI at enterprise scale. She is based in Atlanta, Georgia and works with organizations worldwide.
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