Technical Skills
Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, ActionScript, Python, Java, SQL
Bug and Test Case tracking: Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Test Manager, and JIRA
Documentation through Confluence
Proffessional Work
Senior QA Analyst
System Era Softworks Seattle, WA December 2022 - Present
-Work alongside members of every discipline team to report and investigate bugs
-Help onboard and develop new testers’ skills and ensure that everybody is able to do their best work.
QA Lead
System Era Softworks Seattle, WA April 2021 - December 2022
-Responsible for assigning task ownership to myself and 4 other testers.
-Plan and schedule future features.
-Represent QA at the Astroneer at leads meetings with other discipline leads.
QA Tester
System Era Softworks Seattle, WA April 2019 - Present
-QA lead responsible for ensuring the PS4 port of Astroneer passed Sony certification.
-Ensure monthly updates for Astorneer are tested before they are released on Steam, Xbox, UWP, PS4.
-QA owner for several features including the real money store that launched on 4 platforms in several regions. Take part in stand-up meetings, give feedback throughout the development process.
-Help develop new testers’ skills and ensure that everybody is able to do their best.
Test Analyst III
Experis at Turn10 Studios Redmond,WA January 2017 - April, 2019
-Quality Assurance for the Forza Franchise on both Xbox One and PC.
-Engine area owner working under the Engine Software Test Engineer, responsible for performance and memory testing.
-Responsible for writing test cases and test tasks for external test teams to run.
Certification Lead
VMC Redmond, WA June 2016 – December 2016
-Lead a team of up to 5 testers to ensure titles meet Microsoft’s requirements to be on the Xbox Store.
-Coordinate with Senior Leads to communicate with Microsoft Release Managers about issues found.
Functional Tester
VMC Redmond, WA March 2016 – December 2016
-Ensure game and app titles meet the Xbox Requirements to be available on the Xbox Store.
-Coordinate with leads and testers to divide all test cases evenly across the team.
Eastern Washington University
Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Minor in Computer Game Development
Graduated December 2015
Education
Other Experience
Game Developers Conference
Conference Associate 2019
Lent a friendly face and answered questions for over 20,000 GDC attendees.
Briefed speakers and scanned attendees’ badges during sessions, ensuring minimal disruption.
Boy Scouts of America
Cub master pack 244 and 245 September 2014 – March 2015
Leading weekly meetings at churches, Fire Stations and other sites with groups up to 15 Scouts.
Senior Patrol Leader September 2008 – June 2009
In charge of Troop leadership, planning weekly meetings and monthly outings for a Troop of ~25 Scouts.
Earned Rank of Eagle Scout June 2011
Eagle Project June 2011
Built two dozen personal therapy boards for Seattle Children’s Hospital
Worked with over a dozen Scouts, delegating the between the 4+ different tasks that needed to get done. and communicating between everybody, making sure that they all had something to do.