QA Analyst

Don McKenzie ********.*.******@*****.***

Summary of Skills

* ***** ** ** ******* experience on PC and console platforms.

Experienced in Agile/Scrum testing and sprint methodologies

Proficient in Maya, 3ds Max, Photoshop, 3D Coat, Blender, Sketchup

Work Experience

QA Analyst (2018-Present)

Sucker Punch Productions (Yoh)

Work closely with department teams (Design, Audio teams, etc.) contributing feedback, and direction on core gameplay systems.

Interfacing with various teams, gathering notes and reported back to QA with Daily Stand ups.

Use of Microsoft Visual Studio to provide call-stacks and crash dumps for engineers.

Utilizing P4V for multiple branch testing responsibilities.

Use of Sony Development tools (Neighborhood, NX, Topspin, Synergy)

Upkeep of department documentation and assisting departments with setup, troubleshooting, etc.

Tools used: JIRA, Confluence, PV4, Neighborhood, NX, Topspin, Excel, Visual Studio 2017

Title worked on: The Ghost of Tsushima

Quality Assurance Tester (2016-2018)

Wargaming Seattle (FTE)

Investigating and testing core/prototype features, gameplay systems.

Use and debugging of in-house tools such as object, particle, and world editors.

Interfacing with Audio, Tech Art, and Environment Art development departments and reported back to QA with Daily Stand ups.

Identifying high priority and blocking issues for build and playtest releases.

Contributing in creation of how-to docs, test passes, and editing of existing confluence documents for the studio including best practices for testing, debug commands.

Utilizing Wwise for tracking and gathering data for reporting Audio system bugs.

Test pass creation with external teams for Audio systems.

Use of Microsoft Visual Studio to provide call-stacks and crash dumps for engineers.

Utilizing P4V for multiple branch testing responsibilities, workspace setup, basic versioning tasks, developer change list requests, and shelf buddy checks.

Tools used:

JIRA, P4V, TestRail, Jenkins, Confluence, Putty, Wwise, Maya, Photoshop, Havok visual debugger, Visual Studios 2015, Wargaming in-house tools (proprietary plugins, conversion tools, object/particle/world editors).

Title worked on: Unannounced AAA PC title

Reason for leaving: Studio Closure

Test Associate II (Multiple contracts throughout 2010 – 2016)

Microsoft (Compucom, Collabera)

•Coordinated teams for bug investigation and regressions from Xbox Live customers within the Test X Help Team on Xbox One and Kinect systems.

•Collaborating with Developers, Designers, Engineers and in a fast-paced technical environment

•Locating and tracking abnormalities, errors, and glitches as they manifest in gameplay in ad hoc testing scenarios

Tools used:

Xbox One, Xbox One SDK, Kinect, Proprietary Bug Tracking Software, Proprietary Animation Software

Other Job History

WDS (Xerox) - Technical Support Agent (2011-2013)

Education

Austin Community College, Austin, TX

Earned an Associate of Applied Sciences degree (AAS)

AAS 3D Modeling and Rendering Specialization Visual Communication

Tool familiarity

JIRA

PV4 (Perforce)

TestRail

Jenkins

Confluence

Fiddler

Putty

Havok visual debugger

Visual Studio

NX

Neighborhood (PS4 SDK)

Xbox One SDK

Wwise

Unreal Engine Editor

Adobe Photoshop

Autodesk Maya

Autodesk 3ds Max

Trimble Sketchup

Blender

Pilgway 3Dcoat

Luxion Keyshot

OTOY Octane Renderer

Referrals

Erik Strom

QA Manager

August 17, 2018, Erik was senior to Don but didn’t manage directly

I had the pleasure of supervising Don for two years at Wargaming Seattle as his QA Manager. As the QA rep for Audio, Don both tested as well as created all of our audio test cases, in addition Don tested a number of our art tools. Don had a very easy going personality who worked well with both the QA team as well as the development teams. Don demonstrated a close attention to detail that would constantly show in the bugs that he wrote. Don showed an aptitude for growth often staying after hours to learn many of our development tools. I would definitely recommend Don for future QA opportunities.

Stefan Steelman

Associate Software Engineer

August 12, 2018, Stefan was senior to Don but didn’t manage directly

During our time at Wargaming Seattle Don repeatedly proved himself to be an invaluable asset to the QA team. He rapidly took sole ownership of our entire audio testing pipeline and built out a comprehensive testing suite from scratch. When our priorities shifted later on in the project Don was thrown head first into testing an extremely complex content creation tool pipeline where he also excelled. It's a shame things ended the way they did as Don was well on his way to moving into a more creative role thanks to his 3D Modeling and Design skills. I wouldn't hesitate to work with Don again and any team would be lucky to have him.

Cameron Laborde-Zank

Associate Release Manager

June 22, 2018, Cameron managed Don directly

I worked with Don for over a year at Wargaming Seattle and he was an incredibly solid tester. Over my time we asked him to swap to multiple teams doing multiple jobs. He started on audio and was our go to person for how to use Wwise tools. Later, Don moved to concept art then went to level art then started taking on tools testing and finally was working directly with tech art on testing a whole branch and tools pipeline. Don was always willing to rise to any task I asked him to complete and was very honest and communicative if he ever had issues with the workload (which was rare). Don has a passion for concept art and 3D modeling which has helped greatly to inform his testing. He could easily fit most QA positions and, if given the chance, I believe would be a valuable addition as part of an art team.

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