Resume

Work Experience

Varolii Corporation, Application Engineer – October 2008 to Present
Responsible for deployment of the company’s suite of web-based applications. Drove all phases of the implementation lifecycle, initial requirements gathering, specification, scope estimation, implementation and delivery. Developed and maintained project plans and project documentation. Launched customer projects and achieved completion signoff within specified timeline. Delivered customer applications, including configuration of the core business notification service, testing and issues resolution, documentation, and other technical deliverables. Tracked and monitored product development, testing, and support for customer’s software packages.

Bristol Community College, Assistant Instructor – November 2007 to Present
Responsible for the hands-on education of students in visual concepts and 3d design, QA process, and design documentation. Have guided several classes through creating their own games in various engines through modification work. Help develop student development team structures, and track their progress towards semester goals. Lecture incoming new students on the best ways to network and break into the game industry.

Hasbro Inc., Gameplay Analyst – August 2008 to October 2008
Responsible for analyzing high end concept documents in regards to brand and design dependencies. Commented and provided feedback on design documentation as well as early builds from Hasbro licensees and partners. Verified builds and documents meet Hasbro brand and rule compliance. Created analysis and commentary documents for development partners, and wrote several inspirational design documents for partners.

Gatehouse Media, Inc. – Herald News, Graphic Artist Technician – September 2007 to August 2008
Composing Foreman responsible for overseeing composing department during the evening shift on weekends. Proofed pages for issues with ads, text placement, graphics, and color profiles. Used a variety of software to troubleshoot page problems, insert ads, and to rectify other miscellaneous issues. Primary composing contact for editorial, sports, plates, and press during my shift.

Game Developer Conference – San Francisco , Conference Associate - 2007, 2008
Volunteer associate responsible for making sure attendees and speakers have a positive conference experience.

Blue Fang Games, LLC. – Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct, Senior QA Analyst – March 2007 to July 2007
Responsible for creation and formatting of excel spreadsheets and game testing plans. Maintained, organized, and helped build the Quality Assurance test lab. Multi-tasked testing on two separate projects, and was the sole tester on one. Submitted bugs through Microsoft Product Studio and FogBugz. Attended Agile based SCRUM and Warboard meetings throughout development of both titles. Interacted with in-house test servers frequently using PerForce.

Turbine, Inc. – DDO, AC1, LOTRO, Marketing Coordinator – December 2006 to March 2007
Responsible for marketing network structure and partner FTP systems. Facilitated and submitted assets for internal approval by the executive board, and external approval by Tolkien Enterprises.. Researched and came up with the design idea for Lord of the Rings Online’s final box layout and art. Produced all of the screenshot media supplied to press outlets by organizing screenshot sessions with the Quality Assurance and Development teams. Created department task trackers and worked with project managers to ensure our Development team was meeting Marketing’s deadlines/schedule. Developed and operated demos to show critical features and game aspects to press, public, partners, and internal executives. Traveled to press and public events to set-up/prop all of our servers.

Turbine, Inc. – Lord of the Rings Online, QA Analyst – August 2006 to December 2006
Responsible for submission, regression, and triage of game related bugs and errors. Attended meetings dealing with Kynogon AI System, Player Feedback, and Bug Triage Procedures. Created test plans, spread sheets, and reports on QA activities. Participated in the approval process for check-ins dealing with AI issues.

MassLAN - LAN Party, Event Owner and Coordinator - 2001, 2002, 2003
Responsible for fiscal management, sponsorships, food, advertising, and supervision of a ten man staff. Brought more than seventy people from New England together for the event. Personally networked and powered the event.