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California, United States

Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

Manages the QA compatibility and certification groups interfacing with 1st and 3rd parties such as Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Apple, Google, Intel, NVIDIA, AMD to ensure all Blizzard games function on PC, Mac, Consoles, and Mobile platforms and are compliant with 1st party guidelines and requirements.Projects worked on: Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, Warcraft Rumble, Diablo Immortal, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight

Greater Los Angeles Area

Lead the compatibility team, interfacing with 1st and 3rd parties such as Microsoft, Sony, Apple, Google, Intel, NVIDIA, AMD to ensure all Blizzard games function on PC, Mac, Consoles, and Mobile platforms. Projects worked on: World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Overwatch

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Manage the technical requirements group, working with first parties, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to ensure games met first party requirements. Oversee the network, audio and PC compatibility labs. Lead the mobile submission group interfacing with Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and developers to launch and maintain our mobile games. Develop the vision for the department.* Identified weaknesses in the department, created a development plan to address the weaknesses which resulted in a more robust and flexible team and improved metrics.Completed Games: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, Call of Duty: Jackal VR, Call of Duty: Heroes, Skylanders: Imaginators, Skylanders SuperChargers, Ghostbusters, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2, Deadpool

Quebec, Canada

Oversaw the QA test effort from beginning to end. Managed test leads and created development plans for key talent. Created and managed the QA budget and test plans. Specialized in mobile testing (Android, Kindle, iOS) and working with external and outsourced groups. Coordinated with production and communicated risks to executive leadership.* Created the Activision mobile test division, successfully released over 50 mobile titles.* Recognized by the company with a “Power Up Award” for proactively involving the team to get through an unexpected increase in work and used the opportunity for employee development.* Developed a staffing method which reduced overtime and costs by 12% and increased morale.Completed TitlesConsole: Call of Duty Ghosts, Call of Duty Black Ops 2, Guitar Hero Live, Geometry Wars 3, Wipeout: Create and Crash, Spongebob Plankton's Robotic Revenge, Moshi Monsters, Chivalry Mobile: Wipeout, Pitfall!, Pyramid Rising II, Bowling Dead, Video Poker Jackpot, Slots Showdown, Activision Anthology, Lost Treasures of Infocom, Skylanders Lost Islands, Skylanders Battlegrounds, Skylanders Cloud Patrol

Quebec, Canada

Supervised the creation of test plans and budgets. Organized staffing and resources between dozens of projects. Developed key performance indicators to track efficiency and made improvements for the department. Acted as a liaison between the producer, developers, other QA support groups and outsourced testing. Programmed internal testing tools.* Fully took on project responsibilities outside of QA’s scope to deliver a troubled high-profile game on time and met the targeted high quality metrics.* Integrated quickly into a French speaking work environment and successful trained the department to meet the high standards required to test AAA franchises such as Call of Duty.Completed Titles: Tony Hawk HD, Ice Age 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Generator Rex, X-Men Destiny, Call of Duty Black Ops, Guitar Hero iPhone, Monster Jam 3, Top Shot Arcade, GoldenEye 007, DJ Hero 2, Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions, Guitar Hero 6

Greater Los Angeles Area

Created and executed QA test plans for AAA titles and managed test teams of up to 75 testers. Created processes to improve testing efficiency.* Created the test procedures for Activision’s first attempt into hardware testing, successfully launching Guitar Hero 3 and the Guitar Hero Franchise.Completed Titles: Transformers War for Cybertron, Activision Blizzard Website, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero Metallica, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero 3 DLC

Greater Los Angeles Area

Executed the test plan and supervised the day to day tasks on the test floor for 5-20 testers. Found bugs and enter them in a Database. Conducted Requirement (TRG/TCR) testing for Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo.Completed Titles: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Tony Hawk Proving Ground, Transformers: The Game, Shrek the Third, GUN, Tony Hawk Project 8, Wolfenstien Enemy Territory, Re-master, Quake Wars: Enemy Territory, Quake , GUN, Ultimate Spider-Man, The Movies, Spider-Man 1 & 2 Double pack, Spider-Man 2, Call of Duty: United Offensive, Call of Duty