Tuomas Kiviluoto

Tuomas Kiviluoto has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Tuomas is currently working as a QA Lead at VALA since April 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Veikkaus Oy from 2017 to 2022, holding roles such as Development Manager, Usability Specialist, and QA Specialist. At Veikkaus Oy, they were responsible for coordinating software UX team, arranging customer playtesting sessions, and conducting surveys for evaluating game and product concepts. Before joining Veikkaus Oy, they worked at Raha-automaattiyhdistys from 2013 to 2017 as a Testing Specialist and QA Lead, handling agile testing of games and managing the bug-tracking system. Additionally, they worked at Enzyme Testing Labs as a Localization QA Tester in 2012, at University of Jyväskylä as a Research Assistant from 2011 to 2012, and at Arena Interactive in various roles from 2008 to 2009, including Concept Developer and Trainee.

Tuomas Kiviluoto began their education in 2004 at Jyvaskyla University of Applied Sciences, where they obtained a degree in Media Engineering in 2009. In 2010, they enrolled in the University of Jyvaskyla. Although the specific degree and field of study are not provided, it can be inferred that Tuomas continued their education at this institution until 2013.

In terms of additional certifications, Tuomas obtained the following qualifications:

- In February 2013, they became a Certified Tester, Foundation Level from the ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board.

- In October 2015, they acquired the Certified Tester Foundation Level Agile Tester Extension from the same institution.

- In May 2014, Tuomas obtained the ICAgile Agile Testing certification from ICAgile.

- Tuomas further enhanced their testing skills by achieving the Certified Tester Advanced Test Analyst certification from the ISTQB in May 2016.

- In July 2015, they obtained the Scrum Master Certified (SMC) credential from Scrum Alliance.

- Tuomas became a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) in November 2020 through Scrum Alliance.

- Most recently, in April 2022, they obtained the ISTQB Usability Testing certification from the ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board.