Scott Tester

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Irvine, CA 92602 714-***-****

NCSoft

Associate Producer – Fuser (PC/PS4/XB1/Switch)

Aliso Viejo, CA

Apr 2020 – current

•Track progress of milestone deliverables

•Coordinate between remote development (Harmonix) and internal publishing staff

•Prepare materials for first party submissions of AAA PC and Console game

•Manage knowledge database via Confluence, Jira and MS Teams

eSports Now LLC - Florida Mayhem

Assistant General Manager / Head Scout

Burbank, CA

Oct 2018 – Oct 2019

•Scout, recruit, hire and manage players and staff for Mayhem and Mayhem Academy

•Review existing team practices and policies for areas of improvement

•Coordinate, organize, schedule, book and chaperone international travel for team and staff

•Create and manage schedule, including league obligations, content/sponsorship requirements

•Establish a winning team culture

OWL NYC LLC – New York Excelsior

Director of Player Personnel

Burbank, CA

July 2017 – May 2018

•Scout, recruit, hire and manage all players and coaching staff for NYXL and XL2 Academy

•Oversee establishment of all operations in LA: team house, technology, schedule, SM obligations, etc

•Create and maintain CRM database for global Overwatch talent for recruiting and scouting

•Team spokesperson, conducting several media interviews with outlets including ESPN, Kotaku,

The New York Times, OC Weekly, etc.

•Establish and ensure a team culture that represents New York and focuses on winning

Blizzard Entertainment

QA Assistant Project Lead - Overwatch

Esports Coordinator - Overwatch

Irvine, CA

Dec 2012 – July 2017

•Manage QA, hiring and leading large team of analysts

•ISTQB Certified – Foundation Level and Advanced Level - Test Manager

•Design and implement new Overwatch esports initiatives including Overwatch World Cup,

Overwatch Contenders, Overwatch Open Division and Overwatch League

•Track and rank professional Overwatch teams for official tournament seeding

•Work with Overwatch development team to curate map pools and tournament formats

•Global point of contact for Overwatch pros, liaison between community, esports, and dev team

Foundation 9 Entertainment

Senior QA Lead II

Eugene, OR and Kirkland, WA

Sept 2008 – Nov 2011

•QA Lead for 15+ games on a variety of platforms - multiple concurrent projects

Activision - Neversoft / Treyarch

Development Tester – Floor Lead

Woodland Hills, CA

June 2007 – Sept 2008

•Quantum of Solace, Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, Guitar Hero III, World Tour

Electronic Arts – (EA-LA)

Development Tester – Multiplayer PS3 Team

Playa Vista, CA

Mar 2007 – May 2007

•Medal of Honor: Airborne

THQ

Quality Assurance Tester – PC

Agoura Hills, CA

May 2006 – Mar 2007

•Company of Heroes, Dawn of War, Titan Quest, Supreme Commander, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Education

Vancouver Film School

Major: Film Production

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Oct 2003 – Oct 2004

•Variety of credits on several films, including camera operator on 1 indie feature film

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

Fall 2000 – Spring 2003

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