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Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Unreal 4, PC, XSX, XB1, PS5, PS4, Nintendo)• Develop automated functional tests using Unreal 4 Blueprints and C++• Create best practice guidelines for automated test creation • Providing mentorship to team of test creators.• Black box and Whitebox testing• Supporting both singleplayer and multiplayer modes.• Feature ownership, develop test plan roadmaps, backlog generation and maintenance.• Embracing an Agile process for effort based planning and tracking.• Engaged in fully remote collaboration with a diverse global team.

Command and Conquer: Rivals Mobile (iOS/ Android)● Work closely with development to plan and drive test coverage for mobile app software● Clearly communicate project status and risks to stakeholders of all levels● Perform technical hands-on testing to find relevant issues of all severity● Work with engineers to develop and increase the ROI of automation efforts● Work in a fast-paced Agile development focused on sprints and deliverables● Maintain healthy relationships with team members of all disciplines● Bridge communication between technical and non-technical groups● Contribute to collective wealth of knowledge via documentation and presentations● Create test plans and keep test suites relevant as features requirements change● Perform whitebox, gray, and blackbox testing to identify issues important to sprints● Participate in hiring, training, and mentorship of analysts● Perform root cause analysis using development and automated tools● Perform live support and issue triage in addition to defect prevention via integration testing● Assist in establishing, tracking, and analyzing KPIs and create data visualization in Tableau● Build and maintain proprietary websites with HTML, CSS, PHP, Python, Java

Unannounced Project: • Create test levels for efficient manual testing and automation.• Contribute to the collective wealth of knowledge by learning about technology, Dev Tools, and processes and sharing information with team members through documentation and presentations.• Agile Methodology: participate in scrums and track task completion through testing and interaction with content creators.• Analyze bug and task data to identify changes in trendsBattlefield: Hardline (shipped): Support the Visceral team in the development of and unannounced project, drive highly technical embedded QA team, processes, and testing techniques.Tableau: Create visualization of large data sets for Technical Artists to improve game performanceProvide valued feedback that helps shape multiplayer game modes, levels, and mechanics.

• Design and develop processes that drive embedded and offshore QA teams• Select, train, and mentor QA Analysts• Manage Development test requests• Develop test and technology plans• Create PHP/ HTML/ CSS based documentation and automated tools• Collaborate with QA, production, audio, art, and engineering partners • Drive process that increase test team efficiency and track key performance indicators• Communicate software and team status to QA and Development Managers

• Conducted highly technical testing of Development Tools and Game Software for Visceral Studio's Dead Space 3 and other titles. • Designed and drove development of new processes that transformed embedded and outsourced QA teams test. • Fostered inter studio communication among QA Analysts.

• Managed and performed all testing for all of Visceral's proprietary Game Development software. • Created documentation and tutorials website for users. • Assisted with tool and feature design. • Maintained studio wide newsletter highlighting tool changes and new features.• Gained experience with Microsoft Project while assisting with the organization of the engineering schedule.Level Design (Dead Space 2):Single Player:• Combat Scripting/ Tuning• Prop/ Item placement• Checkpoint Scripting• Bug fixing• Zone streaming/ visibility scriptingMultiplayer:• Concept design input• Playtest feedback

Organized, prioritized and tracked completion of Development tasks and test requests for 25 member test team. Assisted with management of team - created schedules and minimized over time usage.

Performed QA testing on Godfather, Simpsons, Hellgate, and Spore on all platforms. Constructed Electronic Arts Headquarters' (LQA) PC foreign language testing laboratory.

In the winter of 98/99 I worked at Sierra Ski Resort and Kirkwood Ski Resort as a Snowboard/ Ski Instructor. Teaching others to ski helped me to mature and brought great satisfaction as I watched their skills improve through my instruction.

Bachelor Of Arts, Economics

Facilitated and led study groups for graduate level courses such as Econometrics and Monetary Theory and Policy.

Associate Of Arts, Liberal Arts And Sciences

Activities and Societies: Dean's List; Team Captain of Back to Back California State Champion Football team - '96 & '97 (Offensive Guard)