Kurt Stauffacher
Senior QA Engineer at Linden Lab
Sacramento, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKurt Stauffacher is a Senior QA Engineer with over 16 years of technical experience and a 12+ year track record in IT consulting, currently testing and improving complex systems at Linden Lab. He combines deep hands-on knowledge of web hosting, e-commerce platforms, databases, GIS, and scripting with a knack for translating technical detail into clear guidance for non-technical stakeholders. Kurt has led operational growth as a former VP/GM of a web hosting startup—scaling customers from 400 to 18,000—and built tooling that automated billing, support, and data workflows to improve efficiency. His background in environmental science and chemistry informs a methodical, data-driven approach to problem solving and quality assurance. Resourceful and self-directed, he excels at bridging product, ops, and engineering teams to keep projects on schedule and mitigate technical risk.
16 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Bachelor of Science, Chemistry at University of Wisconsin-MadisonMasters of Science, Environmental Science, Masters of Science, Environmental Science at Indiana University Bloomington
Github Skills (20)
behavior-driven-development8
behave8
gherkin8
bdd6
python6
viewer5
sandbox5
simulation5
lgpl4
scripting4
multiplayer4
virtual-reality4
chat4
modeling4
mmo3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kokua/kokua
Aug 2009 - Sep 2009
Contributions:13 commits in 23 days
AlchemyViewer/Alchemy
Aug 2009 - Sep 2009
Contributions:13 commits in 23 days
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