Ernest J. Walker Iii Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked directly with a pod structured embedded team to address any QA and Scrum Master needs for the game War Dragons.Responsibilities:• Acted as onsite QA DRI for the entire testing process for both of our LiveOps Events and Feature on-site teams.• Acted as the QA lead point of contact for our offshore teams for any potential issues.• Created daily test assignments for our offshore QA test team.• Created test strategy documentation for the development team.• Created test processes for client and server side feature testing.• Created helpful on-boarding documentation for new-coming QA staff.• Lead knowledge transfer on-boarding training sessions for new QA staff.• Lead and assisted testing efforts for our War Dragons client release builds.• Assisted other onsite QA teams with testing support on their respective projects.• Served as a certified Scrum Master for a cross functional team by coaching members with agile methodologies via 1:1s, scrum stand-ups, team demo reviews, retrospective meetings, and assisting with sprint backlog refining.Titles worked on:War Dragons (Main Title)Adventure Chef (Assited Title)

1 Hacker Way Menlo Park, California, United States

Worked with the Horizon Create team to assist black box testing for their latest features in creative tools and future releases of the Horizon app. Supported headset for testing were the Rift, Oculus Quest 1, and Oculus Quest 2.Responsibilities:• Completed test passes for upcoming build releases.• Conducted testing for world creation tools, gameplay, and social UI issues. • Assisted in group play testing to report new bug issues and log app performance.

1 Hacker Way Mpk 54 Menlo Park Ca

Worked with the QA Team at the Menlo Park location of Oculus to test the VR app "Oculus Venues" and the updated Venues 2.0 release. Supported headset for testing were the Rift, Oculus Gear VR, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest 1, and Oculus Quest 2.Responsibilities:• Created additional test plans for new app features. • Modified legacy test plans as needed.• Attended developer meetings for future sprint planning for upcoming releases.

San Francisco

Worked along side the in-office QA Team in which later became the sole Senior QA tester, to test the VR 3D sculpting app "Medium" for both the Oculus Rift and Rift S platforms. While testing this app, both of my skills sets for QA and 3D modeling knowledge were used to help assure the overall quality of the app.Responsibilities:• Tested functionality and features for a Virtual Reality 3D sculpting application.• Conducted Import/Export pipeline testing. • Created and managed complete full test plans for each RC build before their scheduled release.• Actively responded to user feedback for investigating and reporting any new bug issues found on live builds.• Conducted system compatibility and performance testing.• Provided feedback to the developers to help improve the overall app experience.

Oakland Ca

Worked with the onsite QA team to test the free-to-play mobile casino app "Big Fish Casino" for Android, iOS, Kindle, and web platforms.Responsibilities:• Conducted weekly smoke test for client releases. • Assisted in SDK testing for future release candidate client builds.• Created tutorial documentation for testing specific app features via Confluence.• Created test plans for small in-app features.• Assisted Senior Testers with bug writing and completing large scale test plans.• Conducted mobile client automated testing via device test beds.• Conducted web app testing across multiple browsers.• Provided testing and 3D asset creation support for the companies' startup Virtual Reality studio Liftoff Labs.Titles worked on: Big Fish CasinoJackpot City SlotsMoonshot Galaxy

San Francisco Bay Area

Tested multiple augmented, and virtual reality applications via PC/Mac for use of a hand tracking device called the LEAP Motion Controller.Responsibilities:• Completed test plans to ensure the quality of each app reaches the standards set by LEAP Motion.• Communicated directly with and gain working relationships with multiple developers to resolve potential bug issues for their apps.• Submitted detailed status reports, bug issues, and constructive feedback to developers.• Briefly assisted in web testing for new added features to the company’s web site.• Became the dedicated tester on the team to verify intended functionality for all AR and VR art apps for the LEAP Motion Controller.Titles worked on: Sculpting (formally known as Freeform), LEAP Autodesk Plug-in for Maya, Blue Estate,Drop Chord, EtherealSoundscape VRHollow VRMagiCraft VRand more...

Foster City, Ca

Worked at SCEA via Nelson Staffing then later under Workforce Logic as QA to test multiple 1st and 3rd party titles against a large list of Technical Requirement Checklist or TRCs. Responsibilities:• Ensured multiple incoming titles met required standards and guidelines to abide by SCEA regulations. • Managed and closed out bug reports for any necessary fixes or violations to SCEA guidelines.PlayStation®3 Titles Worked on:Doom BFG EditionX-COM Enemy UnknownTekken Tag Tournament 2Retro City RampageCall of Duty 2 Black OpsCall of Duty 3PS Vita Titles Worked on:Ragnarok Odyssey

San Francisco, California

Worked with the QA staff of SEGA of America to test several first party games for the Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 console systems.Responsibilities:• Conducted testing and bug reports for game defects via Mantis, Test Track Pro, and Hansoft.• Worked primarily with games in their early beta stages. • Wrote and maintained detailed test cases, performed regressions and verifications on bugs, and development changes.• Smoke tested new builds and coordinated with teams to resolve bug issues.• Created and maintained testing documentation spreadsheets for on and offsite teams.Titles worked on:"Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown"​ (Fighting Title) credited on this title"London 2012" for Kinect and PlayStation Move (Sports Title)

Hunt Valley Md

Worked with the team at New World Edutainment, to develop a serious game geared towards education children about locations around the world. As a 3D artist on the team I was responsible for the following duties.Responsibilities:•Created low-poly untextured 3D environment model based of drawing created by the lead artist.•Prepare 3D assets for texturing by generating UV maps.•Reporting to the Lead artist for any critiques or changes that need to be made with workflow.

Worked with a small indie development team to build the concept of a 1950's style MMORPG titled "Goon World". Responsibilities:•Modeled in game 3D Environment art content based on concept designs provided by the team's lead artist.•Attended weekly follow-up meetings via Instant Messenger with the Lead Artist for progress checks on assets and as well as the entire team for next phase development planning.