Kristofer Meyer-Ruef
Associate Quality Manager at Blizzard Entertainment - Team 5
- Role
- Associate Quality Manager at Blizzard Entertainment
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kristofer Meyer-Ruef
I lead test teams and QA strategy in the game space, with a focus on growth, resourcefulness and building trust through collaboration. I believe the best results come from investing in people—helping testers develop into confident, capable leaders who elevate those around them.
Experience
Associate Quality Manager
Aug 2025 — Present · Irvine, CA, US
Manage the end-to-end systems testing pipeline for Hearthstone, ensuring stability, scalability, and quality across live and in-development features.Lead, mentor, and develop a core team of QA analysts, fostering skill growth, ownership, and cross-discipline collaboration.Hire, onboard, and train new testers, building high-performing teams aligned with studio culture and product goals.Coordinate and align testing efforts with external vendor partners, driving consistency, efficiency, and knowledge sharing across teams.Define and implement test strategies, balancing risk assessment, coverage, and velocity to support rapid development cycles.Identify, design, and roll out process improvements, optimizing workflows, tooling, and reporting frameworks to improve QA scalability.Partner closely with production, design, and engineering stakeholders to integrate QA earlier in development and elevate overall quality standards, and build their confidence in QA\'s role within the SDLC.
Education
Berklee College of Music
Certificate of Pro Tools Certification, Audio Engineering
2015 — 2016
Madison East High School
Highschool Diploma, Secondary Education and Teaching
2006 — 2009
Portland Community College
Associate of Science - AS, Computer Information Systems
2017 — 2019
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Secondary Education and Teaching
2011 — 2012
Skills
- Customer Service
- Customer Satisfaction
- Marketing
- Budgets
- Property Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Real Estate
- Negotiation
- Hospitality
- Leadership
- Team Building
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.