Ryan Hammond Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Bellevue, Wa

Test Lead for the Armor and Expressions team of Destiny 2.- Extensive white box testing of Armor and Expression content, which includes character art assets, gameplay mechanics via perks and mods, character animations, visual effects, and player investment/progression systems- Identifying test needs of the Armor and Expression team with its various stakeholders, including internal and external producers, art leads, gameplay designers, and product owners- Regular data-based… Show more Test Lead for the Armor and Expressions team of Destiny 2.- Extensive white box testing of Armor and Expression content, which includes character art assets, gameplay mechanics via perks and mods, character animations, visual effects, and player investment/progression systems- Identifying test needs of the Armor and Expression team with its various stakeholders, including internal and external producers, art leads, gameplay designers, and product owners- Regular data-based evaluation of risk assessment, resource allocation, bug trends, mitigation strategies, upstream solutions, and holistic issues impacting production- Holding a thorough understanding of the internal production pipeline and its practices, including both art and design, as well as high-level test support for internally-developed art production tools- Devising test solutions, test casing, strategies, procedures, and best practices appropriate to testing the team’s content- Advocating for QA values amongst peer disciplines, promoting and fostering shift-left testing and proactive bug prevention- Coordinating test efforts with internal test teams as well as external test resources to ensure thorough coverage while increasing efficiency and collaboration- Developing tools in C# to:-- Automate complex yet repetitive tasks to facilitate efficient test coverage, as well as self-testing among artists and designers-- Optimize the production and evaluation of art content throughout the extended Rewards Team- Managing direct report test resources Show less

Providing test support for 3D Character and Hard Surface artists:- Extensive white box testing of art assets originating from the character and hard surface art teams- Developing tools in C# to automate complex yet repetitive tasks to facilitate efficient test coverage- Holding a high-level understanding of internal 3D art pipeline, particularly between DCC apps and game engine- Working with artists, art leads, tech artists, and graphics engineers to identify issues common to… Show more Providing test support for 3D Character and Hard Surface artists:- Extensive white box testing of art assets originating from the character and hard surface art teams- Developing tools in C# to automate complex yet repetitive tasks to facilitate efficient test coverage- Holding a high-level understanding of internal 3D art pipeline, particularly between DCC apps and game engine- Working with artists, art leads, tech artists, and graphics engineers to identify issues common to the PBR pipeline- Providing basic test support for internally-developed art production tools Show less