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Zachary Kozak

Senior QA Tester specializing in video game testing and design

ExperisParadise Valley Community CollegeTempe, AZ9 Years ExperienceSenior LevelWorks On-Site

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Game QA professional experienced in live production pipelines with daily builds and sprint cadence, emphasizing LKG-based verification/regression, smoke/BVT stability checks, and disciplined backlog closure. Known for isolating low-repro gameplay/system defects using video evidence and logs, and for streamlining team workflows through standardized JIRA/Azure DevOps templates and data-driven quality feedback to designers/engineers.

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Key Strengths

  • Structured test coverage by breaking features into sub-areas (audio, golden path, UI)
  • Build-focused QA workflow using LKG builds to stabilize verification/regression
  • Efficient backlog burn-down via daily resolution cadence and team coordination
  • Strong low-repro defect isolation using always-on video capture plus logs and detailed repro steps
  • Template-driven ticketing/documentation in JIRA/Azure DevOps to improve engineer actionability and historical traceability
  • Data-driven gameplay feel/quality feedback incorporating tester input and trend analysis

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Experience

Senior QA TesterExperis Game Solutions · Jun 2023 – Present
QA TesterExperis Game Solutions · Jun 2022 – Jun 2023
IT Help Desk TechnicianParadise Valley Community College · Sep 2021 – Jun 2022
Crew Member/Certified Trainer/Bird SpecialistRaising Cane's · Nov 2016 – Nov 2022

Education

Paradise Valley Community Collegeassociate, Video Game Production (2022)
University of Arizonabachelor, Computer Science
Paradise Valley High Schoolhigh_school (2018)

Awards

  • Magna Cum Laude Graduate - Paradise Valley Community College

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Phi Theta Kappa
  • Theta Tau (Chi Chapter)

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