Jonas Laster Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

Products Shipped: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft and all related expansionsResponsibilities included the creation and implementation of sounds for creatures, spells, and user interface elements found in the game. Furthermore, I had taken it upon myself to identify and address bottlenecks and neglected areas of the audio pipeline such as the tasking and tracking of card effects in need of sound, the reconciliation of VO files with the script, and the testing and verification of the… Show more Products Shipped: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft and all related expansionsResponsibilities included the creation and implementation of sounds for creatures, spells, and user interface elements found in the game. Furthermore, I had taken it upon myself to identify and address bottlenecks and neglected areas of the audio pipeline such as the tasking and tracking of card effects in need of sound, the reconciliation of VO files with the script, and the testing and verification of the sounds for all of Hearthstone's cards. Show less

Products Shipped: Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, Diablo 3Responsibilities included the creation and implementation of unit sounds, ambiences, spell effects/abilities, and UI elements for WoW and Heart of the Swarm as well as a light amount of sound work for Heroes of the Storm. Initiative was also taken to establish an improved communications pipeline between what was at the time a centralized audio team and the development teams for WoW and Starcraft 2.

Products Shipped: Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty, World of Warcraft: CataclysmResponsibilities included the creation and implementation of sounds for all aspects of Wings of Liberty and Cataclysm. Furthermore, I was responsible for the creative direction of audio in Cataclysm and as such I oversaw a team comprised of both internal sound designers as well as external contractors. Since we had minimal to no experience with external contractors for sound design at that time, I was… Show more Products Shipped: Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty, World of Warcraft: CataclysmResponsibilities included the creation and implementation of sounds for all aspects of Wings of Liberty and Cataclysm. Furthermore, I was responsible for the creative direction of audio in Cataclysm and as such I oversaw a team comprised of both internal sound designers as well as external contractors. Since we had minimal to no experience with external contractors for sound design at that time, I was responsible for creating the assets and communications pipelines necessary to make that work. Show less

Products Shipped: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich KingResponsibilities included the editing and processing of VO assets for all of Blizzard's games as well as the delivery of said assets to other departments/teams. I was also responsible for the creation and implementation of sound design assets for a wide variety of elements found in The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King as well as Diablo 3.

Products Shipped: World of Warcraft (China), World of Warcraft (Taiwan)As Associate Localization Producer I oversaw the release of World of Warcraft in China and Taiwan, a job which required that I track the progress of translation work, managed the delivery and reception of localizable game assets, and ensured that deadlines were met without sacrificing quality. Furthermore I created the documentation necessary to the function of the Blizzard localization team including but not… Show more Products Shipped: World of Warcraft (China), World of Warcraft (Taiwan)As Associate Localization Producer I oversaw the release of World of Warcraft in China and Taiwan, a job which required that I track the progress of translation work, managed the delivery and reception of localizable game assets, and ensured that deadlines were met without sacrificing quality. Furthermore I created the documentation necessary to the function of the Blizzard localization team including but not limited to the Sony Playstation Product Proposal for Starcraft:Ghost. Show less

Products Shipped: Warcraft 3: The Frozen ThroneAs Team Lead and Patch Lead, I was responsible for the quality level and overall testing of specific aspects for The Frozen Throne as well as numerous patches spanning all of Blizzard's products. On top of this, I was tasked with providing an informational link between the Battle.net team and the QA department, insuring that all their concerns and inquiries were dealt with in an appropriate manner.

Products Shipped: Warcraft 3As a QA tester, I ensured that all Blizzard games were tested thoroughly and maintained the highest levels of quality.