Engineer Quality Assurance
Resume:
Donnie Heard Jr.
Hayward, CA
Phone: 916-***-****
********@*****.***
http://dheardjr.com
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challenging position in an Industry where my technical expertise
and education will help contribute in the growth and development of the
company.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science - Game and Simulation Programming
DeVry University - Fremont, CA Graduation Date:
February 2010
TECHNICAL SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
. Strong C/C++ Programming skills
. Java/C# Programming Knowledge
. Knowledge of Data Structures
. Experience with XNA Game Studio
. Project Management Experience
. Prior experience programming Artificial Intelligence (AI)
. Firmware QA Experience
. Embedded Systems Tools Development
. Experience with UNIX/LINUX Systems (Ubuntu,Windows,MacOSX)
. Hudson Server Experience
. Knowledge of TTPro/JIRA
. Experience with Scripting Languages
(Batch, Python, Lua, GameMonkey, Robot)
. Work well in a team environment
SENIOR PROJECT - Team Phantom Play Games - Lead Designer/Project Lead
Created the storyline, level concepts, enemies, bosses, and players for the
games. Created and fixed
sprite sheets for all entities and levels. Successfully implemented
Artificial Intelligence for the game and
optimized hundreds of lines of code for efficiency and ease. Temporary took
Project lead when the
group lacked effective communication. Presented game in its Alpha and Beta
phase to technical and
non-technical audiences.
SENIOR PROJECT - Cogswell Polytechnical College - Lead Programmer
Used Unreal Engine to create Camera, Player, Enemies and Weapons for team's
game. Helped create weapons for the team to customize. Coded hundreds of
lines of code to implement a Side scrolling Camera style with game play
elements reminiscent of Tomb Raider. Created AI for Enemies, and Main Boss
of the game. Communicated effectively with team to meet milestone and
finish alpha phase of game.
EMPLOYMENT
Zynga Automation Engineer Zynga, Inc June 2012 - June 2013
Frequently communicate with Developers to help create APIs used with our
test cases. Provide Code Coverage, performed Nightly Builds, and setup
Build Analysis through the use of Hudson. Programmed/Scripted in different
languages (C++,C#,Java, T-Plan Robot Script, GameMonkey) in correspondence
with each project.
Firmware Quality Assurance Tester LeapFrog, Inc January 2011 - June 2012
Frequently Testing Firmware for LeapFrog's Mobile Devices. Programming test
tools in C/C++, Flash to test Firmware Builds. Creating scripts used for
automated testing, using languages such as Lua, and Python. Working with
Producers and Firmware Team to update and GM LeapFrog products, developed
for release to consumers.
Donnie Heard Jr.
1110 Holmes Way
Hayward, CA 94541
********@*****.***
REFERENCES
Lawrence Hui
Sr. SQA Engineer, Firmware
LeapFrog Inc
6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100
Emeryville CA, 94608
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Robert Dowling
Manager Firmware Engineering
LeapFrog Inc
6401 Hollis Street, Suite 100
Emeryville CA, 94608
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Gustavo Castro.
Developer Support Engineer
SN Systems
910 Donnerpass Rd.
Vallejo CA, 94589
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