Paul Da Silva Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

> Producer on Bingo Pop (1M+ MAU)> Fully reorganized the team and put into practice a RACI chart to clear up responsibility conflicts> Tracking of Weekly, Sprint and Quarterly project reports (Velocity, Burndown, Project Health)> Workflow administrator for studio> Crafted workflow/process with massive gains (increasing team performance by 40%)> In chrage of risk analysis, project tasking and scope decisions> Managing milestones and sprint planning> Involved in hiring committee (Production, QA, Art)> Personally oversee managing artists on project (sprints, goals, tasks, out-sourcing)>> Artists were trained to work in-engine, directly in prefabs (massive time savings)>> Content cadence capabilities improved by leaps and bounds> Spearheading filing for grants on project (SRED, etc.)Highlight: Joining an aging project that had gone stale, then growing it's weekly revenue 1500+%Released Titles:Bingo Pop (iOS, Android, WebGL, Amazon)In Progress:1 Unannounced Title (iOS, Android)

> Started the QA department from the ground up, working to integrate it into the existing processes of multiple active projects> As with prior QA positions, this involved hiring, onboarding, status updates to stakeholders and leading a team through testing life cycles> One of the biggest challenges was covering testing across 7 games that were all running off the same backend/codebase; across a staggering amount of platformsHighlight: Working on heavily iterative life cycles and monitoring closely how your players interact with your changes.Released Titles:Bingo Pop (iOS)Mighty Monsters (iOS, Android)Crime Inc.Forces of WarDark GalaxyAge of LegendsThe StreetzVillainsSuperheroes Alliance(Facebook, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Playbook, Windows Phone, Amazon, Kongregate)

> This role saw me take on very close communication with our Publishers; managing both our bug tracking software (JIRA) and theirs (Test Track Pro); along with coordinating with 3 external testing studios.> Lead a small internal team of testers (4) to help verify the tasks funneling in from external teams; along with providing full testing services.> Performed full administrative duties for the JIRA workflow used across the entire studio> Got the opportunity to work in-engine (Unreal), as I was transitioning into a Level Design roleHighlight: Seeing your game ship prematurely is definitely heartbreaking (majority of bugs unaddressed); but I'm grateful for working with a lot of very talented individuals. The challenges these projects hit are lessons I carry with me to this day.Released Titles:Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale (360/PS3/PC)Unreleased Titles:GammaWorld: Alpha Mutation (360/PS3/PC)1 Unannounced Title (iOS)1 Unannounced Title (360/PS3/PC)

> Prepared daily assessment reports, detailing new issues, regression results, metrics, and critical concerns. Overseeing the task management and performance of the QA team.> Covered all hiring and training for new QA additions, which was a monumental task for such a junior team, on very aggressively scheduled projects.> Worked alongside the development team, troubleshooting issues with them. Monitored perforce closely for all incoming changes and cooked builds.> TRC/TCR compliance testingHighlight: Scratch was a fun project with many big names involved. In early development, I directly assisted in creating the tool we later used for note placements for our songs.Unreleased Titles:Scratch: The Ultimate DJ (360/PS3/PC)2 Unannounced Titles (360/PS3/PC)

> Created full assessments for state of the game and performed all testing duties> Consulted on game direction, providing feedback on project developmentHighlight: I mean... zombies and sharks.Released Titles:Dawn of the Dead (iOS) - QA LeadJaws (iOS) - Consultant

> Managed a team of 20 testers (across 4 active projects at any given time)> Included full testing support for one of the first real money betting infrastructures/sites ever made for video gamesHighlight: Experimenting with IAPs in the very early days where there were no comps ("Did we really just sell this digital Nike club for $10?!") and hitting #1 top free app in itunes for a game I helped develop (Marine Sharpshooter).Released Titles:L.A. Street Racing (PC)Close Quarters Conflict (PC)Marine Sharpshooter 3 (PC)Marine Sharpshooter 4 (PC)Day of the Zombie (PC)Marine Sharpshooter (iOS)GOLF.com Pro Challenge (Flash)Ultimate Tour Golf (SkillGround)ToCA: Race Driver 3 (SkillGround)Warpath (SkillGround)L.A. Street Racing (SkillGround)Close Quarters Conflict (SkillGround)Kung Fu: Deadly Arts (SkillGround)Unreleased Titles:1 Unannounced Title (PC)1 Unannounced Title (iOS)Additional:Technical Support for 20+ TitlesSkillGround Website> Note: For the "Marine Sharpshooter (iOS)" title, I performed the following tasks: Character Art, Animation, Level Design, AI Placement and Behaviour, Environment Art, and QA

> Running a profitable business allowed me to get hands on experience at many skills: communication, planning, problem solving, time management, leadershipHighlight: Saving a clients back yard days before his daughter's wedding, where a retaining wall collapse saw most of his backyard collapse into the neighbors property.

Toronto, Canada Area

> Organizer for onsite events (graduations, portfolio reviews)> Representative for annual "A Day in the Life" event for prospective students> Graphic designer for promotional material> Ran the "book room" (selling school equipment, art materials, and well... books)Highlight: A great entry level opportunity, which doubled up as a means to advance my art skills.

Game Art & Design

3D Modeling, Game Design, Mapping for Digital Media, Low Poly Modeling, Animation Layout & Scenic Design, Level Design, 3D Camera &.

2D Art & Animation

Observational Drawing, Design & Colour, Acting / Movement, Proportion / Perspective, Image Manipulation, Life / Gesture Drawing, 3D.