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Yonkers, NY

Yonkers, New York

Greater New York City Area

• Lead daily standups, sprint planning, and sprint reviews within an Agile workflow
• Coordinate with production team in order to maintain a groomed backlog
• Prioritize workloads/deadlines for content releases and maintenance across iOS, Android, and Facebook desktop
• Manage client/server development and art implementation/creation using Jira, Confluence, and Agile
• Identify and resolve issues in development process with changing timelines, internal collaboration, and/or… Show more
• Identify and resolve issues in development process with changing timelines, internal collaboration, and/or hotfixes

New York, NY

• Ensure a high quality player experience for more than 2,000,000 monthly active users
• QA team lead of next generation software from alpha to release
• Create test plans for new mobile applications including UI, microtransactions, and device specific compatibility
• Manage other QA members' schedules and workloads
• Create a database of testing resources and processes to ensure smooth assimilation of new team members
• Create bug reports in JIRA bug tracking software

New York, NY

• Lead QA member of multiple scrum teams
• Manage and train outsourced QA
• Test games on multiple platforms (Facebook, iOS, Android, and Play Real)
• Test new in-game marketing features for customer acquisition and retention
• Create bug reports in JIRA bug tracking software
• Coordinate with Developers, Technical Artists, and Producers to ensure issues are rectified

New York, NY

• Initial contact for clients dealing with ad server and trafficking issues
• Investigating and troubleshooting complications with display and rich media advertisements
• Create, distribute, organize, and approve insertion orders for new and existing clients
• Create interstitials, pushdowns, corner peels, and floating footers using CheckM8 AdVantage software
• Create video demos for prospective clients

Beacon, NY

• Build and maintain a local network of clients
• Diagnose and troubleshoot client's hardware and software issues
• Readily available for remote access and house calls for network and other minor complications

Saddle River, NJ

• Work closely with design team to create a detailed and organized database of all assets
• Primary creator of sale and community event advertisements for a variety of digital mediums
• Create asset packages and distribute for use in many successful marketing promotions and offers
• Create and execute promotions for retention and acquisition, resulting in record breaking revenue
• Communicate with local and international partners to ensure a smooth process until… Show more
• Communicate with local and international partners to ensure a smooth process until completion

Saddle River, NJ

• Execute test plans to ensure high quality content
• Test new major features, released quarterly
• Identified issues with game design and economy for further review by developers

Beacon, NY

• Attentively patrolling the galleries to safeguard all artwork from damage and theft
• Answer guest inquiries about the artwork, artists, and gallery
• Monitor and maintain a clean, safe, and enjoyable museum environment for all guests

Bloomfield, NJ

• Video editing of television programs and commercials
• Create DVD menus and labels for sale of television programs

Certified Scrum Master

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Game Development - Design, Magna Cum Laude 3.7 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Game Development Club - First President / Co-Creator • Co-creator of the Game Development Club in 2007.

Education record