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Senior QA Lead specializing in large-scale game testing and release readiness

Intrepid StudiosUC IrvineLos Angeles, CA21 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Game QA Lead/embedded QA with live production experience supporting a public alpha, owning narrative/early-game content quality and quest progression stability. Known for driving rapid resolution of high-impact blockers via consistent repros, cross-discipline coordination, and data-backed reporting (including bot-based success/failure measurement), while maintaining sprint-aligned test plans and documentation in JIRA/Confluence and leading developer playtests for gameplay feel/polish.

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Key Strengths

  • Owned narrative/early-game QA coverage in a public alpha/live environment
  • Strong prioritization of high-impact issues (quest-breaking/NPC progression blockers) for rapid patching
  • Creates and maintains test plans from sprint planning; balances critical path and edge-case coverage
  • Uses JIRA/Confluence to maintain traceability and keep documentation current through mid-cycle changes
  • Isolates complex, cross-system defects by driving consistent repro and coordinating across multiple teams
  • Data-driven defect reporting (occurrence rates; bot-based success/failure measurement) to speed triage
  • Production-focused pipeline management (broken build escalation, Last Known Good build strategy)
  • Leads developer playtests to translate qualitative gameplay feel feedback into actionable tasks

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Experience

Lead Embedded QA Tester IIIntrepid Studios · Jul 2024 – Feb 2026
Senior QA TesterDeviation Games · Oct 2021 – Mar 2024
Senior QA TesterAge of Learning · May 2021 – Oct 2021
Lead QA TesterTreyarch/Activision · Mar 2015 – Mar 2021
Senior QA TesterTreyarch/Activision · Jul 2012 – Mar 2015
Software QA TesterVolt Technical Resources · Mar 2005 – Jun 2012contract

Education

UC Irvinebachelor (2004)

Skills

Quality AssuranceSoftware TestingJiraConfluenceJenkinsMicrosoft ExcelQA Test PlanningTest Plan ExecutionRelease ReadinessRelease TestingPatch TestingValidation StandardsEmbedded QATest CoordinationExternal QA Partner Management

Languages

English

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