Jordan Dunaway

About

Game-focused QA tester with a developer background who routinely validates builds in player-like environments (including VMs), documents test coverage rigorously, and provides high-signal bug reports with reproducible steps and video evidence. Has partnered closely with designers and engineers on issues like level-loading resource management and prioritizes defects based on player progression and immersion impact; has not shipped a AAA title.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Sets up player-like test environments using separate machines/VMs
• Breaks features intentionally beyond happy-path to uncover edge cases
• Strong bug reporting discipline (repeatable repro steps + written detail + video evidence)
• Communicates severity/priority via player impact and progression/immersion risk
• Cross-functional collaboration with designers and programmers (tester/player mindset)
• Thorough test documentation to ensure coverage and repeatability over time
• Uses workflow tools/dashboards to track iterations and visibility of QA progress

Reference Highlights

• thorough and detail-oriented
• strong at locating problems and proposing solutions
• highly communicative and helpful
• takes initiative to improve quality
• able to rapidly iterate under time constraints (game jam)
• improves feel/quality of gameplay (made movement smooth and intuitive)
• creates thorough, well-used documentation
• reliable with pushes to main (no unforeseen issues)
• good prioritization and organization of work
• explains technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• future-proofing mindset; considers edge cases early
• leans toward doing extra work rather than leaving things unpolished