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• Titles: Valorant (Console), Wild Rift (Mobile), Song of Nunu (Console), The Ruined King (Console), Hextech Mayhem (Console/Mobile) and Unannounced Console/Mobile TitlesResponsibilities
• Led Riot’s first party compliance QA on mobile and all of the company’s console titles.
• Directed QA strategy and vendor testing efforts for functional, language, and compatibility QA testing across Riot Forge titles.
• Partnered closely with external test vendor to build out team structure and processes for compliance/certification product support, guidance, and testing.
• Evolved internal and external teams through incorporation of test planning, product health metrics, and QA support road mapping. Accomplishments
• Established centralized mobile OS compatibility and first party compliance test services for console and mobile title submissions.

San Francisco

• Titles: War Dragons (Mobile), Unannounced Titles (Mobile)Responsibilities
• Career development and goal setting for onsite QA Analysts.
• Set expectations, cultivated relationships, and evolution of off-site QA testing vendor.
• Drove QA department-wide initiatives to improve and evolve studio QA teams.Accomplishments
• Coded validation tools that reduced 16+ hour tests to just a few minutes.
• Led QA department-wide pilot, adoption, and rollout of test case management software and processes.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Titles: Madden, FIFA, UFC, NBA, NHL, and Garden Warfare franchisesResponsibilities
• Managed QA testing through all development lifecycle phases including live services.
• Built, inspired, and developed large teams exceeding 100 people in size.
• Managed distributed teams spread between the U.S and Romania.
• Advocated on the consumer’s behalf for high quality end user experiences.
• Developed and cultivated positive partner relations with multiple external entities/teams.Accomplishments

Redwood Shores, CA

• Unannounced Mobile TitlesResponsibilities
• Fostered QA and design team relations to create and drive feedback loops between teams.
• Planned, executed, and parsed data for product playtests.Accomplishments
• Developed a series of competitive analysis presentations to design and executive audiences to guide current and future product design goals.

Salt Lake City, UT

• Titles: Sims 4, Sims 3: Roaring Heights, Into the Future, University, Supernatural and ShowtimeResponsibilities
• Prioritize, schedule, and oversee feature development while maintaining franchise visions.
• Develop feature readiness sign-off criteria while establishing quality goals.
• Anticipate, plan, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Partner with cross-functional teams consisting of art, engineering, QA, and audio disciplines.
• Collaborate with peer, vendor, and other external teams both local and multi-national.Accomplishments

Redwood Shores, CA

• Titles: Sims 4, Sims 3, Sims 2, SimAnimals 1 & 2, SimCity DS, and Rock Band
• Co-led tools development scrum as Scrum Master and Product Owner.
• Managed QA projects with sizes exceeding 45 people between onsite and outsourced teams.
• Shared knowledge through peer mentoring and software documentation.
• Executed test suites and ad-hoc testing to log defects.

Spokane, WA

• Created 3D models of invention ideas while maintaining accuracy to concept art.

Ba In Multimedia Programming, Minor In Music, 3D Art, Animation, Web Programming

Activities and Societies: Music

Animation, Bi-Pedal 3D Animation

Certificate, Business Project Management