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Sean Childress

Senior QA Analyst specializing in video game testing across console, PC, and mobile

Irvine, CASTE Analyst6 years experienceSeniorVideo GamesMedia & EntertainmentTechnology
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Game QA professional with live production ownership on New World Aeternum (progression-driven connected rewards spanning UI, backend tracking, and live tuning) and experience on God of War Ragnarok. Emphasizes risk-based test planning, strong cross-functional triage grounded in player impact/live risk, and highly actionable Jira/TestRail practices (PAL titles, traceability, video/log evidence) to speed resolution and reduce late-cycle churn.

Experience

STE AnalystAmazon Studios
QA AnalystNiantic Labs
QA AnalystSony Santa Monica Studios
QA AnalystTreyarch Development

Education

Full Sail Universityassociate, Game Development (Interactive Technology with a Game Design Concentration) (2025)

Key Strengths

  • Owned QA coverage for progression-driven live gameplay systems (rewards, UI, backend tracking, live tuning)
  • Creates risk-based coverage plans including edge/negative cases and cross-system dependencies (save data, economy, network interruptions)
  • Leads effective bug triage with engineering/design prioritized by player impact and live risk
  • Hands-on fix verification and regression to reduce late-cycle churn
  • Strong defect isolation skills; produced clear repro paths and video evidence to accelerate triage (God of War Ragnarok companion-follow issue)
  • Produces actionable Jira tickets with clear repro steps, env/build details, frequency, impact summaries, and attachments
  • Maintains traceable, lightweight TestRail suites and smoke/regression checklists that stay current through sprint changes
  • Keeps QA productive during unstable builds via reverting to last usable build, focusing on verifications, and running stability/progression checks

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Languages

English

Skills

Technical SupportVideo Game ProductionOperations ManagementComplaint Handling & ResolutionGraphic DesignAdobe PhotoshopProduct KnowledgeBusiness DevelopmentContent ProductionQuality AssuranceClient Relationship ManagementProblem SolvingAnalytical SkillsVerbal CommunicationOral Communication