Nathan Tiras (He/Him)

Nathan Tiras has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Nathan is currently working at Singularity 6 as the Director of QA since August 2022, where they are responsible for quality best practices and building a culture of quality within the organization. Prior to this, Nathan held the role of Sr. QA Manager at Singularity 6 from August 2020 to August 2022, where they managed the QA organization, defined discipline strategy, and collaborated with product leadership to identify staffing and tooling needs.

Before joining Singularity 6, Nathan worked at Riot Games for several years. Nathan served as a QA Manager for VALORANT from January 2017 to August 2020, partnering with various teams to ensure high-quality player experiences. Nathan also held the position of Sr. QA Lead in the Creative Development Initiative, providing training and strategic vision for Quality Assurance professionals in the creative development space. Additionally, they were a QA Lead responsible for managing the Events QA team, focusing on game integrity and quality at Riot events.

Nathan's work history also includes roles such as Associate QA Lead and Associate QA Strategist at Riot Games, where they played a key role in handling live bugs and emergent issues on the League of Legends live service. Nathan began their career at Riot Games as a QA Analyst.

Prior to their time at Riot Games, Nathan had experience in web technologies as a Web Technologies Specialist at CenterPoint Community from October 2010 to February 2012. Nathan also briefly worked as an Investment Representative at Gerber Kawasaki Wealth Management from June 2010 to October 2010.

Nathan's early career involved leadership roles. Nathan worked at USC Employee Recruitment Services as a Student Lead, responsible for managing projects, tracking metrics, and posting open jobs on USC's web portal. Nathan also worked as a Programming Manager at CenterPoint Corporate Services, Inc., where they programmed HotDocs Pro templates and analyzed changing Nevada tax code.

Nathan's first job was as an Office Assistant at Builders Staffing Group, where they assembled spreadsheets and organized contacts for recruitment purposes.

Overall, Nathan Tiras has a strong background in quality assurance, managing teams, and implementing quality best practices across various organizations in the gaming industry.

Nathan Tiras obtained their Bachelor's degree in International Relations (Global Business) from the University of Southern California, where they studied from 2005 to 2009. Additionally, they have completed several certifications in the field of software testing and agile methodologies. In 2017, they obtained the Certified Tester, Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM) certification from the ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board. Nathan also obtained the ISTQB - Foundation Level (CTFL) certification from the American Software Testing Qualifications Board in 2016. In 2015, they received the ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP) certification. It is unclear when they obtained the ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Testing (ICP-TST) certification.