Grant Snyder Email & Phone Number

Bellingham, Wa, Us

▪ Plan, design, & implement live content & mechanics across a variety of solo & multiplayer features in order to drive player engagement, acquisition, & retention across all platforms▪ Own the live tools design & workflow, optimizing for content creation, automation, & scalability▪ Collaborate across various disciplines to deliver regularly scheduled content on-time and at quality▪ Measure player sentiment & success through telemetry & feedback in order to continue evolving the live product & features in the most impactful manner▪ Incorporate Player segmentation into the design tools & workflow in order to build, support, & adapt our content and messaging to a variety of player cohorts

Title (In Development): ▪ Forza MotorsportJob Duties:▪ Designed & built innovative gameplay loops and systems for a bold new entry in the Forza franchise▪ Documented, experimented, prototyped, and iterated upon gameplay features to drive the core player experience▪ Lead the creation of race experiences & racing scenarios to meet the team’s overall vision ▪ Organized meetings with leads for design reviews & implemented changes based upon feedback & project needs▪ Identified, discussed, & solved pacing and flow issues in the core gameplay loop▪ Created and incorporated new design tools into the workflow to improve iteration time

Redmond, Wa

Description:As a Software Test Engineer I worked in-house in collaboration with the Engagement/Live-Ops Team at Turn 10 Studios to create test collateral for upcoming & in-development features and events for Forza Motorsport. Job Duties:● Responsible for communication between Development and Test Team in regards to all Engagement Features / Tasks● Work with the Data team to create PowerBI dashboards showing useful data trends in both test & retail environments ● Lead weekly test planning meetings● Task & train outsourced Test Teams with daily assignments & follow-up on EoD reports● Utilize Microsoft proprietary tools to create test collateral/log/track bugs and regress fixes● Run various Test Passes (Smokes, Content, Ad Hoc, Directed, etc.) ● Test Multi-platform/Cross-Platform functionality on Xbox and PC devicesJob Skills:● Testing on multiple Xbox Devices (Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X) and PC ● Creating Tracking Sheets/Data Reports for both Test and Developer communication● Utilizing Xbox Development Kit Tools to install/update/maintain multiple build branches on Xbox One Devices● Debugging crashes / collecting information using Visual Studio (call stacks, dumps, etc.)● Automation: Utilizing batch files / task scheduler to auto-prop builds● Navigating a large bug database ● Smoke Testing Bug Fixes● Creating/Maintaining RC/Cert Test passes Recognition(s):● Promoted after 4 months from STE to STEII, based on performance and acceptance of additional leadership responsibilities

Redmond, Washington

Shipped Title(s):● Forza Motorsport 7 (Xbox, PC)Description:During my time as a Test Analyst at Turn 10 Studios, I spent time as both an outsourced and internal/embedded QA Tester. While outsourced, I managed a small team of testers and worked primarily on testing new UI scenese & features and would assist with running our RC builds through the RC pass for content updates to FM7. Upon moving to the Studio as an embedded QA Tester, I spent most of my time working with Software Test Engineers to help create & manage test collateral for various features of the game that we would then pass on to our external test teams to execute on.Job Duties:● Responsible for communication between Development and Test Team in regards to certain Features / Tasks● Create bugs using Microsoft proprietary tools to log/track bugs and regress fixes● Run various Test Passes (BVT, Smoke, Content, Ad Hoc, Directed, etc.) ● Test Multi-platform/Cross-Platform functionality on Xbox and PC● Work in-house & off-site completing QA tasks throughout Project cycle (Production, Post-Production, Live-OpsJob Skills:● Testing on multiple Xbox Devices (Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X) and PC ● Creating Tracking Sheets/Data Reports for both Test and Development communication● Utilizing Xbox Development Kit Tools to install/update/maintain multiple branching builds on Xbox One Devices● Debugging crashes / collected necessary information using Visual Studio (call stacks, dumps, etc.)● Utilizing batch files / task scheduler to auto-prop builds nightly● Navigating a large bug database ● Smoke Testing Bug Fixes● Running RC passes Recognition(s):● Promoted after 1 year of employment from TA2 to TA3, based on performance and acceptance of additional leadership responsibilities.

Bellevue, Washington

Shipped Title(s):● Britney Spears: American Dream (iOS, Android)● Nicki Minaj: The Empire (iOS, Android)Job Duties:● Logged, tracked, and regressed bugs throughout the concurrent development of 2 mobile titles.● Communicated directly with QA Leads and Development team (embedded environment)● Completed tedious multi-hour long test cases and regressions.● Assisted in ensuring that documentation / test passes are kept up-to-date.● Ran numerous Test Passes (Sprint, Quest Progression, IAP, AB, BVT/Smoke, Functionality)Job Skills:● Updating builds on range of mobile devices (iOS) using XCode tools ● Logging/Tracking/Regressing bugs in JIRA

Redmond, Washington

Shipped Project: ● Xbox One S● Tested hardware under development● Worked with QA leads to report bugs, execute test cases, and provide detailed, but concise, reproduction steps.● Adhered to a constantly fluctuating work schedule.● Usability Testing, Functionality Testing

Greater Seattle Area

As an instructor at iD Tech camp in Seattle, I taught courses in various areas of game design to youth throughout the summer. More specifically, the courses that I taught were:-FPS Game Design in Unreal Engine 4-Level Design in Team Fortress 2, Portal 2 (Hammer Editor)As an instructor I was required to have excellent working knowledge of each and every piece of software that I taught, and was also responsible for creating a variety of lesson plans, activities, and course material that challenged and inspired new campers each and every week. Learn more here: https://www.idtech.com/