Patrick O'Brien Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Working with an awesome team to bring exciting things to players worldwide.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Helped to ensure the highest quality of orthopaedic surgery lesson modules were delivered to clients worldwide.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Worked on content for Gears of War 5.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked on releasing Freediver: Triton Down Extended cut on the PSVR and Oculus Quest.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked on the Augmented Reality game Marvel: Dimension of Heroes while supporting other studio endeavours• Assisted the development team of 35+ individuals in achieving the highest quality from concept through to execution, assessing prototypes of both software and hardware, as well as ensure we were being true to the IP and our design intentions in what we delivered• Pushed to evolve the production and quality assurance processes at the studio to help optimize the development process• Helped spearhead and facilitate user experience testing, enabling the development team to get early feedback and improve upon early designs• Pitched original game ideas to the studio that were well received• Mentored new hires and acted as a resource for individuals needing instruction in quality assurance to ensure team members had the tools to succeed

Vancouver, Canada Area

Focused on bringing Game Industry quality and standards to a confidential business application on an international team• Worked to try and find ways to improve the quality assurance processes, to find ways to more efficiently and accurately test the product• Pushed fostering a user-centric approach to evaluating the user interface and pushed for redesigns of the user-facing aspects of the product to be a better user experience• Tested product, ensuring that every release was to the company’s standards

Vancouver, Canada Area

Working on Microsoft Solitaire Collection for iOS and Android.My day to day involved:• Writing and reviewing test plans• Testing builds for stability• Aiding in finding, tracking and investigating issues and their subsequent fixes• Advising on player impact and effect on user experience of issues and fixes

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked on world-class IPs for the games Marvel Contest of Champions and Fast and the Furious Legacy for iOS and Android while supporting other titlesMy day to day involved:• Ensuring the quality of a feature from the beginning of implementation through delivery and lifecycle• Writing test plan and documents, executing tests, and communicating results• Identifying areas where the product can be improved to give a better experience for the end-user• Interacting with the community and helping to narrow down core issues

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked on content creation, quest balancing, and live ops at East Side Games for their flagship product. My day to day included: • Aiding in conceptualizing new assets, themes, and mechanics• Creation of frameworks for monthly content, competitive events, and sales.• Balancing and tuning of assets and quests• Being responsive to player feedback, adjusting processes and tuning as need

Vancouver, Bc

Performed testing for games on mobile and Facebook platforms. My duties included:• Tested games for bugs• Reproduced issues reported; • Performed quality checks on new features and builds; • Log items found in bug tracking software with detailed steps to reproduce• Write test plan documentation for games

Vancouver, Bc

Worked on the wonderfully quirky social MMO Glitch.While at the studio, I:• Performed QA testing on new features• Sought out reproduction steps for issues found in game• Aided Game Designer with balancing and content creation for the game

Assistant Designer• Identified problems in design and helped design solutions• Composed and updated design documents based on concepts from the Lead Designer• Aided Lead Designer in the creation, implementation and tweaking of game elementsGraphic Technician• Setup, modified and designed menu layouts suitable for various games• Created, adjusted and modified art from existing sources; processed art into formats suitable for use in the gameQA Tester • Play tested games to track down and identify flaws or regress issues• Documented steps to reproduce and provided suggestions on causes of issues as well as potential fixes• Wrote test plan documentation• Offered meaningful feedback on the gameplay experience and design• Documented flaws in a bug tracking database• Perform compliance and submission testsTech Support• Installed hardware, cabling, operating systems and software as needed; Managed the troubleshooting of hardware and the repair or replacement process as needed; Kept inventory of hardware and licenses in use.Office Admin • Managed supplies and their replenishment by placing order or identifying need to others• Handled shipping of items to and from partners, clients and other destinations• Maintained order of office equipment and common spaces

Bachelor Of Science, General Science In Mathematical Science And Life Science

Activities and Societies: Game Developer Club Studied Computer Science, Psychology, Visual Arts, English and other topics of interest.

Computer Science And Multimedia

Transferred to UBC