Patrick Ickes Email & Phone Number

QA Lead for:Fakin' It: All Night LongThe Jackbox Survey Scramble

Completed ad-hoc and directed testing, completed certification checks, filled in for OOO leads, and assisted in QA playtests for the various games in The Jackbox Party Pack 10.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Initially a 1-year contract managed by TCWGlobal, extended twice for 3 months each.- Assist in test coverage for assigned features including activities, player interactions, and systems.- Write and regress bugs for any incorrect aspect of the feature that is found and provide clear explanations in the form of description, impact, reproduction, and evidence in image and/or video format.- Complete test passes in accordance with specified qualifications.- Assist in any playtest that involves the assigned feature. Assistance includes recording and participating, streaming to a private channel for people who can't participate, note taking, and sometimes conducting the playtest itself.- Assist in extended playtests for performance or sound analysis.- Attend daily check-ins for updates on development of the assigned feature, updates on test practices and experience, and general well-being.

Burlington, Iowa, United States

Assigned to and executed shopping tasks based on current needs of the store. Progress, efficiency, and accuracy were tracked all within the personal devices used by each employee, all valuing in trackable employee performance.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Participated in bi-weekly build game testing lasting 2-3 hours testing both functionality and technical bug identification.• Coordinated with team’s Scrum Master on build release reliability and setting up communication improvements resulting in significant increase in bug reports.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managed 10+ person team creating a game from scratch in a 9-month period.• Distributed and communicated team tasks and milestones based on a 1-week Agile sprints delivering builds on time 100% of the time.• Created project timeline to align with key dates and ensure work load was not too much for each team member.• Conducted daily stand-ups and 1-on-1's for the team to align project goals and needs and provide any needed assistance.• Meet with other teams' leadership and class professors to report project progress and assist in any shared roadblocks.• Assisted with general Game Design in the project including environment design, boss/combat design, control scheme, and game flow.• Organized and observed public game testing at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair in November 2019

Alpena, Michigan, United States

Duties involved shopping and delivering grocery orders for customers. Maintained and tracked order needs and ensured the products’ accuracy. Delivered orders by car with product safety and navigational apps. Performance based on 5-star rating given by customer.

Alpena, Mi

Successfully maintained machinery and working areas according to set standards made by the foreman.

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Various duties were assigned based on role for the day. Worked with other employees to bring great experiences for customers. Received and fulfilled detailed orders from customers and assignments from managers. Occasionally took on leadership roles like guiding new employees and communicating on radio with managers.