Analyst Manual Testing

Scott H. Borakove

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Avalanche Studios April 2014 – August 2019 New York, NY QA Lead

Primary responsibilities:

• Hiring and managing a team of QA Engineers

• Creation and maintenance of multiple production, design, and technical documents

• Showcasing products for journalists and end users across the country at conferences

• Working directly with publishers both remotely and in person at their offices (US and Canada)

• Direct interaction with all sections of developers in the office

• Use of a variety of tools related to game creation/issue tracking including DevTest and Jira Activision 2005 – June 2012 El Segundo, CA

Primary responsibility was in depth end user manual testing of Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and various PC platforms. Credited projects from working at Activision include but are not limited to the Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, and Quake series. A full overview of the 45+ titles that were worked on can be found at mobygames.com (https://tinyurl.com/scottbcredits). Senior Technical Requirement Analyst 2008- June 2012 El Segundo, CA

• Intensive in-depth manual testing of video game coding/websites

• Written and verbal communications between development teams, production teams, and the SONY entertainment divisions in charge of submissions on the various PlayStation® systems

• Exceptional attention to technical detail

• Trained new QA employees

Quality Analyst Project Lead 2006-2008 Santa Monica, CA

• Directed teams of 40+ testers on multiple projects

• Streamlined tester productivity through checklist creation

• Monitored activities for effective use of time and ability

• Ensured the issue database was consistently up to date

• Maintained communication with upper-level leadership and developers

• Trained new QA employees

Quality Analyst Tester 2005-2006 Santa Monica, CA

• Followed company Test Case checklists

• Defect/Bug Tracking

• Regression Testing

Education

Berklee College of Music: 1999 – 2003 Boston, MA

Music Business/Management – Drumset Performance

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