Al Dutton Email & Phone Number

I play video games, & have begun to build museum quality Aircraft and Armor models once again. I Would love to return to the Game Industry, but I have a commitment to my sweet daughter Dharma, and cannot leave.Thank God for Video Games. Lord of the Rings Online, and a host of FPS games for the PC and Playstation 2!! Whoo Hoo! My baby, and all the Gaming I can stand. I did some Beta Testing for LOTRO, & got a half price membership and "Special" in-game items and a title of 'Founder". Love it! Ready for more!61 years old and an avid gamer, could life be any better? Well there is millionaire World traveler, with all the gaming systems on my Helicopter equipped Yacht, My own Game Company, and an MMORG that dealt with Aliens trying to terraform Earth into an environment they can live comfortably in. Players able to opt for Alien or Human Status. With the option for either to be subverted to the opposite "Cause", Et Cetera. THAT would be better than this.

I started in the 3DO Companys' Test Department as a Contractor/Test Lead. Became a full time Test Lead within 30 days. My Team never had SCEA kick back any Titles. As a Level Layout Designer, I worked on 3 "Sarge's Heroe's" titles, and the PS2 Title: "Portal Runner" . Tester/Assistant Lead Tester at SCEA./989 Studios, for 4 years. Assistant Lead Tester on the multi-million copy selling Title: SYPHON FILTER, I was in sole charge of creating all the Test Scripts, instructing the Testers, and maintaining the Test Database while assuring the milestones were met in a timely manner, kept open clear-cut lines of communication between the Production Team in Bend, OR and Foster City, Ca.Tester/Test Team Lead at SEGA.. Worked closely with the Design/Production Teams while maintaining milestones and training/co-ordinating up to 90 Testers on multiple projects at all times. Was instrumental in the development of Sonic and Knuckles titles as Assistant Lead Tester..

Trained Testers, wrote test scripts, proofread all bug reports and maintained Database. Wrote suggestions for updates or improvements of games in Test. Worked with Development teams to co-ordinate testing, therey maximizing the efforts of the test teams under me.

Trained testers, wrote all test scripts and reports to Management, maintained test database using Filemaker-Pro. Maintained open lines of communication with Development teams. Assisted Lead Tester in managing personnel and assigning tasks to qualified individuals.