Steve Santarpia Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

United States

- Creating Test Plans for upcoming features on Core Tech team- Driving Risk Assessments and mitigation strategies within the Core Tech team- Creating Test Cases for Rendering and Engine features. To be run internally and externally- Reviewing Acceptance Criteria - Creating and updating documentation for QA team use- Manual testing for new sprint work- Creating Defects in Jira - Mentoring junior QA team members

- Spearheading a 2D 8-Bit style indie game- Coordinating with a small team of 2 engineers and 1 artist- Creating and updating GDD for team use- Creating Concept art for game reference- Organizing tasks in Jira- Creating 2D Pixel art in Clip Studio Paint for game use- Quality Assurance on new features and implementationsProducts:Unannounced (PC)

- Built a QA org with external testers from 2 to 10 dispersed across the various projects/scrum teams- Leading external testing team from non-English speaking regions (South America)- Created all QA and Release processes for team and company use- Defining and guiding test strategy for products through release and live support (Little Alchemist Remastered)- Mentoring QA leads to achieve department standards and goals- Creating and maintaining weekly reports for department transparency- Defining Jira ticket flow charts for company use- Risk and expectation setting - Establishing communication through project report and bug reports- Estimating QA tasks to establish rough testing timelines- Working with various development methodologies (Scrum/Agile, Waterfall)- Using project planning software (Atlassian tools, ClickUp, Notion)- Testing on multiple PC/Mac, Unity iOS and Android applications (frontend and backend)- Creating and updating documentation for department use- Working through release timelines and plans with production and development leadership- Creating and maintaining plans for post release health monitoring- Driving studio Post Mortem and RCAs- Release Manager for all CCG productsProducts:Little Alchemist Remastered (iOS, Android)Mythgard (iOS, Android, Web, PC/Mac)Storm Wars (iOS, Android)Nickelodeon Card Clash (iOS, Android)

Greater Boston

- Working on projects from pre-production to successful LiveOps product (WorldWinner, FanDuel Faceoff)- Leading internal teams of 2-5 QA testers- Establishing and following up with direct reports on clear goals - Leading external teams 6-12 testers from non-English speaking regions (Ukraine, India)- Defining and guiding test strategy for all company products and initiatives- Creating and maintaining weekly reports for department transparency- Working with various development methodologies (Scrum/Agile, Kanban, Waterfall)- Using project planning software (Atlassian tools)- Risk and expectation setting. - Establishing communication through project report and bug reports- Estimating QA tasks to establish rough testing timelines.- Release Manager for all company products and initiatives.- Project Manager for automation initiatives - Testing on multiple desktop web, mobile web, Unity iOS and Android applications (frontend and backend)- Creating and updating documentation for department use- Creating and maintaining plans for post release health monitoring- Driving studio Postmortem and RCAsProducts:WorldWinner (iOS, Android, Web)FanDuel Faceoff (iOS, Android)

Greater Boston

--WorldWinner (Previously known as Game Taco) Purchased WorldWinner from GSN/Sony--Leading QA strategy for WorldWinner skill games

Greater Boston Area

-QA Manager for the Skill gaming division -Setting up and enforcing QA best practices-Leading a team of internal and external QA employees-Working with product teams to define releases-Testing multiple web and mobile games for Worldwinner.com, Native App and Mobile Web-Organizing and leading meetings with global offices-Coaching team members to achieve goals- Product owner for automation strategyProducts:WorldWinner (iOS, Android, Web)

Greater Boston Area

-QA Lead for mobile application-Creating Test Strategy document for application SDLC-Leading a team of internal QA employees-Working with product teams to define app releases-Testing multiple web and mobile games for Worldwinner.com, Native App and Mobile Web-Testing platform using various tool (Sentry, Splunk, Rest API, Postman, mySQL)-Creating/maintaining test cases in Test Rail-Reporting and regressing issues in Jira-Testing using various browsers and OS systems (Windows, Mac)-Testing using various mobile devices on iOS and Android- Using various tools for mobile testing (Unity, Xcode)-Organizing and leading meetings with global satellite offices-Documenting best practices and training materials for department use in Confluence-Mentoring and assisting in new hire training-On boarding new groups on internal processes and tools for successProducts:WorldWinner (iOS, Android, Web)Sparcade (iOS, Android)GSN.com (Web)

Greater Boston Area

-QA Project Lead for mobile application-Creating Test Strategy document for application SDLC-Working with product teams to define game releases-Testing multiple web and mobile games for Worldwinner.com, Native App and Mobile Web-Testing backend features for Worldwinner.com, Native App and Mobile Web-Creating/maintaining test cases in Test Rail-Reporting and regressing issues in Jira-Testing using various browsers and OS systems-Testing using various mobile devices on iOS and Android-Attending daily and weekly meetings with QA and development-Documenting best practices and training materials for department use-Writing automated test cases for HTML5 games on mobile web using Selenium, Java and Appium-Coordinating tasks and communication with global satellite offices-Mentoring and assisting in new hire trainingProducts:WorldWinner (Web)Sparcade (iOS, Android)GSN.com (Web)

