Blake Dodson Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Wa 98104

Helped launch the latest Kindle Fire devices by testing and then raising bugs found in the Amazon Instant Video app. Also helped test platform interaction with our app and regularly ran fluidity automation as well as performance testing. Quickly ramped up to become our group’s point man early on with the Kindle Fire 8.9” device and got new hires up to speed as well. Ran internal beta events and compiled data found from those events to share with product managers and test/development… Show more Helped launch the latest Kindle Fire devices by testing and then raising bugs found in the Amazon Instant Video app. Also helped test platform interaction with our app and regularly ran fluidity automation as well as performance testing. Quickly ramped up to become our group’s point man early on with the Kindle Fire 8.9” device and got new hires up to speed as well. Ran internal beta events and compiled data found from those events to share with product managers and test/development leads.• Created numerous test cases and helped formulate test plans• Lead tester for platform sign off with numerous AIV app submissions• Worked with SDEs to deep dive into issues• Helped establish process and best practices for AIV mobiles test group• Able to use Fiddler and bandwidth shaper tools to explore network testing scenarios Show less

Greater Seattle Area

My work as a mobile games quality assurance technician has allowed quite a bit of autonomy and my duties are wide ranging. I've helped launch trivia apps on Android and iOS devices, Facebook, and even DVD board games. When called upon I've also assisted producers with talent auditing and licensing details.As an artist, I've sculpted high detail meshes for fabrication as mover pieces in our Scene It? Twilight Saga and Scene It? Comedy Movies board games. Prior to that I completed a large… Show more My work as a mobile games quality assurance technician has allowed quite a bit of autonomy and my duties are wide ranging. I've helped launch trivia apps on Android and iOS devices, Facebook, and even DVD board games. When called upon I've also assisted producers with talent auditing and licensing details.As an artist, I've sculpted high detail meshes for fabrication as mover pieces in our Scene It? Twilight Saga and Scene It? Comedy Movies board games. Prior to that I completed a large portion of the lip sync animation for our 3D animated children's title, Crayola Undersea Adventures. For our Facebook app I have crafted and lit CG stills used in various quizzes. I additionally worked on mobile and console projects during prototyping phases. Show less

During my time abroad I taught English to Czech students and business professionals. I also took on a couple students for private lessons. Some of the classes I taught included: Intermediate and Advanced English at T-Mobile, Monster.com, the Ministry of Transportation, and Shell. The job required me to create lessons plans, class assignments, and prepare students for evaluative testing.

In the Microsoft Games division I worked in the Configuration Lab maintaining and testing on many PCs and laptops. By imaging various OSes, I tested Microsoft published games on a vast number of PC configurations to ensure compatibility and performance. My lead at that time was Patrick Ascolese who is no longer a manager of the Configuration Lab.

Certificate (Extension Program), 3D Modeling And Animation

This program was a year long series of courses which focused on using 3DS Max, Adobe Photoshop, and ZBrush to become proficient.

B.A. Of Arts And Sciences, Majored In Art And Minored In Art History

I received my art degree at the University of Washington (School of Art) and mainly studied drawing and painting, but supplemented.