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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Quality Assurance Leadership:-Crafted and implemented a strategic vision aligning with KPIs and organizational objectives, emphasizing delivering reliable, high-quality product offerings.-Led scalable testing process implementations, ensuring alignment with diverse methodologies, which was pivotal for driving substantial success and growth.-Pioneered a "shift-left" mindset, fostering quality culture in Agile SDLC and product management.-Cultivated a culture of experimentation, inspiring teams to explore innovative testing techniques, significantly improving release quality and reducing manual regression testing by 80%.-Fostered collaborative partnerships with marketing, customer enablement, and research teams to capture and leverage customer feedback, enhancing product performance.-Orchestrated seamless fusion between E2E testing strategy and broader organizational objectives, fostering unified, purpose-driven testing approach.Release Management:-Cultivated accountability and systematic problem-solving by prioritizing root cause analyses (RCAs), using feedback loops to iteratively improve release efficiency.-Championed continuous improvement, supporting metrics evaluating system reliability, sustainability, and maintainability-Collaborated with Tooling and Platform teams to develop and integrate an automation testing infrastructure into the CI/CD pipeline, expediting testing and enhancing release reliability.-Facilitated synchronization of release schedules across development, testing, product, and DPMO teams, ensuring flawless execution and alignment.-Proactively identified and mitigated diverse risks, including intricate code conflicts and dependencies, guaranteeing a smooth execution of releases.-Engineered a communication framework, weaving together detailed plans, real-time channels, and interactive status meetings.

New York, Ny, Us

Quality Assurance Leadership:-Led cross-functional QA teams, including onshore and offshore members.-Implemented both manual and automation efforts, focusing on streamlining processes and reducing testing cycle times, achieving reductions in testing duration, while enhancing overall testing efficiency and product delivery speed.-Spearheaded enhancements to testing processes and automation infrastructure, setting new quality benchmarks, and establishing a culture of continuous improvement within the QA team-Played a pivotal role in seamlessly transitioning from traditional Waterfall to Agile methodologies, collaborating cross-functionally to optimize project management practices.-Guided QA teams to align with company KPIs and broader business goals by setting clear objectives, and implementing a goal-setting framework to improve testing accuracy and significantly reduce post-release defects.-Contributed to organizational strategic objectives by enhancing overall operational efficiency, resulting in a reduction in operational costs by implementing efficiency measures and optimizing resource allocation.Release Management:-Established and implemented communication protocols, facilitating quick issue identification and resolution through detailed plans, real-time channels, and status meetings.-Led automating CI/CD pipeline integration, enhancing operational efficiency, and minimizing errors in release cycles.-Managed process guidelines to safeguard project integrity, meet deadlines, and ensure standardized workflow for QA and Software Engineering teams.-Aligned and communicated release schedules with development, testing, and product teams, ensuring seamless planning and coordination.-Identified and addressed potential risks, including code conflicts and dependencies, ensuring a smooth release process.-Conducted post-release analysis, gathering feedback for improvement, and proactively enhancing the overall release management process for efficiency.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• The Adventures of Timmy: Run Kitty Run - iPhone App has won a 2012 Webby Award for People's Voice - Games (Handheld Devices)-Devised and executed a streamlined QA process through Pivotal Tracker, enhancing communication coherence between the central office and the off-site location-Collaborated seamlessly with creative, developmental, and project management units to instill agile development methodologies across multifunctional teams-Formulated and established comprehensive test cases, use cases, timelines, and regression testing frameworks-Played a pivotal role in elevating level design, user experience, and overall gameplay qualityiPhone - The Adventures Of Timmy: Run Kitty Run

Thalgau, Salzburg, At

• Performed quality control for the Blu-Ray movieIQ interface while working close with developers• Researched and collected metadata for implementation into movieIQBlu-Ray - Michael Jackson's: This Is It, Nine, District 9, It Might Get Loud, Black Dynamite, Soul Power, Monty Python: Not The Messiah, Zombieland, Year One, Halloween 2, Last Action Hero, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, The Men Who Stare At Goats, The Boondock Saints 2, Cliffhanger, Armored, The Stepfather, 2012, The Taking Of Pelham: 123, Julie & Julia, Did You Hear About The Morgans?

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Performed extensive testing including checklists and entered defects into a defect tracker• Worked close with developers to fix issuesXbox 360 - Call of Duty: Black Ops

• Assisted a QA team of 6 to 8 people on multiple projects while working with producers and developers to coordinate strategies to move product quickly under tight deadlines• Created test plans for various mobile games and applications• Completed daily reports of defects found• Daily interactions with developers and producers on iPhone applications• Worked under pressure, in a fast paced environment to meet deadlines coinciding with movierelease dates• Participate in monthly game board meetings, by providing creative input and critical feedback for new mobile titlesMobile Games - Disney Fairies Fly, Disney All Star Cards, Critter Crunch, Cars: Radiator Springs 500, High School Musical, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Hannah Montana In Action, Hannah Montana Star Moves, Toy Story Mania!, Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End

• Performed quality assurance on Brew and Java mobile applications while becoming proficient withBrew and Java carrier standards• Submitted defects found into a defect tracker databaseMobile Games - Kim Possible, Jump, Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Pooh's Hunny Trouble, Scarface, Scarface: MPR, Beyonce Fashion Diva, Consumer Reports, Meet The Robinsons, Plantasia, Trivial Pursuit, Tinker Bell Fly, Disney Collection Deluxe, Alice In Wodnerland, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Santa Monica, California, Us

• Performed extensive testing on multiple video game platforms including, PSP, PS3, Xbox360• Identified defects and submitted them into a defect tracking database• Completed daily checklistsPlaystation 3: Tony Hawk's Project 8, Call of Duty 3Xbox 360 - Tony Hawk's Project 8, Call of Duty 3PSP - Marvel Ultimate Alliance

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