Experience

• Senior QA Analyst at Singularity6

  Dallas, US

  November 2023 - Present

  Palia
  
  • Defined and measured delivery KPIs for optimal team efficiency and capacity planning.
  
  • Created a mature defect workflow that recovered 300+ lost tasks and defects from the backlog.
  
  • Designed test strategy and assessed risk for Palia on Nintendo Switch, Steam, XBOX, and PS5.
  
  • Migrated Google Docs to a Confluence Wiki, increasing accessibility and permissions for 150 developers.
  
  • Triaged and refined sprint backlogs to free up Producer resources.
  
  • Coached developers in agile best practices, story point estimation, and sprint capacity.

• QA Analyst at Epic Games

  Dallas

  February 2022 - October 2023

  LEGO Fortnite
  
  • Reduced MVP scope creep and developer load by 30% by performing risk analysis.
  
  • Proactively learned Chaos physics in UE to deconstruct and analyze blueprints for test planning.
  
  • Led Physics Team sprint planning, created a JIRA KPI dashboard, refined backlogs, and split PBIs.
  
  • Communicated mitigation plans, regularly assessed by complexity, impact, priority, and severity.
  
  • Mentored a junior peer by focusing on hard skills development.
  
  • Coordinated international test groups for efficient round-the-clock coverage, and realistic goal setting.

  Fortnite
  
  • Supported an external test team for multiple gameplay features with test strategy and documentation.
  
  • Created a visual hub in Miro to track testing and development tasks, and communicate risks.
  
  • Developed test plans and risk assessments of high-value Star Wars IP content.

• Dev QA Analyst at Bethesda Game Studios

  Dallas, TX

  January 2021 - February 2022

  Starfield
  
  • Analyzed crash and performance data with Visual Studios.
  
  • Tools testing, and clutter and lighting placement in support of the World Art Team.

• Lead Embedded QA at Bethesda Game Studios (Formerly Escalation Studios)

  Dallas, TX

  April 2020 - January 2021

  Fallout 76: Nuclear Winter, C.A.M.P. Shelters
  
  • Released expansion content with a 4-point increase in Metacritic rating.
  
  • Liaised with stakeholders across 3 studios.
  
  • Focused on team wellness during the transition to WFH.
  
  • Owned test planning and strategy for features, systems, and expansions.

• Senior Embedded QA at Bethesda Game Studios (Formerly Escalation Studios)

  Dallas, TX

  March 2019 - March 2020

  Fallout 76
  
  • Coordinated local 6-person QA team and 80+ external testers across 3 projects.
  
  • Projected risks of slipped QA goals and their impacts on future development efforts.
  
  • Adopted an Agile framework into QA workflow by embedding QA into sprint planning and scrum.
  
  • Worked with Art Producers to verify seasonal assets quality.
  
  • Triaged in conjunction with producers and project stakeholders.

• Embedded QA at Bethesda Game Studios (Formerly Escalation Studios)

  Dallas, TX

  February 2018 - March 2019

  Fallout 76, Fallout Shelter
  
  • Proxy Associate Producer for 6 months running playtests and communicating with stakeholders.
  
  • Connected internal and external test groups for test planning exercises.
  
  • Trained a 4-person test team concurrent with testing and stakeholder reporting duties.
  
  • Documented asset workflow and testing procedures for use by developers and QA.

• Contract QA Tester at Bethesda Softworks

  Rockville, MD

  August 2017 - February 2018

  Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Freedom Chronicles DLC
  
  Creative, burst, compatibility, and directed testing of all systems on all platforms.

• Contract Environment Artist at Corys Thunder Inc

  Jacksonville, FL

  August 2016 - March 2017

  Full Motion Cab Locomotive Training Simulator
  
  • Modeled and textured locomotives, train stations, and trackside elements.
  
  • Integrated lidar data and retopologized 60+ assets for a city-scale model of Toronto Union Station.

• Contract QA Tester at Bethesda Softworks

  Rockville, MD

  February 2016 - August 2016

  DOOM (2016), Dishonored 2
  
  Creative, burst, compatibility, and directed testing of all systems.

• Technical Artist at Engineering and Computer Simulations

  Orlando, FL

  July 2014 - February 2016

  Veterans Affairs Virtual Medical Center (VA-VMC)
  
  • Character models and texture assets for next-gen real-time Unity game environment.

  Contract Technical Artist at Cubic Corporation

• Contract Technical Artist at Cubic

  Orlando, FL

  July 2014 - December 2015

  US Navy Surface Training Immersive Gaming and Simulations Initiative
  
  • Identified and developed an interdepartmental solution to improve level streaming.
  
  • Owned multiple levels, approving assets modeled by the team to be placed engine.
  
  • Whitebox and final game assets for use in US Navy Littoral Combat Ship Courseware within UE4.
  
  • Cleanup and integration of photogrammetry data for modeling reference.
  
  • Interaction with Subject Matter Experts for lesson development and interaction requirements.