Steven N. Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

• Exercises discretion and independent judgment in designing, developing, and implementing testing solutions to support software applications.• Exercises discretion and independent judgment when participating with other disciplines in the planning of test requirements and ensuring stated requirements are correct, unambiguous, and verifiable.• Participates in QA strategy development with program and project stakeholders.• Reviews QA project artifacts developed by team members, including Test Plans, Test Scripts, and / or Documentation related to the testing strategies.• Assists in generation of use cases ensuring all functional and regulatory requirements of a system are captured during the product design phase.• Responsible for test cases being complete and traceable to requirements and design ensuring all defined processes are being followed.• Customarily and regularly works with the QA Director creating and implementing a comprehensive, effective, and detailed Quality Plan and Test Procedures for all games assigned.• Customarily and regularly provides advice to the QA team in their testing focus, assists in troubleshooting issues and finding resolutions, and estimates required time / effort for related work areas.• Responsible for monitoring the testing of assigned projects from production of Test Plans through final sign-off.• Interprets, analyzes, and evaluates testing progress at specific Milestones related to QA deliverables and jurisdictional requirements.• Assists in the investigation of critical issues.• Proposes processes to further the success of the team.• Assists in the hiring process by drafting appropriate interview questions, interviewing candidates, and providing feedback to the hiring Manager.• Performs other related duties as assigned

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

- Represent QA in planning and design meetings - Mentor younger employees through training documentation, one on one training, and established people management practices - Designed, modified, and executed test scripts to ensure software integrity - Documented and tracked defects related to both the game and platform software- Supported development studio with initial compliance, testing, and monitoring of conformance to established quality assurance processes and standards for production- Built and maintained a strong working knowledge of regulatory compliance standards- Recommended quality assurance improvements in testing methodologies, strategies and processes- Identified and evaluated potential risk deficiencies while working with internal departments and project stakeholders to mitigate project float and ensuring project dates- Responsible for overall test strategy for all assigned projects- Authored new analyst training, new tech training, as well as team orientation documentation - Created and maintained a document that tracked standard violations through data analytics for all Quality Assurance teams

Redwood City, Ca, Us

- Led a group of 30+ Testers to ensure the quality of multiple releases per month for a high-grossing mobile product-- Created a daily planning document that assigned tasks and established daily pod leads who would be responsible for their pods reporting, communication, and escalation-- Identified and established organizational processes on an established team - Acted as a liaison between partner studio and QA center (Partner/Customer Relations) to mitigate miscommunications, discuss future project goals, and to maintain strong partner relations- Authored project documentation such as: -- Onboarding documentation -- Project Progress Reports -- Communication plans to mitigate remote team miscommunication -- Project Risk analysis -- Mitigation planning-- Resource planning - Cultivated a healthy work environment by ensuring team morale through team building- Mentored young talent by conducting one on one development meetings for employee career development - Analyze employment needs and assisted mobile department interviews- Balanced resource management for weekly Mobile releases

Austin, Tx, Us

- Scheduled, executed, and provided feedback around daily playtests required for FPS testing- Created and maintained testing plans- Applied in-game tools to perform in-depth physics and lighting tests- Researched and created a thorough Competitor Analysis Document to assist in identifying consumer expectations - Created questionnaire and participated in off-site focus group session- Participated in daily team syncs and represented QA- Projects worked on: -- Halo 4 DLC: Majestic Map Pack (X360) -- Halo 4 DLC: Castle Map Pack (X360) -- Halo 4 DLC: Bullseye/Champion Map Pack (X360) -- ShadowRun: Returns (PC/Mobile) -- Age of Booty: Tactics (Mobile)

San Francisco, California, Us

- Quickly acclimated to new medium and technologies - Worked on a complete QA project cycle from pre-alpha to launch on Farmville 2 -- Started as a Release Tester and within 6 months became an Alpha tester - Worked on complete new feature development cycles which include: -- Analyzing Spec Documents for organization and scheduling -- Test Plan Creation -- Worked on new features from pre-alpha to live -- Basic AMF Recordings -- Being the Point of Contact between Developers/Production and offsite QA for features -- Organizing available resources/answering questions Projects: FarmVille (Release & Alpha Testing) FarmVille 2 (Pre-Alpha to Launch)

Agoura Hills, Ca, Us

- Created and executed test plans to ready software for submission to Microsoft, Sony,and Nintendo- Tracked and inputted issues into DevTrack- Ensured that the software aligned with the protocols and standards of Microsoft, Sony,and Nintendo- Published Titles as a QA Tester:-- Homefront (X360/PS3)-- UFC Personal Trainer (X360 Kinect)-- Space Marine (X360/PS3)-- Helped on several others without formal credit