Speaker Bio

Titus Fortner is an open source software developer and a core contributor to automated testing projects including Selenium and Watir. Unsatisfied with life as either a submarine officer or a semiconductor engineer, his third career brought him into the tech world where he fell in love with the process of developing software and with testing specifically. Titus implemented automated testing solutions at several companies before joining Sauce Labs as a Solutions Architect, where he has worked extensively with clients to improve their testing code and strategies. Currently a Senior Developer Advocate at Sauce Labs, Titus is passionate about building communities and improving the software industry’s understanding of how to successfully conduct testing at scale and provide digital confidence.

Interesting Facts

• Graduated US Naval Academy
• Served on a Ballistic Missile Submarine
• Worked in a palace in Baghdad
• Traveled around the Horn
• Danced Lindy Hop and Blues all over the US
• Knit cool things (blankets, baby sweaters, scarves, beer coozies)
• Afflicted with a potentially unhealthy affinity for the color orange
• Visited 22 countries and 48 states
• Read more than 1,000 books from 2017 - 2023
• Served as Seeing Eye Human for a blind Brittany named Nina 2015 - 2022 (RIP)