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Brandon Kraus

Senior Game QA & Open-World Content Specialist in AAA and live-service titles

Lexington, KYProfessional Sabbatical & Relocation17 years experienceSeniorVideo GamesMedia & Entertainment
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Game QA specialist with experience across major studios and titles including EverQuest II expansions (tradeskill/content focus), Zynga Farmville (sole QA in a pod), and Rockstar (mission/scripting-related testing under NDA). Known for player-first exploratory testing and rigorous negative testing, plus building Excel-based tracking/automation to manage hundreds of items and producing high-quality bug reports with video/log evidence.

Experience

Professional Sabbatical & Relocationnull
Associate Designer: Exploration & Ambient Content / Development SupportRockstar Games
Integration & Submission QA AnalystRockstar Games
QA Analyst (Platform Live QA)BioWare
QA Analyst (Platform Live QA)Electronic Arts
Quality Assurance SpecialistSony Online Entertainment
Quality Assurance SpecialistDaybreak Game Company

Education

ITT Technical Institutebachelor, Digital Entertainment and Game Design

Key Strengths

  • Player-first exploratory testing that surfaces real usability/design issues early
  • Strong negative-testing mindset; finds edge cases by intentionally breaking intended flows
  • Clear, reproducible bug reports with step-by-step repro, severity rationale, and attached video/logs
  • Built and maintained large-scale test tracking in Excel; automated item import to manage hundreds of test cases
  • Effective cross-functional collaboration to isolate and resolve complex scripting/system issues
  • Owned end-to-end QA quality risk as sole QA within a Zynga pod (Farmville)

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Languages

English

Skills

Agile/Scrum MethodologiesAmbient Event DesignBuild StabilityBug TrackingBug TriageCertification ComplianceCollectible PlacementContent CreationContent Integration TestingCross-Functional TeamworkCross-Platform CompatibilityCross-Platform ValidationDefect ResolutionDiscoverable Content DesignDiscoverable Placement