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Kelowna, Bc, Ca

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Kelowna

Kelowna, Bc

Helping to build better futures for people across Canada better by showing them that there are ways to build credit without accumulating huge amounts of debt. Evangelist for safe and responsible credit building practices. Named as one of Canada's Fastest Growing Startups in 2016 by PROFIT Magazine.- Manage contractors and 3rd party implementation partner to deliver new features & updates for Salesforce platform. - Working closely with the customer care team to roll out service cloud and streamline how they currently use Salesforce- Internal consultant for process improvement, understanding how systems work together

Kelowna, Bc

Lead multi-disciplined teams to deliver monthly content and new features for kids playing Club Penguin, Disney’s #1 Virtual World. - Managed large scale projects involving multiple teams to deliver cross-platform mobile games. - Implemented time-boxed approach to developing and delivering monthly content. - Developed reporting templates to standardize how project status is reported to studio leadership.Accomplishments: Sled Racer, Puffle Wild, Club Penguin Mobile App.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Managed all aspects of software testing in partnership with the Game Development team, including staff planning, budgeting, test case writing, negotiating software through 1st party publishers and coordinating testing efforts of 50+ testers. - Managed a staff of five direct reports through regular team meetings and 1-1s, and maintained excellent rapport with each team member. - Successfully tested and shipped one of the top three franchises in EA under compressed timelines, regressing and closing 20,000+ software defects across multiple platforms in under three months. - Implemented software versioning process to ensure 1st party requirements were met avoiding unnecessary software re-submissions. - Developed testing strategies by working with Production and Development to identify key features and potential risks. - Applied the basic principles of project management, integrating the appropriate tools and processes for the project in order to balance quality, time, and cost.Accomplishments: Need for Speed Undercover, Need for Speed Pro Street.

Burnaby, Bc

Managed all aspects of the software localization in partnership with the Game Development team. - Supervised staff of three direct reports. - Designed cultural features to aid product growth in key international markets including the translation of text, audio, and game features. - Conducted localization reviews of product designs to eliminate potential problem areas and legal concerns. - Led localization software steering committee providing requirement and feature analysis of internally created software tool, bring standardization to the localization asset management process.Accomplishments: Need for Speed Underground 2 NDS, Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects PSP, NBA Street V3, FIFA Street, Fight Night 2004, Def Jam: Fight for New York.

Burnaby, Bc

Coordinated the day-to-day execution of software localization for Development teams. - Liaised between Development and EA territories on issues related to product delivery. - Key Production Point of Contact (POC) for localization with the Development team. - Coordinated translation and implementation of game assets into foreign languages. Accomplishments: Fight Night 2004, Def Jam: Fight for New York.

Burnaby, Bc

Assisted Team Lead in the planning and execution of testing strategy. - Managed the coordination and security of media builds. - Provided training and support on testing tools to Language Testers. - Created and executed testing plans for localized games. - Point Of Contact for Language Testers to escalate localization concerns to Development teams. Accomplishments: FIFA World Cup 2002, NHL 2003, FIFA 2003, 007:Nightfire, SSX3.

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