Travis Banks Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

-Drove forward and completed various project types for various companies simultaneously including Activision, NFL, UFC, Dapper Labs, Azra Games, Fin Fin Play, HypeBeast, KLKTN, Motley Labs, Bang Bang Tattoo, and Terraform Labs.-Coordinated and facilitated 4 different cross-functional teams in developing a trailer for an NFT game.-Created and executed adaptable production plans based on client approved creative design, budget, and schedule that allows for resource management and profitability.-Coordinated internal and external artist efforts to release artwork for an NFT drop in under a month.-Utilized analytics data for continuous improvement, following the Agile development process.-Took extensive meeting notes for reporting, strategic planning, and documentation.-Coordinated 5 different teams (internal and external) for 3D character creation and animation projects.-Kept our Activision key art projects at 50% Profit. Making it one of our most profitable projects for the company.

-Facilitated continuous improvement for our Live Ops team through processes, documentation, and building trust with each team member.-Collaborated with feature leads to create processes and plans for each feature area and the team as a whole.-Managed live operations, including content updates, seasonal events, and other live services to drive player engagement and monetization.-Collaborated with team members to create production plans.-Created Project schedules, strategic plans, and reports.-Built testplans and developed test processes-Facilitated team risk situations by coordinating multiple disciplines in brainstorming and implementing solutions.-Managed internal QA external QA teams for both StarTrek Timelines, and James Bond projects. -Negotiated raises and medical coverage plans for external QA team in Manilla.- Oversaw the store release process for each sale item and event. Utilizing specialized tools.

- Lead QA efforts for Fairway Solitaire Blast.- Coordinated bug triage process with Producer and Lead Engineer.-Created/maintained documentation and testing processes for new choose your own adventure rpg style game.-Ran daily stand ups, and sprint retrospective meetings.-Took notes for sprint planning meetings.-Assessed and documented potential risk situations during each sprint.-Created testing Matrices for character creation game mechanic. -Oversaw client and live ops pipeline for Fairway Solitaire Blast-Created daily/weekly reports on health of the project-Created JIRA dashboards showing bug & task status

Redmond, Wa

-Oversaw and reported on multiple QA teams in various game areas.-Ran special investigations on unique and troubling bugs.-Triaged bugs for the game areas I oversaw.-Maintained and executed testplans.

Redmond Washington

-Facilitated communication between QA teams and project stakeholders.-Organized test efforts for various Xbox One games.-Researched potential issues and identified roadblocks towards certification.-Coached new team members on XboxCertification requirements as well as writing and tracking bugs

Redmond,Washington

I had a UI and Systems certification when our team was testing XBLA titles. Some of the games that I had worked on were “Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet”, “Fez”, “Haunt”, and “Magic 2012".