As one of the largest independent software quality assurance companies in Canada, Professional Quality Assurance Ltd. (PQA) is committed to delivering the best quality assurance practices to organizations worldwide. And this quality starts within – with people like Nathaniel Couture, the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Last night, Couture was named one of New Brunswick’s Rising Stars at an awards ceremony at the Delta Beausejour in Moncton.

“It was an honor to have even been nominated for this award” said Couture after receiving the distinction. “I think it is great to see the IT industry in New Brunswick thriving and I am very proud to be a part of it.”

Rising Stars is an annual provincial event intended to recognize knowledge industry workers, in companies or organizations throughout New Brunswick, who have distinguished themselves from their peers by the quality of their work and their positive impact in their community and the industry. Twelve Rising Stars were chosen last night from a list of finalists.

Couture joined PQA in 2005 after spending several years as a freelance software developer, assisting a variety of clients in the development of custom software solutions and the implementation of innovative security features for web applications. He continuously proves himself as an effective leader and manager and is the youngest member of PQA’s senior management team. He works tirelessly to promote quality assurance and testing in the IT industry, and is always looking for new technologies and techniques to ensure that PQA continues to be a leader in this industry.

In his spare time, Couture founded an adventure racing organization, Natural Selection Adventure Racing, which hosts a series of adventure races in New Brunswick every year.

“Nat has been a huge asset to PQA since arriving in 2005” says PQA President and CEO, Keith McIntosh. “He is an incredibly talented leader and manager and his strong communication skills make him very capable of taking a client’s needs and providing them with cost effective solutions. Nat is always available to assist colleagues, at any level, whenever needed. With an open-door policy, Nat is accessible to co-workers if they need assistance with a work problem or just wish to chat.”

Professional Quality Assurance Ltd. is committed to delivering the best quality assurance practices to organizations worldwide.PQA offers the perfect solution for companies seeking the perfect balance between managing development costs while improving quality in an effort to release products into the market in a timely, efficient manner.

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Professional Quality Assurance Ltd. (PQA) is proud to be home to some of the most up-and-coming leaders the province has ever seen. One of these leaders is Nathaniel Couture, PQA’s Chief Technology Officer.  21inc is an organization whose purpose is to develop and inspire New Brunswick’s new and emerging young leaders. The 21inc initiative gathers young people from all sectors and through a year-long program provides them with tools, networking and bolsters their confidence to become effective leaders in the 21st century. Each year the program accepts applications from young professionals around the province and from the more than 100 submitted annually, chooses 21 to be part of the program for the next 10 months.

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PQA is pleased to have been listed as one of Canada’s Top 250 Canadian Technology Companies by Branham Group. Branham Group is a leading “Go to Market” consultancy, exclusively focused on the technology sector. For more information on the award, please visit http://www.branhamgroup.com/branham300/index.php?year=2009&listing=1

Professional Quality Assurance Ltd. (PQA), recently named “One of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies”, by Profit Magazine, was recognized for their outstanding achievement in New Brunswick’s knowledge industry by receiving top honors at the 8th annual KIRA awards. The awards ceremony, held last night at a gala reception in Fredericton, pays tribute to companies that have made an exceptional contribution to New Brunswick’s knowledge industry. PQA was the big winner of the evening, taking the prize for both Company Growth and Export Service.

The KIRA award for Company Growth recognizes the contribution PQA’s job creation, job maintenance, and total percentage growth has made to the overall growth of the New Brunswick IT industry.

The award for Export Service acknowledges not only PQA’s accomplishments as a local presence in technology-based services, but also its excellence achievement and market success in Canada, the US, and abroad. 

PQA President Keith McIntosh accepted both awards by praising the talent and potential in New Brunswick’s very own technology industry to continue to compete successfully in a global market. “We don’t have to look elsewhere, we have everything we need to succeed right here in New Brunswick”, says McIntosh.

With corporations and private industry out-delivering higher learning institutions to provide first-class education programming and training, and businesses resorting to interactive customer services to compete for consumer loyalty, the need to reduce the cost of software has never been more vital to business success and longevity. PQA recognizes that the quality of content is fundamental to ensuring these business goals are met, and is carving out a name for itself as an industry leader in professional quality assurance.

About PQA
PQA is the largest independent software quality assurance company in Canada. With over 80 testers and clients worldwide, PQA services include outsourced testing, test automation, test planning, and content quality assurance. PQA also provides test and quality assurance consulting services for clients who wish to improve their current processes in order to release better, more reliable software products.