Ryan D.D Simmonds Email & Phone Number

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Brentford, England, United Kingdom

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Responsibilities• Determining which Test Cases are suitable to work on by viewing and evaluating the PBI’s written by the developers.• Contributing by helping with writing ‘unscripted’ Test Cases by evaluating various areas of a section of the game and deriving numerous checks that can then be listed on the Test Case.• Working alongside various Testers from both the UK and Warsaw to test large scale multiplayer elements of the game and Server checks.• Linking various relevant bugs with the appropriate Test Case or linking a ‘Child’ Test Case to a ‘Parent’ Test Case.• Carrying out tests corresponding with unscripted or scripted Test Cases given out by Leads.• Carrying out confidence checks for the updates that are released on a monthly basis.Accomplishments• Worked on the ‘games as a service’ title Forza Horizon 4 on PC, Xbox One and Xbox One X.• Took part in a ‘Bug Bash’ of the title Age of Empires II• Gained knowledge on how to use the Bug Track software – AzureDevOps• Have a clearer understanding on how to use Elgato Game Capture software.• Understanding on how to use and operate OneNote.• Familiar with propping and understand various builds of a title such as Release and Profile flavours on both Xbox and PC.• Familiar with how to implement debug cmd.lines on both Xbox & PC.• A better understanding for various debug overlays and a better understanding of how to extract relevant information from these screens.• A better understand on how to use XboxManager software.• Familiarity checking games for different types of epilepsy for accessibility.• Familiarity with working on a ‘games as a service’ title with monthly updates.• Familiarity with testing multiple online features such as multiplayer and testing new servers.• A better understand for how to handle exploratory testing methods for both scripted and unscripted Test Cases.

Responsibilities• Completing Test Cases in a thorough and consistent manner.• Using diligent testing skills to identify and find bugs and record them in accordance of severity and how likely the User will find the issue. • Entering clear and professional bug descriptions (e.g. Summary – Description – Expected Behaviour – Steps to Reproduce – Additional Information).• Communicate clearly with colleagues to ensure all important issues are thoroughly checked and the team is aware of all potential issues.Accomplishments• Worked from start to finish on the Title – Shenmue I & II HD, Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 PC Port and Chu Chu Rocket for Apple Arcade.• Have done work on the following: Team Sonic Racing & Two Point Hospital• Extensive testing experience with Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch and Apple Mac.• Leading a team of 5+ members whilst management was ill or on holiday.• Spent one month with the Game Company d3t to assist them directly.• Extensive knowledge with Bug Tracking software – DevSuite, redmine, Hansoft• Basic knowledge of the Bug Tracking software - Jira