Waltham, Ma

-Leading QA efforts for Casino games on GSN.com-Working with product teams to define game releases-Testing multiple web and mobile games for GSN.com and Worldwinner.com-Testing web platform features for GSN.com and Worldwinner.com -Creating/maintaining test cases in Test Rail and Excel-Reporting and regressing issues in Jira-Testing using various browsers and OS systems-Attending daily and weekly meetings with QA and development-Documenting best practices and training materials for company use-Organizing meetings around open bug lists prior to release-Writing automated test cases for HTML5 games using Selenium and JavaProducts:WorldWinner (Web)Sparcade (iOS, Android)GSN.com (Web)

Waltham,Ma

-Testing multiple web and mobile games for GSN.com-Creating/maintaining test cases in Test Rail and Excel-Reporting and regressing issues in Jira-Testing using various browsers and OS systems-Attending daily and weekly meetings with QA and developmentProducts:WorldWinner (Web)GSN Casino (iOS, Android)GSN.com (Web)

Greater Boston Area

-Testing Infinite Crisis MOBA-Attending daily meetings with development and QA-Regressing QA bugs.-Writing and regressing sprint TFCs-Owning and making edits to Smoke testing documentation for department use.-Using critical testing skills to track down game issues-Entering issues using Test Track Pro-Providing qualitative feedback to developers and production-Scrum development methodologyInfinite Crisis(PC)

Providence,Ri

-Testing AAA MMO Project: Copernicus. -Attending daily and weekly meetings with development and QA-Regressing QA and developer bugs.-Validating bugs before they enter the database to ensure they adhere to QA standards-Leading a QA team of 2-4 other testers. Focused on 2 zones-Training assistance-Creating test cases in Test Rail and Excel for team use-Assigning daily tasks-Providing qualitative feedback-Main QA resource for one of the design teams-QA document creation-Using Scrum development methodologyProject: Copernicus (PC)

Provided environment art assets using UDK, 3D Max and PhotoshopRavaged (PC)

New York, Ny

-Tested Homefront for various issues.-Responsible for uploading builds to production QA teams-Attending weekly meetings with development and QA-Creating test cases for Homefront PC-Responsible for delegating tasks to a direct report and a team of 10+ playtesters-Assigning and pushing bugs through the database.-Managing an in-house and remote QA team-Regressing QA bugs and developer tasks.-Main QA resource for PC SKU testing and regression.-Organizing large scale multiplayer tests with in-house and remote teams.-Experience with Scrum development methodologyHomefront (Xbox360/PS3/PC)

New York, Ny

-Tested Homefront for various issues.-Responsible for uploading builds to production QA teams-Attending daily meetings with AI Core team and the Tools team.-Responsible for maintaining contact with AI Core and Tools teams and helping them with any QA questions or regression needed.-Regressing QA bugs and developer tasks.-Main QA resource for PC SKU testing and regression.Homefront (Xbox360/PS3/PC)

Santa Monica, Ca

-Tested multiple AAA titles on Nintendo systems for potential Nintendo certification issues.-Regressed claimed fixed issues.X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Wii)Guitar Hero: Metallica (Wii)Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (Wii)Guitar Hero: Van Halen (Wii)Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)DJ Hero (Wii)Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (Wii/DS)Ice Age 3 (Wii/DS)Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Wii)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Wii)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Mobilized (DS)Band Hero (Wii/DS)

Northridge, Ca

-Tested multiple games on Nintendo systems for potential Nintendo certification issues.-Regressed claimed fixed issues.-Reviewed game manuals for Nintendo certification issues.Civilization Revolution (DS)Power Pros 2008 (DS/Wii)Carnival Games (DS)Carnival Games: Mini-Golf (Wii)Don King Boxing (DS/Wii)Dora the Explorer Saves the Snow Princess (DS/Wii)Go, Diego, Go: Dinosaur Rescue (DS/Wii)Wonder Pets (DS)MLB Superstars (Wii)NHL2K9 (Wii)MLB2K9 (Wii)Birthday Party Bash (Wii)The Bigs 2 (Wii)

Northridge, Ca

-Tested various games or multiple current-gen systems.-One of two dedicated PC testers on Bioshock.Bioshock (PC/Xbox 360)College Hoops 2K8 (Xbox 360/PS3/PS2)Deal or No Deal (PC)Carnival (Wii)Dora the Explorer Saves the Memaids (PS2)Go, Deigo, Go: Safari Rescue (PS2/Wii)Top Spin 3 (Xbox360/PS3/DS)